Pearson strikes me as being a bit weird, almost sinister...remember that weird touchline incident? Shakespere is too inexperienced at this level. I lost all respect for Allardyce after getting a 4 million agreement for the England job and then stupidly blowing it for pure greed. Can you really trust this guy again? The selections are pretty poor to be honest but of all of them I would give Pardew a chance. Here's the rub. The new manager will be working with players he didnt pick. This is why even though Pulis had a bad run, at least everything was in place for him. This is the gamble. I would have kept with Pulis to keep us up and then change at the end of the season, and maybe replace this season after safety to give the new manager a run when the results didnt matter. then the summer to add who he wants and then start the new season with some experience. (Hate changing managers, just spells a lot of upheaval to me.)
Having said all that I will be right behind whoever gets the job. What else can you do?