[Archived] Souey Sets Sights On Palace

[FourLaneBlue]

Apparently our former manager has confirmed he is interested in joining Crystal Palace.

Souey sets sights on Palace

" Former Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has confirmed his interest in the vacant manager's post at Crystal Palace.

"I have a lot of time for Simon Jordan and what he is doing at Crystal Palace," said Souness. "We get on.

"It is certainly something I would be interested in.

"I'm ready for another challenge and Palace is something that appeals should it arise."

Souness will reportedly hold talks with the Championship club upon his return from a holiday in America."

[Perth_Rover]

Good luck to him, all we can say without being naive, petty or rude.

[Ricky]

Palace are probably in a similar position to us when he took us over. We were mid table division one with a couple of decent players and a good youth set up, I see Palace as similar.

I feel he could probably do a good job for them.

[neekoy]

As far as I know Palace aren't really the sell all our talent types?

He will struggle with no money to spend

[rover6]

Unless Souey goes into a'''''' licking mode, as he did with Shearer, how is he going to cope with the bombastic Simon Jordan?

[American]

As far as I know Palace aren't really the sell all our talent types?

He will struggle with no money to spend

Au contraire, he struggles with money to spend and does quite well with no money to spend...

[pleasure]

Palace are probably in a similar position to us when he took us over. We were mid table division one with a couple of decent players and a good youth set up, I see Palace as similar.

I feel he could probably do a good job for them.

i think he took over a rovers team, that was much worse than palace's.

although time, 2 bad seasons and him jumping ship to join newc, may have altered some fan's perspectives, he did a good job at rovers and in hindsight shouldve quit after guiding us to 6th.

he'll do a good job @ palace and i expect him to get them promoted, but i wonder how long it'll be until he buys his 1st rangers player!

[FourLaneBlue]

If Johnson goes for 8.5million as suggested there will likely be money to be spent. Not like at Newcastle but a heck of a lot by Championship standards.

[Presty On Tour]

Palace are probably in a similar position to us when he took us over. We were mid table division one with a couple of decent players and a good youth set up, I see Palace as similar.

I feel he could probably do a good job for them.

i'll agree with that, sourpuss came in and done the business back then for us, automatic promotion too.

depending on the relationship with simon jordan and how the players react to his management style shall i say, he could turn them into promotion candinates or ruin them and get relegated!!!

[Anti-Man Utd]

Palace are probably in a similar position to us when he took us over. We were mid table division one with a couple of decent players and a good youth set up, I see Palace as similar.

BRFC had a far bigger budget available then than Palace have probably ever had.

[Napoleon]

Graeme Souness and Simon Jordan!? Wow that could be spectacular as I doubt there are two more stubborn men in football.

[tcj_jones]

I'd love Souness to come back in to football management. Football isn't the same without his personality

[SuperStella]

Contract talks appear to be at a vital stage, with Souness requesting he brings his own assistant 'Lady Luck' with him.

Edited May 24, 2006 by SuperStella

[EIEIEIO]

Good luck to him. Just needs to remember to not appoint Saunders, etc on his coaching staff.

[pleasure]

Good luck to him. Just needs to remember to not appoint Saunders, etc on his coaching staff.

and make sure none of them turn up drunk @ training!

[Oakland]

Good luck to Crystal Palace! (...and goodbye?)

[Nayef]

£8.5m for Johnson already?

Souness is probably scouring the quality of Serie B as I type this post.

[mhead]

Two facts for the summer debate(?)

Souness and Jordan are big mates(must admit to being disappointed with Jordan) and when Souness came to Ewood he had the 3 Gems just starting to make their mark(Dunn,Duff and Jansen)....all the team needed was frightening and a number of the rubber dinghy boys removing(Grayson,McAteer,and lots of centre-forwards)

[ihtd]

Good luck to Souness, i hope he gets the job and does a good job for them. I believe he could do a good job for them with little or no money afteral he signed us one our best keepers of all-time for free, Friedel. He is also a big name and big names can some bigger name players to a club, well players who may be seen as big for the Championship. Maybe he could sign Grabbi, we may have had a sell on fee clause put on him when we got rid.

As long as Dean Saunders doesn't get a job with him he could do a good job. i feel Saunders is not coach material and is just a yes man for Souey.

[RevidgeBlue]

Souness seemed to reach a certain point after which everything he did both here and at Newcastle was a disaster. There's no reason to suggest it would be any different anywhere else but I've no objection whatsoever to him and his rent a mob coaching staff ruining yet another club.

Jordan won't stand for any messing though. The only thing that kept Souness at Newcastle so long was the cost of sacking him. I'd lay odds he won't see the New Year in if he starts at Palace.

[Billy Castell]

Shhh, don't tell Jan about this thread !.

[Jan]

I'm here!

I was actually enjoying football without the dozy ######'s stupid utterances. Hopefully Jordan will see the light, but he'll fail there as he has done for the past 4 years. Not that I mind- when they're relegated to the first division it's another London game for me to go and see Grimsby.

[Ray-Von]

Just out of interest Jan, how many teams do you follow?

Whilst I don't particularly bear Souness any malice, I would happily see Palace relegated to the Conference. I remember "Glad All Over" at Selhurst Park, 89.

[Jan]

Just out of interest Jan, how many teams do you follow?

Whilst I don't particularly bear Souness any malice, I would happily see Palace relegated to the Conference. I remember "Glad All Over" at Selhurst Park, 89.

Celtic, Scotland, Blackburn and wherever Crofty's playing

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Good luck to Souness.....no malice here.