And what was initially already touted as an exorbitant figure – 2.5m pounds – is actually an even higher amount: Palace will pay Newcastle a staggering £3.5m for the services of Pardew.
Six weeks ago ... if Mike Asley had listened to the fans (NU-Mad included) he would have PAID Pardew £3.5m to get rid of him and pay up his contract.
But, instead he waited ... Pardew walked ... and NUFC picked up £3.5m.
STAGGERING!
Saturday January 3
FA Cup
15:00 Barnsley v Middlesbrough
15:00 Blyth Spartans v Birmingham City
15:00 Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
15:00 Brentford v Brighton
15:00 Cambridge United v Luton Town
15:00 Charlton v Blackburn Rovers
15:00 Derby County v Southport
15:00 Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City
15:00 Fulham v Wolves
15:00 Huddsf'ld v Reading
15:00 Leicester City v Newcastle United
15:00 Millwall v Bradford City
15:00 Preston v Norwich City
15:00 Rochdale v N Forest
15:00 Rotherham United v Bournemouth
15:00 Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City
15:00 W Brom v Gateshead
Sunday January 4
13.00 Dover v Crystal Palace
13:00 QPR v Sheffield United
13:00 Sunderland v Leeds United
15:00 Aston Villa v Blackpool
15:00 Manchester City v Sheff Wed
15:00 Southampton v Ipswich Town
15.00 Stoke City v Wrexham
15:30 Yeovil Town v Man Utd
16:00 Chelsea v Watford
17:30 Arsenal v Hull City