PL experience is so overrated. It’s a benefit in some circumstances for sure. But for clubs like ours all it does is significantly decrease the scope of our net.

Edited by Mstrobez (02 Jun 2021 1.30pm)

We're the Arthur over ere!

I would love for Nuno to be announced but unfortunately with Everton now in the picture I don’t see it happening (although I’m still praying for it) I feel as though we have been teased and it will be between Dyche, Cooper and Ishmael..

Personally I would want Ishmael first then Dyche, there’s something I’m unsure off about Cooper and although don’t judge a manager by one game that play off final was a wreck..

basically all the movement of the odds is in anticipation of the final plunge just after the manager has been chosen. If say Dyche goes in from 5-1 to 2-1 over the weekend, there's been no money put on him to shorten the odds, it's more likely he's having formal discussions so the odds shorten in case something conclusive comes out of the talks, e.g. he quits Burnley, or waives his compensation (unlikely, just and example). Once the manager is known bookies don't take any more bets and stop advertising prices - one or two lucky 'in the knowers' might get a few hundred on at evens just before the book is closed, but they don't offer odds on certainties. William Hills have closed their book on next Palace manager - they might re-open it. The 'exchanges' are not bookies, they're just individuals betting between each other and the best odds available are advertised. Usually the exchange odds are bigger - there's always someone out there who takes an opinion and will go bigger on something they don't fancy. It is significant when the exchange odds are shorter than the bookies odds, it means that word has got out not to take bets on a certain event or you'll get stung. The exchanges are not offering odds on any candidate - so nobody now is prepared to take any sizeable bets on who the next Palace manager is, because anyone prepared to put money on it is probably one of the aforementioned 'in the knowers' getting apparently short odds on a certainty. That's why I conclude something significant is happening as we write.

I keep getting flashes on my phone from CPFC, and every time I think it will tell me who will be our next manager.

Instead it's about the documentary starting in a couple of days time. Driving me nuts.

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

And i think it’s a valid question. But we all have to come to terms with the fact that we are Palace. We can’t just readily go out and hire Klopp. There are concerns associated with any prospective manager we’ll be linked with. But for the direction we actually want to head in, it seems to me the championship managers tick more of the boxes than the rest.

We're the Arthur over ere!

I agree. If there's one thing we now know for sure it's that the club didn't have someone formally lined up to replace Roy.