This will test the bloke's loyalty to Palace.
He f***ed us over for Bolton and got back in so let's see what occurs now.
Newcastle, like the rest of us can only spend so much so it's interesting and Freedman and Parish seem to bob along nicely.
We'll see.

It took years, but I think most people here have now forgiven him for that move.

This is a completely different situation. I'd hate to see him go too, but if Newcastle, with their war chest over the next few seasons, comes knocking and bumps his salary tremendously, I'd not begrudge Dougie for taking the job.

There is no loyalty in football, if a better opportunity comes along, people will go. It does depend if Dougie has a similar contract as managers and players, nobody seems to know how he is tied down by Palace. Players get 3 - 5 year contracts for example, whats he on?

Looking at it from DF's perspective, sure the money and the profile of the job/club will be key factors.

But what is likely to be massively appealing for someone in his role is a club with a global, top notch scouting network where he has a global playground to unearth gems, a more sophisticated scouting methodology and maybe much better data to work with.

I'm not sure how we match up to clubs like Newcastle in these areas.

That never looks good....remember that Freedman is respected at the club, both with players and the whole social infrastructure. We don't need those bad vibes because it filters through.

He and Parish are friends so there's no chance of that happening anyway even if a contract made it possible.

This is different from what happened with Bolton, where he left us so soon after having promised to rebuild us.

Now if he goes it will be sad but he's given a lot to the club and he'll leave with best wishes. He's a legend at the club, whether he stays or goes.

Edited by Stirlingsays (13 May 2024 10.43pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

To be fair to me I did kind of say why.

I would say I think the comparison of Eze and Freedman would be a little off as Eze is worth in excess of sixty million and while Freedman is very good no club would ever spend serious money for a DoF.

Contracts are a fair point and I expect whatever the terms of the contract it would be honoured fairly.

Let's hope Freedman stays.

Edited by Stirlingsays (14 May 2024 5.10am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)