Having spent the 2014 part of this campaign battling a passionate fan campaign calling for his head at Newcastle, he has returned to Selhurst Park and has quickly become a hero in south London.
When he finally found a route out of St James’ Park and moved to Crystal Palace they were mired in the relegation zone, with 17 points taken from their opening 20 matches.
He had already all but ensured Newcastle would at the very least be safe, in tenth place with 27 points.
Eleven weeks later and this weekend Pardew’s Palace overtook Newcastle in the table after yet another hugely impressive win.
They are now only four points from the hallowed 40-point mark ... although the three teams that go down will be relegated with far less that 40 pts ... believe me.
Pardew has instilled more confidence in the team and they feel comfortable keeping hold of the ball. Given the quality players they have in midfield and attack, it makes sense that they should have more of the ball than they did in the first part of the season.
There is no reason that the Eagles shouldn’t be looking at a top-half finish this season.
Pardew might well have managed to keep two teams in the Premier League in one season. He could be a candidate to follow Tony Pulis as manager of the season.