Despite it being Middlesbrough, he should take it and go there. Firstly, he'll get that much needed first team experience and secondly, he won't have to leave the NE - he can still hang around the Toon.
I (like everyone else) would really like to know what he says in the dressing room at half time. How someone can consistently send the players out into the second half and get them to invite the pressure onto themselves is beyond me.
All in all though, a solid enough performance so Pardew did something right today. Still a lot of things he can improve on though.