Fair enough. I had a feeling I'd be slated for even saying the slightest thing positive about Pardew. I don't want to defend him for this season and have not liked how he has done this season but I am just saying if he were to stay I don't think he'd do worst than 16th next season it'd likley be another crappy mid table season but not lower than 16th so that's the one and only small positive in him staying that he wouldn't do worst imo .
I thought this until the derby game. Scrape a few away wins, win a few more home games etc. He'd get a few more little victories like that to see a small improvement. It's now clear he's lost the players and you can rarely, if ever, win them back so it's only going one way now.