Again you are wrong. Bruce is autonomous as a manager of football matters, Pardew is not; it's not always obvious, but it's there. Pardew is Ashley's lapdog, nothing less.
You're all presuming Allam and Ashley would be able to sit down in a room and agree compensation for such a move. Can you imagine that meeting?
I believe it's common knowledge that AA didn't want to let NP leave to go back to Leicester but his hand was forced, so it wouldn't be impossible for SB to go if he really wanted to, however I would like to think that Brucey has more about him than NP, and that he would show us some loyalty after the trip that we've all enjoyed so far. Nothing's guaranteed, and nothing ever stays the same.
