I think this is right. He is the de facto captain whoever has the title. This is the case with lots of teams - when Beckham was England captain was he really organising the defence?

I posted the other day that I thought he has been a stand out player for us recently and he certainly behaves like the captain. Shows far more passion and leadership on the pitch than Luka.

After his time at Chelsea I am still surprised he has become one of us so well and, yes, in view of all this he would get my vote to become manager. I still like Scott Parker though, and Thomas Frank. Oh dear I wouldn't want to make the decision.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

Do like the idea of a young manager in the 80s we took a punt on Saint Steve but we do forget that it took 2 to 3 seasons to get the team going.These days managerS dont get very long before the chop.As for Rooney Derby have not exactly been flying since he took over although they have improved a bit.

I'd like us to get to 38 points then offer RH a post upstairs (I suppose)and hand the team over for the rest of the season to Shaun Derry and Paddy McCarthy who have been doing great things with the U.23 and U.18.If there is something to be said for understanding the 'House culture', then these two have strong credentials. I know Derry's record in management elsewhere isn't good, but he's never had decent players to work with. I like Cahill, but he isn't as far down the road to management as these two.
If we could give them, say, eight games in charge, with no danger of relegation, they might be able to bring in some youngsters to blood them before the start of another campaign. If it looks, by the season's end, that they would be out of their depth, then try someone else.
The point I'm trying to make is that if we can get the necessary points by the end of March, then there is no particular need to wait until next season for the transition from RH to begin.

Cahill definitely high up in the set up, but not as number one just yet I'd say. One ex-Palace player who I always thought would make a coach one day was David Wright, he had two left feet but he had the best positional sense I've ever seen, he's been with Norwich U23s and 18s for a few years now, and they have a very good production line of young players. I'm not suggesting making him manager, but I could see him as someone to replace Ray Lewington, bit left field possibly, but I've had one eye on Wright for a long time, seems a classic case of a lesser player being much better as a coach bcos of his reading of the game.