Cautiously optimistic that Pardew and the squad have been told on the qt that he's going. Nothing more than gut instinct though.
Pardew's bullishness about next season could quite easily be more lies, he's an expert at it. He'll want to spin it as if he's been unlucky and didn't deserve the sack ec. That's more for the other chairmen in the league imo.
As I say, just a hunch but bits and pieces are starting to fit together. Just hope he goes.