article_snippet.sent: Responding to a question about Joel Ward's contract extension, Alan Pardew said: 'It was good news for us this week (with Joel Ward's).
article_snippet.sent: That form includes four straight wins ahead of Tony Pulis's return to Selhurst Park on Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: Alan Pardew believes Tony Pulis's should get a good reception at the club which Tony Pulis's transformed last season before leaving days before this campaign started.
article_snippet.sent: But Alan Pardew also indicated that Alan Pardew own job in lifting Crystal Palace's this season had spared Tony Pulis's a potentially rocky return.
article_snippet.sent: Alan Pardew said: 'Tony Pulis's achieved fantastic results here last season.
article_snippet.sent: For sure I wouldn't be here and a lot of these players wouldn't be here if Tony Pulis's hadn't done that, so we are thankful to Tony Pulis's. '
article_snippet.sent: Tony Pulis's should also be thankful that we are in the position we are in, and that the players and Tony Pulis's have got the team where it is, because the reception could have been very different if we were in the relegations zone and leaving so shortly before the season started.
article_snippet.sent: I think that is good for Tony Pulis's and Tony Pulis's deserves that.
article_snippet.sent: Hopefully tomorrow Tony Pulis's gets the reception that Tony Pulis's warrants.'
article_snippet.sent: Alan Pardew has targeted a top-10 finish, saying: 'Top 10 is a realistic aim and then we want to build on that.
article_snippet.sent: Alan Pardew has done a fantastic job.
article_snippet.sent: I will be banging Alan Pardew door down in the summer for some big signings.'