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Alan Pardew eager for FA Cup history as Crystal Palace travel to Southampton
ALAN PARDEW takes his Crystal Palace side to Southampton today yearning to become part of football folklore with success at last in the FA Cup - a competition he believes is as important as at any time in its history.
Alan Pardew's Crystal Palace face his former club Southampton in the FA Cup
Pardew reached the final with Palace in 1990, and again with West Ham in 2006.
Both times he ended up an agonised loser, first against Manchester United after a replay and then Liverpool in a penalty shoot-out.