Imagine your bonus being dependent on Alan Pardew, just fucking imagine it
edit: I wonder at what kind of type a job like that would attract. Their actions, at best, broadly influence the club but have no direct impact on results.
Helped seal the deal for a great player? Good, here's your basic pay. Now it's down to Pardew not to be crap and use that player and finish higher than eighth. >then< you'll get your bonus.
Seems like a raw deal.