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caretaker manager has expressed his interest in taking the job on a full-time
basis. Now, the locker room too have spoken: Julián Speroni, the veteran
netminder and a big voice into the squad, has revealed that the Crystal Palace team
want Keith Millen to stay at Selhurst Park. As Speroni told, Millen has Premier
League experience and he knows the club as he worked under both Ian Holloway
and Pulis. The former Bristol City manager gained locker room’s trust and
surely knows the players. Millen, an assistant coach to former manager Tony
Pulis, took the job in a temporary basis since former Stoke manager abruptly
left the club just a couple of days before the start of this Premier League
campaign. Millen believes he can still land the job although, since Pulis’
departure, a lot of names was linked to Selhurst
Park. The early favorites, Malky Mackay and Tim Sherwood, for many
reasons, are no more in the race. Former West Brom boss Steve Clarke pointed
out that he had any contact with the Palace while both Ally McCoist and Neil
Lennon are a shot in the dark right now. Palace co-chairman Steve Parish recently told he
is “in no rush” to land a new manager. He should be. Against West Ham, Palace
produced their second consecutive poor performance, collecting a second straight
defeat in so many Premier League games having also lost their opener 2-1 at
Arsenal. Club needs to bring on two or three players before the transfer window
closes. Should Parish be convinced that Millen is the man, he would secure him the
permanent manager’s job. Otherwise, if Millen does not get the job, Parish
should quickly secure a new permanent manager, possibly before next Monday 11pm,
in the way to change the roster according to new manager's philosophy. Regardless of who the
next manager will be, Parish has to let him time to take the lead on transfer
targets. The controversial resignation of resignation of Iain Moody, the club’s
technical director, doesn’t help. Moody knew the scouting department and he was
experienced at recruiting players. So the next manager will have to do his job. The fact
Parish doesn’t panic after the turmoil is a good thing. But the time is now
running out.
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