I personal will find that disappointing and uninspiring if this how far we are aiming our longest rein in the Premiership and we are still looking like the Grace Brothers out of “ Are you being Served” behind the times, stuck in a past time frame.
When you look at other clubs the likes of Leicester , Wolves and the progress they have made in players they have signed, ground development and of course making themselves look attractive for outside investment there is a massive gap. Don’t get me wrong Steve Parish has done a fantastic job and we have spent a lot of money in transfers but surely we should be aiming higher than a manager that has no Premiership experience.
I have had my moans about Roy only because of the style of football we have played, agreed he has done a fantastic job making us a mid table club, but now is the time to up the ante, why can’t we aim higher attract a manager of higher class that will make us a better looking prospect than a club that looks like relegation material even before a ball is kicked.

Rant over, sorry folks

Edited by manwitheagletattoo (27 May 2021 5.55am)

Pulis, Hughes, Holloway, Warnock etc have premier league experience but I wouldn't want any of them. Ancelotti did a good job at Chelsea (but he had the players) but is struggling, though, to do anything notable at Everton and look at how much money Pellegrini wasted at West Ham despite having done a job at Citeh.

Nuno had no PL experience before Wolves, nor Pochettino before Southampton, but of course, these (plus Jose, Ancelotti, Conte etc.) are foreign managers and so they're automatically better in many people's eyes.

Cooper's appeal for me is:
1) firstly, that he's worked well with England's best young players,
2) secondly, he has been doing a good job at Swansea. 3) Thirdly, he's not had oodles of dosh for transfers
4) Fourthly, having coached the England U17s to a world cup win will be well placed to identify which of our Academy players should be prepared for stepping up to the first team squad.
5) Finally, he will see Palace as his big opportunity to show what he can do at PL level.

BBS poster ITK says it's Lampard to be announced June 1 after his contract with Chelsea has expired.

Well that doesn't make sense there is nothing stopping the club making an announcement now that Lampard will join June 1.

What would make sense is if Lampard has agreed the deal and is now taking a few week holiday knowing that when it is announced play time is over.

Anyway we will see.