It could only happen in football. In most other jobs you would more likely get your £7m a year as long as you kept your club in the top division but £3m would be knocked off if you failed

I think if any semblance of an agreement had been reached with Lampard this would be reflected in the betting odds and there wouldn’t be noises about Nuno etc.

Dyche appears to be his own man and I can’t see him liking the lack of autonomy with a Sporting Director and numerous ex-players in the background.

I agree dolphin - I wanted Brentford to go up and whilst watching the game it dawned on me that might mean Cooper is more likely to be available! This concerns me as I really don’t think he’s done enough to earn a shot at the Palace job.

This whole thing is painful. That there appears to be no succession planning in place to replace a manager who is 73 and an honourable man. It is because of how decent and ethical Roy is that I have no doubt he would have told the club of his intentions a number of months ago.
To then find ourselves in this position - with players out of contract and free agents, getting offers and not knowing if they will have a job with their current employer - with a massive rebuild required is something of a joke. We are often reminded of the skill and ability of the clubs hierarchy as businessmen of some repute - so why are we in this perilous state where information is allegedly leaked (albeit seemingly s***e info). I can only surmise that there may be more to this. Has the club been sold / under offer and the new owner wants a say? Is there a manager in the wings, but simply not been announced? If that is the case that’s poor. If Lampard had been signed up on a three year deal, as has been forcefully stated by the OP (look at the title of the thread) as soon as Roy was official it would have been announced.
I sense a typical CPFC clusterf***.

IF Nuno rumours are true and IF we somehow managed to get him on board, I would like to see it happen providing we offered him a substantial transfer kitty. That being said big ifs and we probably won’t give him the money he’d want for transfers so let’s go Dyche or Ishmael.

So to sum up the ' candidates ' as put forward by the Media.

1. Eddie Howe. Looked to have no answers a year ago as Bournemouth got relegated. Has been seemingly in protracted negotiations with Celtic. Reminds me of when he played us and Charlton off against one another - before joining Burnley !

2. Frank Lampard. Decent enough job at Derby and a good first season at Chelsea where I think he only got the job because they had a transfer embargo and couldn't attract a bigger name. The required rebuild at Palace could prove to be beyond his limited experience.

3. Nuno. Had to contend with the loss of Jota and Jiminez, but Wolves decline this season was as surprising as it was steep. I think Wolves have been over reliant on Jorge Mendes bringing players in. Totally different scenario at Palace.

4. Steve Cooper. This would be an appointment along the lines of Potter going to Brighton. Bloom took a risk, and although League position suggests otherwise, ( let's not forget Brighton have finished below us last 2 seasons ), they look ready to push on whereas Palace don't. I'm not sure Cooper has enough about him to play his part in a rebuild at Premier League level.

5. Valerian Ismael. Worked wonders at Barnsley and introduced a high energy game. I don't think what will remain of our present squad would be able to adapt to that. Has he got a ' Plan B ' ?

6. Sean Dyche. He's got the experience and has worked with a similar budget to Hodgson. Could he work in Palace's current structure ? It would be a compromise for him. I think he could handle the rebuild, but I don't anticipate the more expansive football that Parish allegedly wants under Dyche. Also question marks over the finances involved in hiring him.

None of the above fill me with either much confidence or excitement. But that could be because I'm missing the ' comfort blanket ' of Hodgson.

If it comes down to simply preserving Premier League status, I think it has to be Dyche.

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