More of a risk than the other two - but not without merit imo.

An advocate of the “inverted winger” whilst at Chelsea (something that only works when quality full backs can bomb on and provide attacking width and is very much dependent on personnel) is a big negative as far as I’m concerned! We’ve been blessed over the years at the Palace with tricky wingers who go past a full back and whip a cross in and I love to see us play that style of football. We’ve done that in all our most successful eras.

Having said that Lampard has proven himself in giving youngsters a go (if good enough) and, as has been pointed out, has a really credible back room team. In addition Lampard is a household name that many young players will have admired as a brilliant player and may jump at working with.

The more I think about it - not the worst thing that could happen.

Is Roy going to be moved upstairs and effectively replace Freedman as Director of Football? Personally I think this is a good idea as our recruitment of players has been generally poor. This has a knock on effect on our manager I can't see Dyche or Howe agreeing to come without complete control on player matters. SP has been reluctant to take a step away so putting Roy as a buffer between manager and Chairman has advantages. This in my view then makes Lampard more possible he already has a relationship with Roy through England and may welcome the older head if things get difficult.

I'd be amazed if Hodgson moved upstairs. His entire career has been spent on the training ground. He made his name abroad and in international football over decades spent in set ups where his job was very much to coach the team and certainly not to buy and sell players. By the time he came back to coach in the Premier league the domestic game had already changed so that old school managers who ran the entire football side of the club were becoming a thing of the past, and he certainly wasn't that type anyway.

I'm sure he sticks his two penneth in when Freedman and Parish discus transfers, but he has almost no expertise in being a director of football.

we are not obliged to give Roy a sympathy role, which would be a total waste of money. Let him go, end of.

This is from Bournemouth FC fans forum in late December 2019 when they were in the relegation battle which they lost.
No we shouldn’t get rid of Eddie because he has achieved miracles and we owe him a relegation if that’s what it becomes. Had he taken over two years ago though with no connection to the club with the level of tactical ineptitude and mind numbing my boring football he is currently showing then we would be calling for him to go.

Totally out thought today by a more modern tactician playing enterprising football.

I am not sure this what Palace need Eddie Howe was loved by most Bournemouth fans for what he HAD done.

Good points made about Dyche,who of the so called shortlist, has the ability to at least keep us in this league.

Again yup.

Lampard may get the nod in a pro youth future given his preference for bringing on youth but is our academy, as good as it is, yet first team ready? Is he a couple of seasons too early?

Another development, lets hope it is true.

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This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

Interested to hear your views on this potential appointment. Personally I am on the fence, certainly proved himself as a player and relatively successful at Derby. Wasn’t given long at Chelsea but rumours of falling out with players, as has been said, are our youth products good enough

I'd much rather have Howe or Dyche than Lampard, as both have a better established track record as a PL manager. Lampard is unproven and too much of a risk IMO.