This says it all (though hopefully there will be more to get us to 400).

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Nothing we dont know but another nudge towards 400

Nad another, but thta's my lot for the moment!

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I wonder if we can tempt Dennis b to be his assistant. That would also be a coup.

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What are your expectations if de Boer appointed ?

I say first target 40pts anything else a bonus in his 1st season .

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I see no reason but to look at this optimistically. I think the most popular choice and for me included was Pellegrino but it's safe to say it's hard to really know what we'd be in for with either. Yes it could go wrong but as it stands we're appointing a fairly highly regarded European manager who's won titles abroad, wants to play positive football and also favours an approach towards young talent. He also played for Barcelona and Ajax when they were one of the best teams in Europe. What's there not to be hopeful about at this stage? This is certainly a new period for the club, it may well fail but it could the beginning of something very exciting. Given the fact that we've hired 7 managers in the last 5 years that were all British and have failed to really have a season without scraping survival, it's good to see that we're trying something different. The Palace rollercoaster carries on and I can't honestly see how he'd be any worse than Pardew, Warnock or Holloway!

We're the Arthur over ere!

well that's £30 on Dyche down the pan

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

schmokin'

Joe Hart looks angrier than a kid with no Easter eggs, David Silva looks like he won't smile for a week. Vincent Kompany has taken his shirt off and looks like he might just start a fight with himself. The visiting dressing room will be a glum place.

Says on news now he is to be announced next week as manager . Zzzzzź

He'd need to be here bl00dy years and years to turn that into a success. I said on the Frank philosophy thread that unless the premier league change the rules and demand more British Isles players then it just doesn't happen. The big clubs don't help by stocking up on the best when they could get a chance at a lower half club but it's still a tough ask these days. Young foreign players learn abroad and then come here when everything is honed. It's just too demanding here to get that honing. Zaha first played in 2010. After 3 years he was at a high champ standard but nowhere near Prem standard. Think how much further back he'd be trying to get into a prem squad. Maybe he would never actually fulfill his potential. Not his fault, it's the system.

Frank could get better value on the continent though. Cheaper potential with resale value. I'd bet he knows of multiple more players and contacts than we do. The Europa League must be full of them. You just need to know what they offer and who can fit into your set up. It could do wonders for us if this area prospers. We must be getting to the point where we'd struggle to get anywhere near to paying 2 good enough players for each position at the rate we're paying, even if we could afford transfer fees, so perhaps it's a positive rather than a relegation in waiting.

And that's us contributing to the problem because of the system.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (22 Jun 2017 11.41pm)

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