We are a great club for someone to step up from Champ, but not a great option for someone with Prem experience. Still think Lampard is the one that makes the most sense. If new manager lasts first year, the academy is progressing nicely and there is budget available.

Guess I'm naive, but amidst all the money, conditions, support staff and concerns about contracts and the 'pensioner' playing staff, I'd really like to hear of someone who is falling over himself to manage Palace as an opportunity, rather than the short straw!

Why are people mentioning Ishmail, Cooper or now Scott Parker ?? The first 2 have done nothing & are no better than Holloway, who don't forget did actually manage to win a play off final & then couldn't cut it.
Scott Parker looks quite naive at this level.
As an earlier poster said, SP and the board have done well, walking away from NES & need to be trusted. After all, maybe there is a left field appointment lurking - it was a car crash but 4 years ago, did anyone really see F de B being appointed until it was announced ??

Agree or not with our chairman, he has the club's welfare above everything.
We'll get a manager and I am pretty (100%) sure Steve P. had very good reasons to go no further with the Portugese.

I sincerely hope that this isn't the case as no highly experienced football manager would like to be told how to set up and run his team by someone who is basically a PR man

Nuno did play a back 4 at Wolves when required, I am sure the breakdown was purely due to ridiculous demands. I believe we are looking for a manager who is able to play 3 or 4 at the back ( subject to us actually signing new defenders). The acadeyteams have often been playing a back 3.