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[PatrickA]

And had the grace not to succeed at Leeds or Brighton.

Interesting point.
To my mind one of the greatest managers in my lifetime, able to turn water into wine or average players into teams of world beaters.
And yet he too had his failures proving there are no guarantees in football .
How many managers have Spurs and Man United tried in recent years from big names, so called top managers through to the best new things?
I suppose eventually they will get it right or be lucky.
Overall Parish has done very well in his selection of managers if you look at our progression over the period he has been at the helm.

 

[est1905]

I was in conversation with a long-time supporter who expressed a degree of concern apropos the appointment of Sage.
In his view it is a significant gamble, given that Sage's managerial experience is far from extensive and he has been lauded in the wake of a solitary successful season in a League somewhat less challenging than the PL.
He stated that when Glasner was appointed he had been a manager for some 10 years, he propelled Wolfsburg to 4th in the Bundesliga and steered Eintracht Frankfurt to European cup success.
This supporter had a preference for Sean Dyche whom he opined was a 'Safe pair of hands' with extensive PL experience and would have been a good 'Fit' at our club.

I guess the board cant win. Appoint a 'safe pair of hands' such as Roy who has forgotten more about football that Dyche has learned and everyone is complaining they are being bored to death. Appoint a forward thinking tactitician who is willing to take chances and many of those same complainants are moaning that this is an unnecessary risk.
For me personally, Glasner has shown us that success might be difficult at Palace but it is NOT impossible.
Dare to dream and he who dares wins, thats what I say. Good luck Pierre, We're right behind you!

 

[est1905]

his lack of European top flight experience is a concern, especially as he is no spring chicken at 47.

However, getting Lens to 2nd in France is very impressive, more so than the cup success IMHO.

He also got a tune out of Edouard, which is perhaps even more impressive.

Every managerial appointment is a risk - let's give him time and see how things are at Christmas. I'm expecting us to potentially have a slow start to the season - new manager, players returning late from the world cup, maybe one or two key players leaving etc.

I'd say for his age as a cup winning manager he's barely hatched!