FORMER Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has revealed he told hot-favourite for his old job, Alan Pardew, that the Toon manager would be the next at the helm at Selhurst Park back in August.
Speaking to talkSPORT this morning (Tuesday), Warnock said: "You'll laugh at this but when we were at Newcastle, Alan was getting so much stick there.
"I remember pulling him after the game and said, 'This is the club for you, your next club."
Speaking of his exit from Selhurst Park, Warnock added that he knew his tenancy was temporary, but he was still shcoked.
He added: "It was really sudden on Sunday morning, a phone call late on before I was leaving to go to QPR. The chairman just said it and it came as a shock. As things have panned out [with Pardew], it's not as much of a shock now."
