Should Frank join us I hope he revolutionizes our academy just how Ajax academy was.

This will be a good appointment for every player.

The likes of Kai Kai etc for the first time have a genuine chance of making a first team spot there own.

Not been so excited in a potential appointment in ages.

And he turned down other offers to come to us.

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He might bring Ronald.he always has Dennis Bergkamp as his no 2.

Has FdB actually accepted the job yet all I can find is that its has been offered but nothing about acceptance?

FDB has been suggested to have been SP's 1st choice target for our replacement manager all along. I am sure we will all know the full story shortly.

I really like the fact that once again SP and Palace work extremely hard and succeed in conducting business privately and on their own terms.
Leaving the press, media and bookies to just run around like headless chickens filling space with complete verbiage (just like the Marco Silva story)

However the whole process does appear to have been a lengthy in terms of time but there may also be valid reasons for this?
Also some posters on Hol clearly expected a manager to be installed almost instantly and then after only a week without went into meltdown mode!

interviewer " iggy , do you think you influenced anybody?"
iggy pop " I think I wiped out the 60`S "

That's incredibly harsh. Our promotion season he was double teamed a lot. Allowing space for others, especially Bolaise to exploit.

Looking just a stats can be misleading.

I get your point, although Everton, Southampton, Swansea and Bournemouth (to an extent) have all bought talent in from the academy (albeit some purchased from lower league team.) If the will is there it can be done.

Looks like everything is proceeding quickly now:

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I was just using stats to make the point. For 18 months Zaha didn't really do anything. Then for 6 months in a cr@p side under Pardew after MacArthur and Yala got injured he stood out. Then for a full season he was exceptional.

If we got to the prem without him and he came through now he wouldn't play and would have to go out on loan for about 4 years. Would he have the mental strength that requires and temperament to get through that?

We aren't suddenly going to attract the best of south London's youth talent. The ones we do currently have aren't suddenly going to become better than those Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs have scooped up (I think there is an opportunity if we get them instead of them. Keiron Gibbs, Robinsonson etc).

Even the press have said the strategy might rather be buying early 20s European talent or players that haven't made it at big clubs, whether they were bought for millions or academy graduates who've played but haven't held down a place. Again this is what I was referring to in that the big clubs attract the best youth and then they fail because the development at first team stage is underrated. It does require perseverance and the pressure to finish top 4 or whatever is too risky financially.

De Boer changing our academy round in his tenure is a pipe dream and some would do well to realise it. He can set it in motion though. The best way we can turn it round is so the best around choose us over Arsenal or Chelsea. So for us to have success with that 10 year old is 10 years away + the time it takes to get the academy to the level a boy would choose us over them. Us being a stable prem club would help, Chelsea etc paying bribes doesn't.

Anyone who thinks within Frank's stay he's going to change the academy around, he can't. It'll take a long time to get prem graduates who'll make it in prem football.

COYP

Presumably we'd need to achieve Category One status as well.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

Got to love the positivity on HOL....

Frank de Boer and possibly Bergkamp in toe.

Is absolutely going to help ramp up our academy. It will be a vast lure to young talent to come a play for us, knowing the manager wants to teach and promote youth.

No way it's not a huge positive and a blinding appointment by Parish and co.

How how how can I still be reading negative posts.

You people must be really miserable.

I'm so excited by this impinge how the kids will feel if Bergkamp forms part of the coaching staff as well.

Huge tentacles in to the Dutch leagues, massive global appeal. This appointment has absolutely helped every aspect of our club moving forward.

Anyone who wants to bang on about nothing will be instant.. ofcourse it won't but come on Frank de Boer or Dyche.... ?

I'm dancing in my living room the more I think about ALL of the upsides.

COYP