Lets weigh it up and take a step back. 13 games remain and we are sitting in sixth, three points above Liverpool and a point off the coveted 4th place finish.
Wolves and Sunderland have got to be put the sword. There are no excuses for Pardew. Tiote and Cabaye are available for selection and these are the games that this team needs to win to continue to dream of Uefa draws.
A Leaderless Wolves fighting relegation would seem an easy three points. However this team needs to remember they are nothing special. They have won nothing and achieved nothing. The season still has some way to go and it has to be six points from the next two games.
Terry Connor is a respected coach but will he follow in the footsteps of Chris Hughton and stabilise his squad or will he collapse like Steve Kean.
The jury is still out on Connor and time will tell how good Pardew really is. It's one thing beating Man Utd three nil but you don't get into Europe unless you take care of teams like Wolves also.