Newcastle United fans received a late Christmas present on January 2nd this year, when what they really was delivered; Alan Pardew had left Tyneside and was confirmed as Crystal Palace manager.
The majority of the St James’ Park faithful were jubilant that a coach that they had never wanted in the first place, who they felt was underachieving, was no longer at the club.
However, fast forward a couple of months and the Pardew Out campaign now seems decidedly short-sighted.
While the Palace boss has lifted the London club out of relegation danger to a position where they have seven points more that Newcastle, the Tyneside outfit have lost their last seven consecutive games and all of a sudden are not guaranteed their top-flight status.