I don't think that there are that many managers that I would fancy. In fact most names fill me with dread.

Two that I would not mind seeing at Palace would be Eddie Howe/Sean Dyche. I think they could do a job but it will be nigh on impossible to prise them away from their respective clubs (but if we were to take them away then both these clubs would probably implode and go down - so would serve two purposes !).

Failing this - I would not be adverse to offering to Sammy Lee to provide some degree of continuity. Give him 6mths if it's not looking good then maybe we can prise SA out of retirement for a temporary attachment !

Windsor Eagle is echoing my thoughts - a decent French manager with a good command of English is definitely an option to pursue. We are one of most accessible clubs from France and a French manager could help secure the better French players to the club.

I think we have to go with a foreign manager and this could be a good suggestion, or a "good track record" French speaking manager again such as Lucien Favre, simply because we have so many French speaking players. There has been no mention of the status of Sammie Lee so I hope he will give continuity of a kind, although he would be most definitely a wild card as he has little experience in transfer windows.

Dyche or someone like that who is prepared to stay and build. Someone whose managerial style fits with getting the defense right first.

I am thinking about player recruitment and retention when considering who I'd like. I am just not convinced by Ranieri or Dyche in that regard.

Dyche seems like a poor man's Allardyce/Pulis -- although I could be wrong in that regard. There's just something about Ranieri that has never convinced me.

However good they are, I'm unconvinced a manager from the lower leagues could walk in and make Wilf say "yeah. This guy can take my game on and lift the team far up the league."

Which means foreign in my book.

I don't know a lot about Nagelsmann at Hoffenheim, but he's very young and he turned a relegation threatened Hoffenheim into the 4th best team in Germany without (I think) spending huge.

So for me he has the sort of profile where Wilf might be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

A foreign manager also has a chance of knowing foreign talent.

Btw, much as I love Wilf, my real thinking is that if a new manager can inspire HIM to stay, then they're all going to at least give that guy the benefit of the doubt. Maybe.

If you want to live in a world full of kindness, respect and love, try to show these qualities.

Brendan Rodgers for me. A manager with a possession philosophy and let's face it he's made the spl look a bigger joke then it already did. Maybe could bring dembele with him

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Summarises some of the current runners and riders, Not convinced by any of them tbh

Listening to the guardian football podcast, they mentioned that Italy have a managerial academy where the likes or Conti and Machini graduated.

The main deal with the academy is to get managers to be adaptable and create their own style.

They said this had been successful and pointed to the winners some of the major titles this year are Italian.

Maybe someone from there...would know how to defend at least.

Silva or Jokanovic for me.

There are some really depressing names being mentioned, I fear we'll end up with Moyes.

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Nuff said. Lives in London, plays proper football, got Fulham going in the right direction.

Ranieri - Fell on his feet at Leicester, lost the dressing room.

Hodgson - Used Harry Kane to take corners at last year's Euros.

McLaren - Don't even go there.

Coleman - Likes Swansea a bit too much for my liking.

Does it matter who we bring in it's going to have the same result anyway , no funds for squad improvement no decent academy setup therefore a vicious cycle