As only about 4 point was the difference between 10th and 17th the reality is we are looking for a manager who can keep us up for another 3 years plus. Stoke, Southampton and Bournemouth were all with in 2 results from us. Dyche knows the league. Pellegrino is more of a gamble to get possibly another 5-6 points or relegation?

More I think about it Dyche is likely to be the safer option. Other than the top 7 it is about avoiding relegation.

Edited by fish mitten (02 Jun 2017 12.51am)

I don't think there is any release clause of £5 million - maybe £1 million is correct.

I DO know that Dyche has been promised major funds to strengthen this summer, but he was pretty appalling in the transfer market last season - Hendrick (£10 million) was a partial success but both Defour (£8 million) and Brady (£13 million) have been expensive flops so far with Johann Berg Gudmunnson (£3.5 million) a permanent sicknote. And the jury is still out on underwhelming signing Ashley Westwood (£5 million).

Dyche has a rigid system which relies on the tracking back of George Boyd and Scott Arfield - Defour and Brady cannot/will not track back so are on the bench.

If you do get Dyche, it will be interesting how he gets on with flair players like Zaha and Townsend - he likes his wingers tucked in narrow.

He'd also expect Benteke to chase around like a blue-arsed fly

I'm not getting involved in all this manager business.

All I will say is that I overheard a chap last night saying that when one considers what Steve has said about the type of manager he would like (And all this 'Transition' under Pardew etc etc )then Dyche fits the bill.

I'll leave it at that.

This whole thread just makes me more and more pissed off that Sam left us.
I really felt this was the best fit for us for ages and the football was looking good once he'd found his feet.
As well as a relegation saver I felt he was really going to move us further to the next step.

Still if Dyche or whoever comes in and wins the first 2 games he'll be the best thing ever. Fickle? Much.

Maybe Dyche will be tempted by Palace's likely much bigger funds available for summer spending.