Ah forgot Palace had bids accepted but lost out.

Mind you QPR probably offered something silly to Caulker!

I am sure the Palace guys could have put clauses in players contracts about reducing wages if they went down which I guess is the main worry.

Yes, but having performed a minor miracle last season, I think Pulis was entitled to expect some support from the chairman.
I've no doubt that Parish is a shrewd operator and has the club's interests at heart, but maintaining their PL status must be important from a financial point of view. I understand they want to upgrade Selhurst Park, but that will surely be easier with the rewards from PL survival ?
It's not as if Pulis was demanding to spend a fortune, a few modest additions (by PL league standards) to assure survival seems like a good investment to me. The board and Parish jusr seemed to be saying..you worked a miracle last season, do it again. That's not much of an incentive for anyone.

If you change it, they will come.

Steve Parish's reaction:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28822597

3 strikes and you are out.

Palace have been in administration twice now and I can fully understand them keeping tight control of the money. Its not the fee's thats the problem its the contracts, With a club like Palace all it could take is a extra 10k per week on a five year contract and a bad season to put the club in a serious problem. Yes you need to spend money in the prem but there is football outside of this league. Buying new players might sound like a good investment but only if you have the money spare to invest, If you dont then its a very bad investment, Thats what cost Leed's it was a good idea to invest in the team at the time but it was with money they did not have

But its not really a case about spending money anyway. The main reason I think is Pulis wanted more control and thats just not going to happen nowadays. More and more in England managers will have to get use to not having control of who comes in. They are just going have to get use to handing that part of the job to someone else.

Managers of today in the prem have to accept their job is to manage the players given to them by the club the money side of the game has become too complicated to entrust it to managers. Pulis is a great manager, I just not sure I would trust him with millions upon millions of my money and the future of my business

If they spent half as much energy in working with the guy in charge of the tranfers and building a partnership with them (much like Clough and Peter Taylor did where Taylor found the players and Clough coached them) then they did moaning about it I think they could find it can work and is of benefit to all parties.

Tim Sherwood looks to be the manager they are keen on. Wonder where next for Tony Pulis?

If Big Sam goes he could manage West Ham next. Or he could even be the next Chelsea manager if Mourinho goes but he'll have to wait until the end of the season at least and he'd be relying on Mourinho to get sacked which will be difficult, despite Chelsea's recent history with managers.

I want what ever you are on.

It sell for a fortune

West Ham fans are funny. All the talk about silky smooth football throughout the years and you look at the managers they've had in the PL

No need to be rude. I said he'll have to wait on Mourinho going which might not even happen any time soon. Maybe I should have said "maybe he's hoping to be next Chelsea manager", as in setting his sights higher. Which is what I was suggesting.

He can set his sights on what he wants to.

There is no chance any top 5 club would appoint him never mind one with title ambitions.

Mid-lower table manager

There is not a chance in hell that Chelsea would ever appoint Pulis.

Looking like it's the obvious and sensible choice of Malky Mackay.

I already said I meant he might be setting his sights higher, ie Chelsea. Not that he will or should be Chelsea manager.

I don't agree that he won't ever be Chelsea manager, though. He could end up being impressive somewhere and catch Roman's attention while Chelsea are without a manager. He may not be his first choice but I don't think it's a complete impossibility.

Well I think it's a complete impossibility. Pulis has found his level and will never go higher.

Neil Warnock is back at Selhurst Park it seems.

Watch out Mike Riley and co then..

Nor is someone inventing a teleport like on Star Trek but I would not go around holding my breath.

I pretty confident I be saying "beam me up Scotty" before I hear the words Tony Pulis the new Chelsea manager

I wouldn't want him managing my club, but football is definitely more entertaining when old Colin is on the scene.

Fairly amusing appointment by Palace. Might as well have given it to Big Ron.

Yeah got to say I don't think Warnock would inspire me if I was a Palace fan :/ will be seeing one later will be interesting to get his views - last spoke to him just after the Pulis sacking and he was still very confident...

What on earth are they doing appointing Warnock?!

Warnock should be at home for the second half of his contract - in the championship.

Warnock is a great coach, good Championship manager.

Maybe less so at Premier league level but I'm sure he has a point to prove and if he keeps Palace up it would be a good achievement.

Warnock, lmao.