Big Sam's suggestion of course - there are pros and cons, certainly enough pros, and we are not in a position to get too picky. He's a silk purse out of a sow's ear merchant, and our squad is looking more sow's ear than silk so yes indeed, and he might actually want the job!

Allardyce would be a safe, albeit stopgap, option. According to wiki of the 11 teams he’s managed he’s only been at Bolton and West Ham for longer than two years. He’s also 67 this year so might be starting to run out of steam.

The lack of any reliable news on the manager situation is as witnessed on these pages, driving many fans to distraction.
But can we blame the club? Letting anything out can prove to have such negative results. Proof if needed, Favre,s so called about turn. Even the Nuno, situation was made to look as if we had the begging bowl out, with him failing to put anything in it.
If they are actually at this moment lining someone up they must be doing everything they can to not let the world know until it’s actually done.

He was always better with Pryor.

Red and Blue Army!

Agree he would be stop gap option, a viable last resort option even. He would want to spend ,but who stays in this league very long if they stop spending? Age not really a problem, look at Roy, look at Santos, Portugal , manager 67.
Not a perfect fit for what the club says it wants for the future. But quiet honestly , I’m finding it hard to know if what they appear to want is viable. A young side capable of progressing in the Premier league
will need significant investment, whoever is the manager. Promising young players are currently being valued in the 20 million range. , Eze, is a prime example, and we would need more of his potential. Even drawing boys out of the lower leagues is extremely risky, and expensive once the clubs know of your interest, look at the kid at Ipswich, last year, not even fully developed there. and them wanting 4mill .So big question as to how quick he would come on if at all and at what price.
Our own academy is promising but not yet the complete answer , considering our number one priority must be to. stay in the big time.
What ever else the present squad is way to old that’s a very obvious fact, but saying you plan to concentrate on youth, and still be a Premier league team whilst you do that, having not spent some good money is not believable for me. So in short we either have some money, or it’s a bit of a pipe dream. And I doubt even Sam, would fancy it.

I take your points but . . .
If I were a 14 year old Palace fan and good enough to play pro I would not go to Chelsea (agreed Bostock took the washing machine route).
As to Poundland yes but we will nearly always be shopping at Poundland as we have small crowds, no mega fan base and a new old stand to rebuild but I love the club no matter who is running or managing it.
and I may get to see Doombar as we are visiting Cornwall soon.

Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).