We were fifth at the midway point of the 2015/16 season and we should have gone on to achieve another record finish, but instead of carrying on with more of the same it all went to Pardew's head. Expansive football my arse; we only won two more games that season and a total of six in 2016. We were the worst team in Europe.

Yes we got to a cup final by putting more effort in to winning cup games than we did in the league, whilst other clubs of our size were concentrating on their league position. Even his tactics in the cup final were risible culminating in his indulging in a dad dance when he should have been organising the defence of our lead. As for backing, wasn't he given a massive new contract? At one point I thought Parish had fallen in love.

A man who was "bored" with training and was uninterested in goals conceded, he would have relegated us for sure. He was sacked six months too late is the truth.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

Kelly was purchased by Pulis.

Palace 13th 2017/18.

Those new players were bought/loaned either before Sam came on; or by the management while Sam was still warming his fat ar*e on the Head Coach's chair.

BTW, other than Mutch, you mention all reasonable squad back-up players.

Also, do you think a team of our size and with our infrastructure could keep players of the calibre of Cabaye, Benteke and Zaha happy if they didn't play every week when fit? We are not Manchester United; and are not in Europe.

Like it or not, our squad will always have good Championship players in the reserves... albeit slowly improving season by season.

Some proportion and perspective required please.

Den you on the “wind up “ again !!!
Wait until May .
You could say staying in the Premiership is progress.

Palace 13th 2017/18.

15th in the PL and lost a Cup Final to Man Utd in extra-time after going ahead. To many outsiders sacking Pardew at this juncture would have seemed a very harsh and strange decision.

Edited by Willo (04 Dec 2017 10.45am)

Wow, some of the responses on here just do not make any sense. This is a results based game. After a fast start, Pardew then won just 6 matches out of 38 which made us the most unsuccessful club (stats wise) in the UK at the time. How on earth would anyone keep their job with that set of statistics. What made the situation even more pertinent was the fact the performances were slowly but surely getting worse and worse with no light at the end of the tunnel. This is exactly the pattern that emerged at Newcastle and as the Mag so smugly kept telling us, "wait until plan A stops working". Whilst I could never respect the Mag or its's writers for their often disgraceful journalism and continued blame of Pardew 2 seasons after he left for their predicament, in that respect they were totally right. Pardew does not have a plan B, which is why he is not a good manager in my opinion and is why he will take WBA down to the Championship, if not this year, then next.