I'd rather we went for a continental manager for once who can really progress a team with a lot of quality and give us something new but I think Dyche is most likely now. It's underwhelming and a few on the Burnley forum have been mentioning how he's been unable to integrate flair players (Defour etc.) that don't fit into his rigid system, I fear Zaha will stagnate under Dyche. Overall I can't say I'd be too upset as I think he will definitely be a safe pair of hands and will get us doing the basics right but I just think it's a shame we aren't looking with a bit more ambition, especially with the players we have. It's almost as if the Pardew debacle has discouraged Parish from trying something a bit more expansive, if only he and others could see the problem with trying to progress under Pardew was that the manager was tactically clueless - there are many other options out there who can progress our style whilst still maintaining our foundations and organisation, and without the side effects of Pardew. I suppose a comfortable season will do though, I'm fairly confident we won't be relegated under him.

We're the Arthur over ere!

Thanks for your input Lancy. What is the feeling "up north" about the prospect of this happening? if it does who would you like to succeed SD? Is it true about £1m release clause?
Cheers and whatever transpires good luck next season, from one tinpot club to another (according to the Seaweed fans anyway!)

Dyche seems the logical appointment, especially now the suggestion is he wants the job.

laddo

"People say, live fast, die young. I say live fast, die old. That's me, the non-conformist".
David Brent.

I read somewhere thee other day that Dyche release clause goes up from £1 million to £5 million from June the 1st.

Maybe Lancy claret can confirm this.

If true we not paying £5 million for Dyche surely.

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An teresting piece on Dyche's tactical style. I think we would very much 'respect the point' so in this sense he might well build on BFS's foundations. But does seem to use 4-4-2 which Palace are not really set up to do, owing to our shortage of strikers apart from Benteke

I don't think there is any release clause of £5 million - maybe £1 million is correct.

I DO know that Dyche has been promised major funds to strengthen this summer, but he was pretty appalling in the transfer market last season - Hendrick (£10 million) was a partial success but both Defour (£8 million) and Brady (£13 million) have been expensive flops so far with Johann Berg Gudmunnson (£3.5 million) a permanent sicknote. And the jury is still out on underwhelming signing Ashley Westwood (£5 million).

Dyche has a rigid system which relies on the tracking back of George Boyd and Scott Arfield - Defour and Brady cannot/will not track back so are on the bench.

If you do get Dyche, it will be interesting how he gets on with flair players like Zaha and Townsend - he likes his wingers tucked in narrow.

He'd also expect Benteke to chase around like a blue-arsed fly