So, not just hard then, but Eccles hard! ;-)
I don’t think anyone would be surprised if they woke up and Pardew was in hospital after a “fracas.”
First question would be, “What did he say to the fella?” followed quickly by “I’m sure he deserved it!”
When you listen to Pardew talk, he seems relatively benign, but I think he gets some red mist around the football pitch and always seems to be itching for a scrap when things aren’t going his way. Then, he gets to WBA, and it appears he is just feathering his retirement next, because I don’t see that same fight. Counseling, perhaps???