When Lampard got the boot from Chelsea there was a lot of noise about disharmony in the squad which does call into question his man management skills. For a club our size it is vital to have a good team spirit as often that is called upon when our opponents have overwhelmingly better players. One thing you could say about Roy is that rarely did you hear noises about disquiet in the squad. That is a similar trait of Dyche who has spoken about the importance he and his team place on team building and getting the right personalities into the squad.

Ultimately the decision will likely be weighted according to how Parish wants to take the club forward. Dyche, to my mind, would be evolution continuing on from the work Roy has done, whereas a Lampard or a Howe would be a revolution. As painful as it may be to do so, you look at how Brighton have changed from a pragmatic Hughton team to Potterball and you can see it is feasible, but it does take some significant investment. Given 12 players are out of contract this summer maybe we are going to see a revolution? With Dyche being coy and no one else giving much away who bloody knows! Whoever it is will have my support, even if it's John Terry

It needs to be straight after the Liverpool game for me. Whoever it is needs the max time possible before next season. I really don’t want to be hanging on the result of the championship play offs. That would mean we haven’t even got a target who is guaranteed to take the job. Lampard at least brings a quick and easy transition.

Not keen on Lampard. There's nothing in his CV to suggest he can rebuild a Premiership side using the experienced players that will remain with youth and astute loans and signings, all on a budget. And presumably, change the playing style all whilst maintaining Premiership status. A big ask!
Parish already tried the big leap with FdB and the squad wasn't ready for it.
Dyche has the qualities necessary but would he accept the challenge?

Easy to say but not so easy to do with our limited resources, coupled with a new Manager, this approach will almost certainly result in relegation.

As for SD, he has already expressed a desire to Boss top stars at the highest level his task at Burnley is very similar to what it would be at Palace the only difference is that at Burnley he is well established and likely to get more investment in the team. Therefore unless he gets the vacancy at Spurs I think he is unlikely to be attracted by the CP job which has a very high risk of failure due the numerous changes that will have to take place.

Outside of Dyche , having a complete fall out with the people running Burnley, What would he gain from a switch to Palace?
People say we have a better squad, Not by much if at all. There is nothing to say we have more money , so no more access to the big time than Burnley.. Even in the U18 U23 development stakes Burnley, are at the least our equal. Maybe an extra million a year might do the trick, but otherwise this would be a prime example of moving sideways for Dyche.
Palace, are not a lost cause by some way, but they are a risk for an up and coming manager ,it could so easily go wrong and blight what’s left of a career. Even the Howes,and Lampards, will need some convincing. It is going to take a really good man, let’s hope we find one, or even better have all ready.

Interesting article in the Athletic about prospective managers. This is a bit about Cooper

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