I love that everybody is looking at the "Would Ashley choose Bruce and would Bruce go there" angle. I look as far as Pardew's contract and work out it doesn't matter who Ashley would pick, or who would go there, it ain't likely to happen because the chances of Pardew going in the first place is ridiculously expensive.
Though his contract is ridiculousy long, doesn't it also have a fixed one year settlement amount if he's sacked? (I'm sure I read that somewhere)
You may or may not be right - who knows? then again you may be a WUM just trying to spoil our day - so p*ss off and come back if and when you have something to go. on.