LondonBristolian Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 I know newspapers are not always reliable but I feel this story illustrates one of the big dilemmas facing the club: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/crystal-palace-roy-hodgson-shortlist-23538214?fbclid=IwAR0SH3uRxqXi-MDkkSQK1VqQE5Xa4PnwQeFqEpzfqwu69-sOj0XBCAZqPxs Howe is allegedly on Palace’s three man shortlist to replace Hodgson in the summer. If, hypothetically, Howe was interested but wanted to know if the Palace job was going to be offered to him before committing, would you wait until the summer for arguably the best option out there - appointing an interim in the meantime or take someone ready to commit now? I do worry that one of the biggest challenges we may face in recruiting our new manager is that some of the most appealing options will have an eye on what else is coming up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Howe is too big for us. No chance of him coming here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Howe is too big for us. No chance of him coming here Agree..he will get far better offers than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Howe is too big for us. No chance of him coming here Not so sure on that. I don’t think it likely but I don’t think it impossible. Managers in demand change frequently. It is getting on for a year since he left Bournemouth and he took a fairly expensively assembled team down. Other managers such as Steve Cooper are starting to become the next in demand English manager Ana there is no guarantee premier league clubs are going to come calling. Meanwhile all three relegated clubs are doing relatively well and, Bournemouth aside, it may be no plum Championship jobs come up for a few months or, if they do, Howe will be the man they choose. If he is not careful he could become another Curbishley - perceived as too big for the clubs that want him and overlooked by the type of jobs his reputation would suggest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstart Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 I see that Bournemouth have appointed Woodgate as caretaker manager until end of season now, they're probably having a similar issue in getting commitment from a decent manager at this stage of the season and have decided to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: Not so sure on that. I don’t think it likely but I don’t think it impossible. Managers in demand change frequently. It is getting on for a year since he left Bournemouth and he took a fairly expensively assembled team down. Other managers such as Steve Cooper are starting to become the next in demand English manager Ana there is no guarantee premier league clubs are going to come calling. Meanwhile all three relegated clubs are doing relatively well and, Bournemouth aside, it may be no plum Championship jobs come up for a few months or, if they do, Howe will be the man they choose. If he is not careful he could become another Curbishley - perceived as too big for the clubs that want him and overlooked by the type of jobs his reputation would suggest... Jobs come up all the time such is the frequency of sackings. In the next six months there will be other options to Palace open to him. I would love Howe to come here. Just can’t see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 He certainly won't come here in the summer if/when we are in League one. We need someone NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 If we didn't look like a basket case at the moment, Howe may have considered us as an option, but I would suggest there is no chance, and I'm not sure he's right for our current predicament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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