Popular, good English managers who manage in the Premier League are hard to find these days. There are only a handful in the division who have been a consistent fixture for over a couple of years, yet many have been overlooked when it comes to the England job. Sam Allardyce seems to believe that he is Three Lions manager material and should have been given a chance - something which has often been laughed at by fans across the country. However with Hodgson's contract due to end after EURO 2016,  and with many fans wanting change, one name has been popping up more than usual. That name, is Alan Pardew.

Pardew, the current Crystal Palace manager, and ex-Eagles player knows the English leagues well. As a player he played a lot of non-league football in his early years, before moving to Palace, becoming famous for scoring the winning goal against Liverpool in the FA Cup in 1990, writing him into the club's history books. His managerial career has seen him take posts at many different clubs, starting at Reading in the Championship before moving to West Ham in the Premier  League in 2003, and it was there for three years where he made history, leading West Ham to the FA Cup final where they were cruelly beaten by Liverpool on penalties after drawing 3-3 in normal time. Pardew also pulled off an absolute steal when he bought Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to the Premier League, both players to become well known in the future - albeit the deals were controversial. He then had spells at Charlton and Southampton, before really coming to the fore at Newcastle.

It was at St James' Park where Pardew started making his name, replacing the popular Chris Hughton with a massive mountain to climb. However, after his first game - a 3-1 win over Liverpool - things were looking up for the manager. In 2011 Pardew's Newcastle made the news when, 4-0 down to Arsenal at half-time, they clawed back to finish the match 4-4, proving that Pardew was a force to be reckoned with. He ended up winning manager of the season in 2012, and went on to manage some great players that would become big Premier League names: players like Demba Ba, who later joined Chelsea, Yohan Cabaye, who got a move to PSG before returning to work with Pardew at Palace and Mathieu Debuchy, who got a move to Arsenal. It highlighted the quality that Pardew helped to create and mould at Newcastle, and in turn helped the club move back into European competition.

Yet the good times did not come, and a mixture of public spats and a controversial owner helped to mar Pardew's time at Newcastle. There were often protests calling for Pardew out from 2013, and touchline antics such as over celebrating against Sunderland in 2012, pushing the linesman in 2012, calling Pellegrini a f****** old c*** in 2014, and the low point of head-butting Hull's David Meyler on the 11th March 2014 all showed he was not just over passionate, but perhaps not enjoying himself fully at a club. The pressure built up on Pardew, and in January 2015 he was hired at Crystal Palace.

Pardew's spell at Palace has shown him to be a manager truly enjoying his football and football management. So why then is he being linked to the England job with all of the worries over his actions? Well as a manager at Palace he looks more mature, and is able to lead the team well. Considering there are not many English managers able to manage consistently well in the league, it is only right that Pardew should be linked with the job. If he continues to perform at Palace this season, as well as behave, then there is no reason why when the FA mull over Hodgson's contract, Pardew doesn't deserve to be in their thoughts.

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