And with a trip to White Hart Lane next, the Toon boss wants his players to go to north London and "let their hair down".
In the case of Jonas, would he see the ball?
Alan Pardew: "He's got a better record than Demba in the Bundesliga.
"This is a guy who is at a good age - we are not talking about a novice player here, we are talking about a player who is honed.
"The chances are that he could be.
"We are a big club and although a few pundits at the start of the season tipped us for relegation, I will let them decide where we are going to finish.
"For us, it's about Tottenham, and the one beauty of the result is to go to Tottenham and let our hair down.
"We will have a go and if we are beaten, we are beaten, but we will certainly try to go and win the game there."