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| Crystal Palace left in limbo as Mackay talks end and Hoddle turns down job | Crystal Palace left in limbo as Mackay talks end and Hoddle turns down job |
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| Crystal Palace’s attempts to secure a successor to Tony Pulis are set to extend beyond Saturday’s derby against West Ham United after the club felt compelled to pull the plug on the anticipated appointment of Malky Mackay. | Crystal Palace’s attempts to secure a successor to Tony Pulis are set to extend beyond Saturday’s derby against West Ham United after the club felt compelled to pull the plug on the anticipated appointment of Malky Mackay. |
| The former Cardiff City manager had been expected to sign a three-year contract to be reunited with the Palace sporting director, Iain Moody, at Selhurst Park, the pair having previously worked together at the Welsh club. However, Palace opted to break off negotiations , much to Mackay’s surprise and disappointment, and are now pursuing alternative options. The former England manager Glenn Hoddle, who is currently working part-time as a coach at Queens Park Rangers, has turned down the job. | The former Cardiff City manager had been expected to sign a three-year contract to be reunited with the Palace sporting director, Iain Moody, at Selhurst Park, the pair having previously worked together at the Welsh club. However, Palace opted to break off negotiations , much to Mackay’s surprise and disappointment, and are now pursuing alternative options. The former England manager Glenn Hoddle, who is currently working part-time as a coach at Queens Park Rangers, has turned down the job. |
| Palace have offered no official reason for severing talks with Mackay at this stage, although it appears to have stemmed from the Scot’s acrimonious departure from Cardiff, the ramifications of which continue to rumble on. | Palace have offered no official reason for severing talks with Mackay at this stage, although it appears to have stemmed from the Scot’s acrimonious departure from Cardiff, the ramifications of which continue to rumble on. |
| The Championship club have been in communication with the Football Association in recent days, with City understood to have questioned a number of fees paid to agents and lawyers, who they have apparently named, in relation to incoming transfers sanctioned during Mackay and Moody’s time at the Welsh club. | The Championship club have been in communication with the Football Association in recent days, with City understood to have questioned a number of fees paid to agents and lawyers, who they have apparently named, in relation to incoming transfers sanctioned during Mackay and Moody’s time at the Welsh club. |
| The relationship between the Cardiff owner, Vincent Tan, and his former manager and sporting director broke down spectacularly following promotion to the Premier League, with Moody and Mackay dismissed before the mid-point of last season. The pair have consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing during their time with City. The FA is expected to look at the claims, although it would offer no comment on the record. on Wednesday This was followed by allegations that the pair exchanged offensive messages which the governing body is also believed to be looking into. | |
| It was perhaps telling that negotiations between Palace and Mackay were broken off on the day Cardiff dispatched legal letters to the south London club and Moody over the “spy-gate” scandal, stemming from the alleged leaking of their starting lineup before the sides’ game on 5 April, informing them they intend to pursue a claim for financial damages of up to £20m in loss of earnings as a result of relegation. It remains to be seen whether Moody’s position can be considered tenable. | |
| The Premier League last week found Palace – who won the game 3-0 – guilty of breaching rule B16, which states clubs must behave towards each other “with the utmost good faith”, after a four-month investigation into City’s claims, and will fine them up to £25,000 for the offence. | The Premier League last week found Palace – who won the game 3-0 – guilty of breaching rule B16, which states clubs must behave towards each other “with the utmost good faith”, after a four-month investigation into City’s claims, and will fine them up to £25,000 for the offence. |
| That has served to fuel the lingering animosity between the clubs and the prospect of a lengthy legal action extending into the season ahead, together with the controversy surrounding Cardiff’s complaint to the FA, appears to have dissuaded Palace from reuniting the pair at Selhurst Park. That decision has left them managerless and with time ticking down to add to their squad, which they concede is currently short of bodies, in this transfer window as they change tack and consider alternative options. | That has served to fuel the lingering animosity between the clubs and the prospect of a lengthy legal action extending into the season ahead, together with the controversy surrounding Cardiff’s complaint to the FA, appears to have dissuaded Palace from reuniting the pair at Selhurst Park. That decision has left them managerless and with time ticking down to add to their squad, which they concede is currently short of bodies, in this transfer window as they change tack and consider alternative options. |
| The caretaker manager, Keith Millen, will oversee training on Thursday, face the media and select the team for Saturday, with the former first-team coach expected to be in charge against West Ham regardless of whether progress is made on securing an alternative appointment. | The caretaker manager, Keith Millen, will oversee training on Thursday, face the media and select the team for Saturday, with the former first-team coach expected to be in charge against West Ham regardless of whether progress is made on securing an alternative appointment. |
| Hoddle, who emerged late as a contender, is not seeking a return to full-time management, while Tim Sherwood, who had impressed in interviews held on Sunday and Monday, is effectively no longer in contention, given the club’s initial eagerness to appoint Mackay made it clear he was second choice. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager, who had gleaned 42 points from his 22 games in charge last season before being dismissed in May, had been seeking to bring his coaching staff from Spurs, Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey, with him to the south London club and it was unclear whether he would be willing to work with Moody. | Hoddle, who emerged late as a contender, is not seeking a return to full-time management, while Tim Sherwood, who had impressed in interviews held on Sunday and Monday, is effectively no longer in contention, given the club’s initial eagerness to appoint Mackay made it clear he was second choice. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager, who had gleaned 42 points from his 22 games in charge last season before being dismissed in May, had been seeking to bring his coaching staff from Spurs, Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey, with him to the south London club and it was unclear whether he would be willing to work with Moody. |
| Alternative options such as Steve Clarke, Neil Lennon and Roberto Di Matteo had been considered, along with the former Palace player Tony Popovic, who is currently coaching Western Sydney Wanderers, although no contact has as yet been instigated by the Palace co-chairman, Steve Parish. The former Fulham manager Martin Jol was sounded out, as was the ex-Manchester United boss David Moyes, although neither was inclined to take on the challenge. Parish is seeking a figure with “an intimate knowledge” of the Premier League, either as a player or a manager, with the club’s pursuit of a successor to Pulis ongoing. | Alternative options such as Steve Clarke, Neil Lennon and Roberto Di Matteo had been considered, along with the former Palace player Tony Popovic, who is currently coaching Western Sydney Wanderers, although no contact has as yet been instigated by the Palace co-chairman, Steve Parish. The former Fulham manager Martin Jol was sounded out, as was the ex-Manchester United boss David Moyes, although neither was inclined to take on the challenge. Parish is seeking a figure with “an intimate knowledge” of the Premier League, either as a player or a manager, with the club’s pursuit of a successor to Pulis ongoing. |