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I just can't see someone like Praet being signed whilst Pulis is manager. Sessegnon plays in the same position and is our best player on his day and isn't trusted to start. Plus the fact that Praet isn't British and the chances of this being a remotely possible signing are very slim.

I rate Pulis as probably the best manager any 10th-20th placed club in the PL could get, but even Iniesta wouldn't get a kick under him.

Not sure what to make of this. IMO TP can pull surprises and line teams up in an 'un-TP' kind of way - look how he got Palace playing after consistantly serving up a completely different type of 'football' at Stoke.

Like most successful people, he's probably pretty good at evolving and changing things to suit - no doubt better than some of us give him credit for.

Let's hope there IS an entertainer inside him, straining (and just about succeeding) to get out!! 

Cardiff 0-3 Crystal Palace, 5th April 2014

Massive result for Palace under Pulis which pretty much sealed both clubs fate.

Palace line-up: Speroni, Ward, Mariappa, Delaney, Dann, Puncheon, Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Jerome 

6 British players, 4 centre backs, 2 traditional wingers, no space for a number 10 in the 'Praet' mould.