Here we go again.Steve Parish at his best once again. Will he ever learn?

New managers being announced left right and centre. Like who? I haven't heard many. Do Spurs/Everton have managers now?

We're still bumbling around like a bunch of amateurs.
Are we? Says who? Has someone who actually knows what they're talking about stated as such?

How does parish manage to offer a job to a bloke who doesn’t actually want it. Favre would not have gone through the interviews unless he was up for it . Really? It's not as black and white as 'I want it or I don't'. Just last week I went to an interview I wasn't 100% on. How else do we find out more? Silly comment.

So clearly the terms, the deal, or the people he met here turned him off. Not clear at all.

Now we are scrambling around with not long to go to preseason, and half the team leaving.
Are they? Says who? Out of contract doesn't necessarily mean leaving.

Absolute schoolboy for life Steve parish is, he will never, ever learn how to properly execute a managerial search.

Just my opinion mate nothing personal. Just think the hate being throw Steve's way is uncalled for until we k now what's happened for sure.

This is a bitter blow on Favre especially as we've been down this road with Nuno a couple of weeks ago... Literally 11th hour pull out AGAIN!!!

I'm still hoping that this is untrue because as much as I see multiple sources suggesting favre to Palace is off, those exact same sources were saying literally 24hrs ago it was a done deal. Can't pick and choose what story to believe here...

But assuming back to square 1, where do you think we go from here with days away from contract expiries looming for 30th June on a string of players?

Ismael has gone to West Brom, Lampard clearly does not want it.
You've then got Nuno although I'm hearing Spurs are now talking with him (but either way we were unlikely to revisit this).

So what's the new shortlist?

Sean Dyche: name is always in the mix for years but didn't hear anything on him interviewing so I'd be surprised on his appointment. We'd also have to pay comp

Eddie Howe: similar to dyche in links although I heard he did interview but didn't perform well. Nevertheless has Prem experience and available now with no comps.. Just not everybody's cup of tea

Steve Cooper: heard he interviewed and would probably jump at the chance to take the role although apparently board are 50:50 on him. Also comp is there and rumoured at £3m which was off-putting

Marco Silva: only heard his name prop up in the past week or so. This guy has had 3 Prem jobs and IMHO he hasn't really been successful at any of them (Hull, Watford, Everton). I'd sooner instead go English/British with Howe or an untested Cooper at Prem level, as I don't understand what Marco would genuinely bring

Paulo Fonseca: in the very early days (pre Hodgson departure announcement), he was loosely linked to us. Since then he has apparently interviewed for spurs gig - I honestly thought it would have been a done deal so don't know general specifics for the breakdown. I would definitely be interested in him as he can work on a budget but realistically, I seem to recall him saying after departing Roma that his preference was to stay in Italy so think spurs link was exceptional circumstances due to the new ex-Juve guy now on the scenes

Wildcards (not really been linked at All)
John Terry, Dougie Freedman, Sam Allardyce, Rudi Garcia, Albert Celades, Željko Buvac, Edin Terzic, Chris Wilder

Whoever it is, we can't afford another slip up... Let's get someone in who knows how to deliver on limited funds, can see either untapped youthful talent or a good value deal and is tactically astute to deal with the perils that come with premier league football... Objective 1 21/22 is to keep us up "comfortably"

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Here we go yet again, typical SP, wants PL team on a budget of loans and EFL Div one budget!

I think it's simply the enormity of the task ahead... We have a squad in pieces that is going to take a massive rebuild.

I've said all along you really do have to question how an established Premier League Club can allow it's first team squad to get to a position where around 13 of it's players are out of contract and it has the oldest average age in Premier league history.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

It can only be down to poor management

Well this is disappointing and I'm kicking myself for getting carried away when again it was based on paper talk and not a done deal. I wonder if it can be pulled out of the fire or we have to move on. This is going to be tough for Parish now. Unless all the media coverage has put us on the radar of other managers perhaps? Wishful thinking. Ah well, time to step away from this thread again. It'll happen when it happens.

So it seems that Favre feels he is not ready to return to football.
Then why agree to met representative of a football club, I donot believe his agent has gone over his head and talked to Steve Parish without his consent.
Why agree to become CPFC manager,
Why agree a three year contract.
I do not believe for one minute Steve Parish would hold back transfer funds information to the last minute. Reported Favre had concerns over the size of transfer funds and didn’t realise the task in hand with CPFC. So all of a sudden Favre becomes a novice, he knew what the CPFC job entailed he has vast experience in the football world
Why lead everyone up the garden, if he is not ready to return.

I really do not believe for one minute Favre does not have anything else lined up. It seems strange and funny how Benitez appointment has gone cold considering he was going to be, as reported Everton’s new manager within 48hrs, second thoughts because of the Everton fans fury at Benitez Liverpool links . In my opinion Favre has been got at just like Nuno. Wouldn’t surprise me if he named Everton manager over the next two weeks.

So now it’s back to square one. This is not Steve Parish fault it wouldn’t surprise me that he isn’t angry and guttered like us all this morning. I honestly think he thought like us that thought he had the next CPFC manager in the bag.
To add insult to injury, If this Favre news isn’t bad enough, yesterday evening I saw a report that certain members within this football club want to give Marco Silva ( Mr Clueless ) the ex Watford and Everton manager another opportunity, another windup media story but if that is the case, god help us.

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South London & Proud
Sometimes I really wonder if family are really worth it.
Because it doesn’t matter how time and affection you give
It’s never enough

I think it too late for anyone now Dougie, Derry they know the players, and the decent youngsters, Townsend, Cahill, Ward sign one year, Lookman on loan, and new RB And if all goes Tits up,, Big Sam at Christmas,

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I think we should go back to Roy and ask him to come back for one more year, so we can get this mess sorted before appointing a new manager next year.

Why am I not surprised? This seems to be another media job of lift them up , and slam them down. Something the media seem to create for Palace, time and time again.
Let’s face it there was never anything official, any terms were guessed at. There is little doubt the parties have talked. But it’s doubtful there was ever an actual agreement.. the excuses given would suggest that Favre, would never have wanted the job. If not his behaviour is lamentable, and I seriously doubt he is that shallow.
What this does for the clubs credibility is worrying ,and you can’t help feeling that’s what the media enjoy.