Crystal Palace are in the market for a new manager this month, and there is a suggestion that Thomas Frank may be among the front-runners to take charge at Selhurst Park.

Pierre Sage is set to become the first managerial casualty of this Premier League campaign, with Crystal Palace sitting at the bottom of the table after 10 games with seven points.

Sage’s sacking has been coming, and that left plenty of opportunity for Palace supporters to speculate over who will replace the Frenchman. The Times have claimed former Tottenham and Brentford manager Thomas Frank is the favourite.

This would be a popular decision within the fanbase, judging on the reaction on TalkingPoints.

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jonny

With Pierre Sage set to leave, who should replace him? Thomas Frank has been linked as a front runner and could be an excellent appointment considering his Brentford run… A VITAL appointment for Palace, get it wrong and relegation becomes a reality, who are you going for? 🦅🔴🔵

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Crystal Palace fans overwhelmingly support Thomas Frank becoming manager

The reaction to Frank being named the front-runner was almost unanimously positive, with @jameslloyd14.jl commenting that, “Frank is the obvious candidate”. However, he also highlighted a concern, “My only question on Frank would obviously be his dreadful Spurs stint, maybe suggesting he lucked out a bit at Brentford”.

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jameslloyd14.jl

I think Frank is the obvious candidate, maybe McKenna? My only question on Frank would obviously be his dreadful Spurs stint, maybe suggesting he lucked out a bit at Brentford

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Frank has to be the clear favourite. He will understand the club!s financial model, will be able to develop young talent, will tighten up the defence, has experience building something and will be highly motivated to succeed after his Spurs experience.

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The support for Frank continued with @shamanth.jayaram, as he explained that Frank’s failure at Tottenham can’t be used as a reason to avoid. “Frank is a no-brainer. Can’t judge him by what happened at Spurs – no manager ever should. He’ll bring the right structure to get the best out of the players at Palace and keep them up.”

Managing Spurs compared to Brentford or Palace is a big change and this has fans convinced that the Frank we saw shining for the Bees would be more likely at Selhurst Park.

@david.comerford said this, “Frank is perfect for a club like Palace, even if his style might not translate to a top-six club”. The sentiment was then shared by @peter.lynch, who expressed confidence, “I like the sound of Frank at Palace, think he could work similar wonders than he did at Brentford.”

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I like the sound of Frank at Palace, think he could work similar wonders than he did at Brentford. Slightly worried for Palace on the attacking front given their lack of goals, but think they have enough to stay up this season

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While the support for Frank is overwhelming, there is also a slight concern about his time at Tottenham. But Palace are much closer to Brentford in stature, financials, and expectations, and this may suit the Dane.

Why Frank is the perfect manager for Tottenham

The summer of 2025 saw Frank ditch his long-term club, Brentford, for Tottenham, only to become a laughing stock within English football as he had them on course for relegation. For this, he was sacked, and the name carries that weight permanently.

However, Palace shouldn’t be looking at this as a reason not to appoint Frank. Tottenham is a club that more successful managers than Frank have failed at, and he won’t be the last due to the way they operate with a chaotic boardroom at times.

Brentford was completely different, a smaller club undoubtedly, but more organised, fewer expectations, and less of a spotlight, allowing him to work out of the headlines. This would be similar at Palace, with Frank able to take a young squad that has lots of quality in it and organises it, with the only way up.

Frank is an expert at developing players, and at Palace, there are plenty who need that guidance. Palace are much closer to Brentford in size, expectations and operating model than Spurs, meaning it is this period of his career that we should be using as a gauge of his suitability for the role.

Palace would almost certainly give Frank a lot of say in recruitment; he would be able to build the team in his image and already has a lot of talent there to use, which should be good enough to move off the bottom of the table.

Frank wouldn’t have to deal with worldwide attention; instead, he would just focus on winning games and getting Palace playing his brand of football, which can be excellent.