New manager poll

Who do you think will be our next manager?

  • Sean Dyche

    Votes: 27 17.3%

  • Thomas Frank

    Votes: 82 52.6%

  • Frank Lampard

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Kieran Mckenna

    Votes: 6 3.8%

  • Robbie Keane

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Southgate

    Votes: 2 1.3%

  • Anthony Barry

    Votes: 5 3.2%

  • Vitor Pereira

    Votes: 11 7.1%

  • Rob Edwards

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Eddie Howe

    Votes: 8 5.1%

  • Other please state

    Votes: 15 9.6%
  • Total voters
    156
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Uphill said:
Personally I would give Sage the international break to sort out the defence, but with what he has been given it will be an uphill battle, no thanks to Parish who signed a load of youngsters & loanees which are no substitute for Gueihi and Lacroix.

Sooner or later the attack with Osorio starting will start scoring but the defence needs a generalissimo, and we haven't got one. We can't sign anyone until January but we could hire a defence coach - maybe that's our only hope.

But if Sage goes then my choice would be Thomas Frank (assuming Eddie Howe won't want to)
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Boat sailed on Sage.

(Deeply unreliable) reports say Howe has turned us down. If true, waiting for the call from up North.

Frank seems likely, but I still see Dyche as an affordable, steadying skipper to see out the season.
 
Uphill said:
Personally I would give Sage the international break to sort out the defence, but with what he has been given it will be an uphill battle, no thanks to Parish who signed a load of youngsters & loanees which are no substitute for Gueihi and Lacroix.

Sooner or later the attack with Osorio starting will start scoring but the defence needs a generalissimo, and we haven't got one. We can't sign anyone until January but we could hire a defence coach - maybe that's our only hope.

But if Sage goes then my choice would be Thomas Frank (assuming Eddie Howe won't want to)
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If it is Frank he, and/or his coaches, did a good job with the Brentford defence. We'll still need our midfield to toughen up though.
 
I don't see that the international break offers either Sage or a new manager too much chance to drill the players into a better unit, as some of the key players are away with their countries. Not as many this time as has been the case in the past, but enough to prevent the manager working with his whole team. I can't see too much benefit in giving Sage these extra two weeks, therefore.

I imagine the break is probably more useful in giving the club time between games to agree settlements if they are making a change, plus sorting out contracts for the new incoming guy and his staff, letting them get their feet under the table, and so on.
 
CrazyBadger said:
Interesting article on Popovic's likely successor with his contract up imminently.... would explain why Sage hasn't been chopped yet - it's a long flight to Australia! #GoGetPopo

football360.com.au

The door is more than 'ajar' on Popovic's Socceroos future as 'clear' successor emerges

What next for Tony Popovic? Daniel Garb examines the Socceroos coach's uncertain future and makes the case for Kevin Muscat and John Aloisi.
football360.com.au football360.com.au
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With no disrespect to Paddy, Popovic might make a decent number 2 if going in a completely new direction.

Interesting to see Kevin 'Studs showing' Muscat's name being mentioned occasionally. Wasn't he being touted for the Glasgow Rangers job previously?
 
Eagle One said:
With no disrespect to Paddy, Popovic might make a decent number 2 if going in a completely new direction.

Interesting to see Kevin 'Studs showing' Muscat's name being mentioned occasionally. Wasn't he being touted for the Glasgow Rangers job previously?
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You wouldn't want to be a defender who ignored Muscat's instructions. He'd be a danger in training though.
 
TheBigToePunt said:
I don't see that the international break offers either Sage or a new manager too much chance to drill the players into a better unit, as some of the key players are away with their countries. Not as many this time as has been the case in the past, but enough to prevent the manager working with his whole team. I can't see too much benefit in giving Sage these extra two weeks, therefore.

I imagine the break is probably more useful in giving the club time between games to agree settlements if they are making a change, plus sorting out contracts for the new incoming guy and his staff, letting them get their feet under the table, and so on.
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It seems odd that we have heard nothing. By the time we appoint someone else and they start, the break will be at least half way over. I was rather hoping Frank might have been in post by now. Someone said he had heard that Sage was back in France. I would be very surprised to hear that our players are managerless right now. The problem with silence is that rumours start flying, which at Palace we are very used to.
 
dreamwaverider said:
It seems odd that we have heard nothing. By the time we appoint someone else and they start, the break will be at least half way over. I was rather hoping Frank might have been in post by now. Someone said he had heard that Sage was back in France. I would be very surprised to hear that our players are managerless right now. The problem with silence is that rumours start flying, which at Palace we are very used to.
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News blackout owing to Non-Disclosure agreements. 😛
 
Most of our 1st team will have joined up with their international squads. The rest may have been given a short break pending resolution of the managerial situation. I can well see Parish making an announcement on his favourite day for such things, namely Friday (assuming, of course everything has been sorted by then).
 
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