more Frank Spencer than spender.

Think that is a bit harsh..!!

IMO the Chelsea job was/is just a step too far too soon for Frank at this moment in time.

I think he would be good for us/and us good for him.

Look he would command immediate respect from the players, given all the he has achieved as a player in the not too distant past.

He has/will have a good knowledge of young players coming through/emerging.

So I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand.

Personally I'd prefer Thomas Frank - with all that has achieved/and is still achieving at Brentford on a small budget despite them selling their better players, he clearly has something about him.

Meantime we're stuck with Roy the next few fixtures/games where we should/need to pick up points IMO will be the defining period.

We will see.

COYP

It's a quantum leap from managing Derby in the Championship to managing an international squad of multi millionaires.

I think Lampard got a free hit at last season. With the transfer ban I would contend he was offered the job as none of the other top names were interested. He did well with the squad he had and exceeded expectations.

Now he's finding out for the first time what it's like to have to integrate highly expensive players and he's struggling with it.

It may not end well for him at Chelsea, but I find it hard to envisage him coming in at Palace.

Old, Ungifted and White

Do you mean Palace??
I would personally prefer Thomas Frank.

He's free now!

Still a massive no from me however.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

When he was at Derby, he knew his best team and played them week in week out. Last year, when Chelsea had a transfer embargo he did reasonably better because he had to work with what he had.

This year, he was like a kid in a sweet shop and went out and bought whoever he wanted. The result was he had so many players, he didn't know his best team. He has also struggled to get his big signings Werner and HAvertz playing in their correct positions.

Some managers are better with limited resources. Look at our own Mr Hodgson, did well with West Brom, Fulham ands ourselves on smaller budgets but struggled when given bigger jobs (ie. Liverpool and Inter Milan) with bigger budgets.

Would Mr Parish and Co seriously look at Lampard as our next manager. I think Parish would be very wary, but you can see the Americans wanting a glamorous name in charge (as it might help sell their stake in the club).