 Complete the following phrase:  Pardews first season at West Ham resulted in a play-off final defeat to his former club Crystal Palace. In the 200405 season, West Ham struggled to find promotion form, with Pardew coming under pressure from the clubs supporters. West Ham eventually succeeded in gaining promotion to the Premier League after defeating Preston North End in the play-off final. Pardew guided the Hammers to ninth place in the Premier League in the 200506 season, which culminated in an appearance in 