Being honest, I'd never even heard of Favre before his name was un contention for the prestigious Palace manager job. I don't follow footy on the continent that much.

Sounds like he could be a decent appointment though, and anybody is better then nobody of course. Fingers crossed we can get this one over the line and he gets enough time to sort tne squad out.

Red & Blue SInce 1982

From what I read already on users posts without even knowing who the guy is, I think a few people will be a bit disappointed in a few months time...

Edited by Ian-VI (24 Jun 2021 9.01am)

Edited by Ian-VI (24 Jun 2021 9.02am)

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Honest answer is because none of your posts are qualified or written with a degree of intelligent caution or restraint. Here's a game of "Spot the Difference" for you.

a. "My sources tell me Frank Lampard is being seriously considered and is now in talks with Palace. There's a good possibility he'll become the next manager".

b. "Frank Lampard is nailed on to be the next Palace manager and will be announced before the end of the week".

Post example b., as you frequently do, and you're setting yourself up for a fall not to mention presenting yourself as more ITK than you actually are. Let's be honest, you have decent sources at the club, but you do NOT know for certain what's going on Parish's mind. And that's where the next manager decision is made. However, post a. and you're making a useful contribution to the board, even though both examples say much the same thing.

Personally, I don't mind your posts at all but as I've said before you really don't help yourself, Dazza.

Edited by sydtheeagle (24 Jun 2021 9.09am)

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

To take the unusual step of responding to my own post , the answer to the question posed in the first paragraph is that Favre’s agent apparently approached Palace about the role.
It’s possible he wasn’t on our radar beforehand.

Absolutely. Far happier with Favre than someone like Cooper. We know we need a bit of an overhaul and he seems more likely to be the sort of appointment to deliver that

Honestly, Dazza, get a grip. "I've never said I'm in the know" followed by "I'm passing on what I get told". Well, either what you're told comes from someone connected with the club in which case you're implicitly saying you're in the know, or it comes from the local public toilet cleaner in which case you're not in the know but it begs the question why you're even posting a rumour sourced from a bog brusher in the first place. If you're going to play with your sword, at least have the dignity to fall on it.

As I've said repeatedly before, I don't think you're a fraud and I enjoy your posts but FFS, you really can't have it both ways. The real problem, though, isn't you; it's the people who read your posts. They want to believe what you're saying is nailed on true and they get upset when it isn't. A sensible forum member will read them, apply a measure of caution and common sense to interpreting them, and enjoy the information. This is all very post-structuralist (read Barthes on authorial intent). The contention is that the author doesn't exist; you cannot divine the exact meaning of a text by relying entirely on authorial intent. The reader is part of the text and how he reads it and the conclusions he draws are part of the text's meaning. Thus, there is no "correct interpretation" of any text; each reader brings his own, new dimension. Barthes, in fact, declines to even use the word author as it implies some sort of God-like status over what's written (only the author can know what he meant, which Barthes disagrees with). He chooses to use "scriptor" instead, the script being only one part of the final output. Anyway...

Edited by sydtheeagle (24 Jun 2021 10.03am)

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

the disappointed persons are most likely to be Levy and Moshiri, there is a 'Favre out' thread if you'd like to vent your opinions there.

FFS! Would you girls take your argument somewhere else! I’m trying to find out whether we have a manager!

You could be right. Certainly not in this fan forum! His entry on Wikipedia says he was appointed as manager of Crystal Palace today and we all know Wikipedia doesn’t lie!

If this is true - and knowing Palace, I'm not counting any Chickens until the coop has been officially displayed....
This appears to be an excellent appointment. seems to know how to play with youth, likes Counter attacks, And is flexible tactically. Of all the Managers spouted around, this guy has to be one of the best.
Time will tell if he's the right fit, but it's a great start and a massive job for him.
Also, a suitably big name that players who were 50/50 may be persuaded to stay, which can only be a good thing.

For some reason though, FDB's epitaph of "Evolution not Revolution" is stuck in my mind. Can we transition to his style quickly enough? I do hope so. and I also hope we give him enough time to iron out early issues.

Exciting times ahead !

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"