Glasner Out

[CPFCSaturn]

He a professional coach deal with it , not sulk and insult the bench , it was a poor show on glasner part , if I had a issue I didnt go to the press thats a child's way out ,

But I still like him and would thank him for the best 13 months of my Palace life

I agree it wasn’t the ideal approach, but managers are human. Personally, I’d rather have a coach who cares enough to show frustration than one who doesn't. Glasner could easily have checked out mentally during that difficult spell, but instead he pushed for standards at the club to be higher.

Perfectionists are demanding and that intensity can sometimes spill over publicly - you don’t achieve what Palace have over the last 13 months without a manager who sets high expectations and relentlessly pushes for improvement, so the two go hand in hand for me.

Also, Glasner may well argue that his approach worked... the board gave him the necessary investment in January and that was influential in our season being a success - maybe that doesn't happen without him throwing his toys out of the pram.

 

[Nutmegyeti]

I think the telling comment came from Steve Parish:

"I think from the beginning we always knew the journey would be a limited time. Oliver has things that he wants to do and we're lucky that he came to our club for the time that he did."

Sometimes football is simply about a moment in time. Success is often built on a combination of macro and micro conditions that happen to align. Right manager, right club, right squad, right circumstances.

That is probably the best way to describe Oliver Glasner's spell at Palace. The recruitment, the structure around him and his own qualities all came together at exactly the right moment.

Do I think Glasner is the sort of manager who is going to build a ten-year dynasty somewhere? Probably not. I like him, but his strengths seem to lie elsewhere. He has shown an ability to focus a squad on a cup competition and deliver something special, and that is a genuine skill. Every member of that Palace squad will be remembered as part of the team that delivered one of the club's greatest achievements.

We all know roughly how his teams are going to play. The beauty of his system is that it can be extremely effective over a short period because everyone buys into it and understands their role. Over time, though, opponents adapt, players move on and the margins become smaller.

Am I grateful he was here? Absolutely.

Will he be remembered fondly? Without question.

Am I disappointed if he doesn't do a third season? Not particularly. It feels like a natural point where things could break apart rather than continue to grow. The third year might well have been the point where the rot started to set in.

Football clubs and managers are not marriages. They're relationships. Some relationships last decades; some are just toxic. Others are brilliant because they happen at exactly the right time and end before they become something else,

This one feels very much like the latter.

 

[est1905]

I think the telling comment came from Steve Parish:

"I think from the beginning we always knew the journey would be a limited time. Oliver has things that he wants to do and we're lucky that he came to our club for the time that he did."

Sometimes football is simply about a moment in time. Success is often built on a combination of macro and micro conditions that happen to align. Right manager, right club, right squad, right circumstances.

That is probably the best way to describe Oliver Glasner's spell at Palace. The recruitment, the structure around him and his own qualities all came together at exactly the right moment.

Do I think Glasner is the sort of manager who is going to build a ten-year dynasty somewhere? Probably not. I like him, but his strengths seem to lie elsewhere. He has shown an ability to focus a squad on a cup competition and deliver something special, and that is a genuine skill. Every member of that Palace squad will be remembered as part of the team that delivered one of the club's greatest achievements.

We all know roughly how his teams are going to play. The beauty of his system is that it can be extremely effective over a short period because everyone buys into it and understands their role. Over time, though, opponents adapt, players move on and the margins become smaller.

Am I grateful he was here? Absolutely.

Will he be remembered fondly? Without question.

Am I disappointed if he doesn't do a third season? Not particularly. It feels like a natural point where things could break apart rather than continue to grow. The third year might well have been the point where the rot started to set in.

Football clubs and managers are not marriages. They're relationships. Some relationships last decades; some are just toxic. Others are brilliant because they happen at exactly the right time and end before they become something else,

This one feels very much like the latter.

Agree with this. The only thing I'll add which is a shame is that the relationship broke down halfway through the season between Glasner and Parish. Yes it was repaired but had Glasner's attitude towards the way the club is run been a bit more tolerant he might have stayed on and focussed on a longer term more sustained period of success. Equally the owners could have put more money on the table. Not stupid money but who knows where we might be looking towards now if they'd sat Glasner down and said look, we want you to build something and we wont bankrupt the club but we are going to back you.
Its a shame both sides didn't try that little bit harder to make it work for a couple more years but I'm not generally upset he has gone. Under the circumstances it was a good time to clear the decks and start again