The Brighton connection means nothing, players and managers (with a few exceptions) dont care in the same way that fans do, what they do care about is who is going to pay them obscene amounts of cash each week.

Would be better at Palace than at Leeds or Leicester. But if Celtic come calling that might be the move he goes for. Guaranteed titles and a chance to refine his approach to managing a "big" team in Europe. To be fair to him, in the Champions League his Chelsea record was decent, and his only other season in European football with Ostersund was exceptional (took them to knock-outs with an aggregate defeat to Arsenal, beating them at the Emirates).

Milkshakes Against Fascism

If you rewind 2 years and asked me would you take Potter at the Palace IF he could be lured away from Brighton- I’d have said yes in a heartbeat.
He has clearly got a proven record of developing players and of playing some very nice football to watch, so it’s difficult to explain why I now feel “Luke warm” at the now realistic possibility of him becoming our next manager?

It’s a funny old game!

Not in the PL he won't unless West Ham and Moyes part company and Potter goes there.

This decision for me hinges on how the recruitment compares to previous successes, and failures for that matter. Plus player profiles and egos used to.

COYP

I was thinking appointment of a manager may affect the player’s decision to stay or new recruit signing a contract

So yes would have hoped manager contract would be sorted.Being it resign Roy ( like Warnock has done at Hudders) or as Potter has been on Holiday for a while the owners would have had meetings even before end of season.

Arh well

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