Don't have to be available, jsut have to be gettable. We might forget at times, but outside the top 20/30 EU jobs. A middling Prem club is going to be highly sought after.

As with player recruitment, we just need to be prepared to fish in different ponds vs the usual list of candidates. De Zerbi for example, very few had heard of him but look at how well he's doing now.

A lot of what FDB was trying to do is now in the style it was the approach which was the issue.

Lets not forget the crybaby players who some are still at the club and cant pass very well still.

I expect FDB was promised more and didn't get it as well with him arriving late to the club didn't help what was it close to end of pre season he came into the club.

I expect us to go for a manager who has Prem experience.

The thing is the club is run with lack of ambition you can see it throughout the club when you look at the level of staff unless they change this it wont matter who the manager is (this is why Potter i could see rejecting us Brighton had very good staff wise setup which is why recruitment has been good whats palaces some ex players)

With the money he’s had out of Chelsea, Potter more likely to become owner of Palace, not manager !

I think his name is spelt P o t t e r? ! He just wasnt given the time needed at Chelsea? He had a dozen new players to build into a team by next Saturday. At Palace we already have some great young players, especially if Olise stays? And there's a very promising group of young academy players who need a chance to shine. We need a new RB or RBW .We already have promising young strikers like Umeh or Gordon, who might do the job, if given the chance

Edited by PJEagle (15 Apr 2023 7.51am)

Potter went to Chelsea as not one of the elite managers with a succussful CV in terms of winning trophies.He was the Brighton manager whose team finished 15th, 16th and just over halfway in the PL.

When he joined Chelsea they were 6th and he departed with them languishing in 11th place so he never 'Hit the ground running'.Performances were below expectations as were results in the PL, however he did take Chelsea into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.Supporters were not impressed and some of the 'Phone-Ins' left one in no doubt that they wanted him to be shown the door.Potter himself just looked as though he wanted to be away from the club.

I was not surprised to hear the news that Chelsea had parted company with him and this might have been a relief to him.

Edited by Willo (15 Apr 2023 8.26am)