DF would be my choice he is Palace and put together a winning team, he made a mistake leaving that's all.

I like that he identified 4 players were needed for a promotion shot and held out for them to SP.

Really the other choices seem to be a bit mutton dressed up as lamb and what sort of back-room would we have.

DF probably more than happy with where he is anyway.

Freedman has been reported on more than one occasion as saying that he doesn't want to be a manager, and has also reportedly been pushing for the appointment of Ishmael, so I doubt very much he'll be in the dugout any time soon.

He is no doubt capable of taking temporary charge of the team if the manager suddenly ups and leaves or is sacked, but that doesn't make him a candidate now.

I also don't think Parish would place the opinion of some supporters, who might, possibly, in theory be displeased with Freedman returning so highly as to massage them by delaying the appointment until a documentary series (the release date of which is up to amazon, not Palace) has aired, just to placate them.

If Parish and Freedman both wanted the latter to be manager then he would be already.

Edited by TheBigToePunt (05 Jun 2021 2.26pm)

Yes, I agree, I see little upside in Freedman becoming manager. We do tend to have a rose tinted view of previous employees at Palace.

A caretaker position maybe? Surely though Palace, have had enough time to have someone in place, unless it really was a case of Roy, took one more look at the prospects at Palace, and decided enough was enough. Roy’s situation was up in the air for months , so the club surely planned for what eventually happened. If Roy, didn’t fancy it , is it a certainty that a worthwhile candidate will want it either? If not it’s going to be a difficult rough ride, as with due respect there is no one at the club with the qualities needed to guide a club with our limitations through the weekly tests presented by the Premier league.

Edited by Putitout (05 Jun 2021 3.11pm)

Is anyone else bored s***less with our ability to just fvck about forever on everything?

They probably did soon the basis that it would be better to get him signed up than left a free agent. At least now if someone else wants him, Palace get a fee.....

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