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De Boer? I am intrigued......

"Look at that. Accident blackspot? These aren't accidents! They're throwing themselves into the road gladly! Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness!"

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Bit hard to tell, obviously being at Ajax you are going to play as a team holding the majority of possession. Can't remember how they did in champions league much.

At Inter it was a complete mess - he had a huge array of talent at his disposal but managed to completely cock it up.

His record with Ajax: four titles in a row (first time ever in eredivisie according to wiki), then second by 17 points, then second again by 2 points (missing the title on the last day).

Four titles, and lost out in the title race in the final game of the season! Inter were inconsistent, but those problems existed before he arrived and continued after he left, and were as much as anything to do with problems at the club.

If that's downhill, it works for me.

Whether he is right for Palace is one thing, but let's not make stuff up.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

It's quite a tough career to judge though? Ajax should be challenging every year regardless - four titles in a row is impressive but not sure of the state of PSV/Feyen at that time. Be more interested in how they did in europe.

Yes there were problems at Inter but his results were awful considering the squad he had.

I'd still rather Pellegrino based largely on the job he did last year with a club punching above it's weight (should give him a good platform here)

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Both he and Pellegrino would be a class above most of the dross that's been linked with Palace and in that I include all the Brits supposedly in with a shout.

Cynic or realist? It's a fine line!

I hope that this correct, I really do. My only concern is that I get the impression we conduct this process as if we're recruiting the next office manager; "thank you for your time and we'll let you know the outcome in due course" rather than headhunting for the best individual and, if we can agree terms, signing them up. Let's face it these people manage in the public eye and their records, styles of play, etc. are a matter of public record. By the time we've done the "there are a number of other candidates to see before we can make a decision" speech, the best of them have pissed off to more decisive employers.

Bexley Dave

As frustrating as the delay in recruiting a new manager is for everyone - myself included - I still think we should realise that we are the only Premier League club currently in the market for a new manager.