That's actually incorrect. Switzerland is outside EU and EEA.

As an EFTA member, Switzerland took part in the negotiations for the EEA Agreement and signed the agreement on 2 May 1992. Immediately after that, the Swiss Government submitted an application for accession to the EU on 22 May 1992. However, following a referendum held on 6 December 1992 that yielded a vote against participating in the EEA, the Swiss Federal Council stopped pursuing the country’s EU and EEA membership.

Also, Switzerland walked out of talks with EU over further integration about 2 weeks ago.

"The European Economic Area (EEA)
The EEA includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It allows them to be part of the EU’s single market.

Switzerland is not an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market. This means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals."

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"Switzerland is not an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market. This means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals."

That's now out of date as the UK left the EU.

However, the main point is that Switzerland has an agreement with the EU for freedom of movement, which it does not have anymore with the UK:

"The bilateral Agreement on the free movement of persons (AFMP), signed in 1999 and into force since 2002, confers upon the citizens of Switzerland and of the member states of the European Union (EU) the right to freely choose their place of employment and residence within the national territories of the contracting parties."

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Pro China, EU & Palestine

I really am at a lose as to why Favre after all intense and purposes agreed to become Palace manager and then strangely u turned

There is an interesting article from Read Everton by Alex Jones, it states that according to the Guardian Favre was actually going to sign early Thursday morning, the club Crystal Palace had even received confirmation that Favre had seen an application for his work permit approved, with multiple sources reporting that the Everton-linked tactician was all but certain to be taking up the vacant manager role at Selhurst Park.
So what has happen in that short space of time for him to turn us down, it really does smell fishy and it is plainly oblivious that Steve Parish thought he had Favre as manager. In my opinion knowing how the EU are so anti British after Brexit I do wonder if they had a quiet word, as I said in my opinion.

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Sometimes I really wonder if family are really worth it.
Because it doesn’t matter how time and affection you give
It’s never enough

The EU aren't "anti British", that's just a picture the brexiteers want to paint to cover up their own failings and divert from the disaster that brexit has been in real terms. Blame someone else for your own failings comes very much to mind.

Pro China, EU & Palestine

I was nodding along with you until the last bit. I appreciate you have disclaimed it as just your opinion, but really, do you think the EU has now taken to secretly telling football managers not to work here?

Otherwise, I agree with you. He was plainly all set up to take the job but then changed his mind. Both the BBC and Guardian are certain that he genuinely doesn't feel he can muster the energy to work again, especially in a new league, country etc. Now, personally, I wouldn't rely on either of those media outlets to give me an objective assessment of the EU any more than I'd rely on your good self(!) but they are pretty reliable for that kind of football news.

I've been to job interviews before where I wasn't sure I wanted the job but wanted to fully understand the details before making my mind up. It looks like Favre wanted to hear us out completely, and once he did he was initially very keen, but then did a bit of soul searching and decided he couldn't fully commit.

At least he was, seemingly, honest about it. I'd far rather we be back to square one now than have him come here when his heart wasn't in it.

Yep, I agree with you on this BTP.

I was as disappointed as everybody else that Favre didn't sign, but I don't mind admitting I had concerns deep down that he might not last the distance.

He was a big name with a reasonable pedigree and there was always the risk that he'd either be poached or become frustrated at the small budget available to him.

Either way, he appears sincere in sounding us out, but decided the job wasn't for him at the moment. Much happier that he's decided against even if that gives Steve more sleepless nights.

We have to rely on the Chairman to do the right thing for our club.

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