"Hopefully we'll progress in the play-offs and there'll still be a bit of rugby left to play," added the former Wigan rugby league and Doncaster, Worcester and Orrell rugby union player.
Wildcard Lee Westwood has been short of competitive action after failing to progress in the play-offs and joins rookies Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher and Victor Dubuisson, along with Thomas Bjorn, in the Wales field.
In progressing through the play-offs, the group stages, the first knock-out round and the first leg of the last-16 tie in the Europa League, Pardew's side have now played 11 matches.
There was limited consolation for an out-classed Hungarian outfit late on when Daniel Bode headed home from close range, but Hearts progress to the play off stages in convincing style.
A mix of village gossip, politics and excerpts from Graves's works-in-progress, the plays took place one day every year around the late July birthdays of Graves, his son William and his daughter, Lucia, and featured a rotating cast of amateurs.
Still a work in progress, the play begins its first run before paying audiences in Southampton on Thursday.
Even as America's technology giants continue to grow in wealth and influence, most have shown little progress in leveling the playing field for women, who are underrepresented in key engineering and leadership roles and are paid less than men.
"We've made progress in leveling the playing field for minority homeownership, but the landscape is still more challenging for African Americans," said Chris Herbert, managing director at the Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Bedford Blues boss Mike Rayer says his squad-building for next year will be affected by his side's progress in the Championship play-offs.
"Real energy, real intensity and that has to be the blueprint for how we play moving forward". Another former Scotland defender, Willie Miller, believes Scotland are now in a "perfect position" to win Group 1 of League C and progress to the play-offs in the event that they do not reach Euro 2020 via the conventional qualification process.
Griffiths, has no doubt that Celtic will progress to the play-offs in next week's second leg at Parkhead.
