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They rejected Marveaux. We didn't beat anyone to him.

If he's given the job I'll reserve judgement on him. He's a mediocre manager who happens to be of better pedigree than the last 5 we've appointed.

Didn't someone else want Viduka?

The less said about it the better. I'm jesting, Sewelly's a smashing lad but he bumped into Pardew a couple of years ago after slagging him relentlessly on here and stuttered something about the price of beer.

It's gonna be tough; if things stand as they are Valladolid, Sporting and Zaragoza are a quality crop of playoff rivals. Indeed. I'd quite like to see Sporting back too. Hopefully they nip in ahead of Girona.

I really want Las Palmas to gain promotion so I've got a La Liga side to follow properly next season.

You sure it wasn't somebody else? I saw Melchiot about 100 times last time I was in London.

You can't be that surprised, like. At the height of Pardew's shitness our forum pacifist bumped into him in an airport queue and used the opportunity to converse with him about beer.

What a strange comment. He's a totally different player to Henderson and won't be replacing him in the side.

Yeah, same. I'm talking at least 7 or 8 who celebrated his departure. They're quite a weird lot, though, in fairness.

Best we can hope for is that he's given a menial coaching role and he decides to quit after some clueless League Two chairman offers him a managerial position.

Good spot.

Ancelotti will be managing City or Liverpool by January.

Arguably? Of course it is. Risking relegation is preferable to spending a few hundred thousand appointing a decent manager.

Would expect pictures in the event. Personally I have no desire to see that ! Don't fucking lie, man.

Might be worth considering that as underwhelming as it would be, it's a significantly better appointment that Carver, Pardew, Hughton or Kinnear. It's a step in the right direction, hilariously.

Another spineless loser to add to the list.

If McClaren comes in and Carver gets sacked or demoted to mincing about with the kids etc I'll crack open a bottle of champagne and pour it over myself.

Carver is 14/1 with Boyle. McClaren 2/5.

Pardew said yes to Palace.

Man, I'm all for realism but you've become the forum's irrepressible black cloud recently.

I need to just avoid this thread, it's driving me half mad.

He's a definite improvement on Pardew.

Playing devil's advocate but did Cabaye not strongly defend Pardew after he went to PSG?