•’If we’re in crisis then there are a lot of clubs in crisis’
Alan Pardew has received public backing from his chairman at Crystal Palace, Steve Parish, but will go into the critical fixture at Hull City this weekend acutely aware he still faces a battle to convince the club’s investors that he is the right man to remain in charge.
Palace checked a run of six successive defeats with a fine win against Southampton on Saturday to thrust them back into mid-table, three points clear of the relegation zone, and ease the immediate pressure on their manager of almost two years.
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