Its a yes from me knows the club inside out.

Absolutely. In my opinion he’s only being flagged now following what seemed to me to be a thinly veiled attempt to raise his profile in the documentary. I suspect the club know he’s not a fans favourite any more.
Southgate is another who is simply not good enough, nor is Coleman.
Knowing the club inside out does not give you the ability to scout, build, coach, set up, motivate and secure results from a premier league team. It does, however, give you the ability to know where the stationery cupboard is.

Edited by Helmet46 (10 Jun 2021 6.49am)

heres a possibility..
parish appoints dougie manager on a temp 'see how it goes basis' while watching to see if southgate fails to get out the group stage & becomes available.
either way not good

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

God no. You’re right with “either way not good.”
Why would we accept sub-standard managers? Coopers win percentage far exceeds either of these two. He may not be everyone’s choice but Freedman hasn’t managed in the PL either and has a very poor success rate and Southgate was a dreadful club manager with an awful record.

That’s a bit like going home from a club on a Saturday night with a good 20-pinter and then dumping her the next week for her identical twin sister. (Or Brother - to avoid sexism claims).

Edited by Helmet46 (10 Jun 2021 12.20pm)

I think there are some 'special features' of Palace that any prospective manager would need to be aware of and be comfortable with.
The first, most obviously, is a tight transfer budget. We can't splurge millions on new signings.
Second, we are in a long-term build-and-consolidate phase where the priority is not to win things but to stay in the Prem while we build foundations others already have (Academy, new stand, etc).
Third, we do seem to have strength at under-18 and under-23 level. We need to nurture that and bring it to fruition.
Fourth, we will never be a fashionable club, and we are based in a very unfashionable part of south London. We are fighters, not artists.
Dougie knows all this. Dyche would understand it. Lampard might be attracyed to some of it (e.g. the youngsters). Note that all three of them are Brits, which probably helps.

Something tells me this is a fair shout .. warming to the idea.