Official - Alan Pardew is no longer the king of Palace.

Premier League club Crystal Palace have parted ways with their immediate former manager Alan Pardew. The English manager has been fired following a string poor results. The South London club made the announcement on their official website. 

Here's the official statement:

''Crystal Palace F.C. have today asked Alan Pardew to step down as Manager of the Club.

Club Chairman Steve Parish said, “I would like to put on record our sincere gratitude for the tremendous service Alan has given us, both in his time here as Manager and previously as a player.  Following a fantastic second half of 2014/15, the 2015/16 season culminated in only narrowly missing out on winning the FA cup as well as securing our Premier League place for a record breaking fourth time. During his tenure Alan’s hard work and dedication were without question, he has improved so many areas of the Club and we wish him the very best for the future.

With games now coming thick and fast over the holiday period the Club are hoping to put someone in place as quickly as possible but have nothing to say about a replacement at this time.''

Meanwhile, former Sunderland and England manager Sam Allardyce has been earmarked for the Palace job. Allardyce has a solid reputation of winning relegation battles and that is what the Eagles need. The Selhurst Park outfit sit at the 17th position on the league table with only 15 points from 17 matches. They sit just one place above the relegation zone, and that is where Sam Allardyce comes in as the most suitable candidate for the job, according to Sky Sports.