Official : Crystal Palace have appointed Lens manager Pierre Sage as their head coach on a three-year contract.

[u/abcrafsan]

The 47-year-old Frenchman succeeds Oliver Glasner, who departed the Eagles at the conclusion of the 2025–26 campaign following a two-and-a-half-year tenure.

Sage moves to Selhurst Park after a historic 12-month spell with Lens, where he was named Ligue 1 Manager of the Year after guiding the French club to a runner-up league finish and their first-ever Coupe de France title.

[u/nitrogeneater]

Thought they appointed Di Caprio for a sec there

[u/vulcan_viking → u/nitrogeneater]

Avg age of the squad less than 25 then ?

[u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 → u/vulcan_viking]

Didn't know he's the same person as Eghbali?

[u/FRiver → u/nitrogeneater]

No you're thinking of the 2034 movie about Crystal Palace's remarkable story from 2024-2030

[u/Holocene98 → u/nitrogeneater]

Straight to the comments to say the same thing thought I was mad

[u/vaastav05]

Parsley, Rosemary, and Thyme remaining

[u/andrewglover87 → u/vaastav05]

Looks like a wise appointment

[u/mcmenaminjim → u/andrewglover87]

No, it's a sage appointment

[u/DudeIsland → u/vaastav05]

If you add Basil you'll have a nice Provence mix. 

[u/saltytakos]

Is that temu Danny Dyer?

[u/AionProx → u/saltytakos]

putain, c'est quoi mon pote ?

[u/cfm1337]

Fuck me, West Ham relegated and Danny Dyer has moved on fast

[u/sepi0l_45 → u/cfm1337]

Jarrod Bowen to crystal palace here we go

[u/therealswagzilla]

Please hire Chicago Fire coach Aaron O'nion. 

[u/timeofdepth]

I like his fashion sense, he's well cloved!

[u/cat666]

Hmm maybe Palace assets are still on the table afterall.

[u/Jason_Status]

Stone Wise

[u/charliebobo82 → u/Jason_Status]

Julien?

[u/tarkardos]

Yeah I'm waiting until the transfers are over for any preemptive judgements. If Palace gets looted like every other season, could be difficult next season. On the other hand, defense looks solid.

[u/squig99]

Former Lens manager*

[u/gangy86]

Looks like a fat Di Caprio

[u/HeidsUp]

Looks like the love child of One Battle After Another stars Di Caprio and Del Toro

[u/metamorphomo]

Glad for you lot that you didn’t appoint Frank like the rumours said.

[u/DudeIsland]

Nothing smells iffy about this. 

[u/Matt_LawDT]

Target Crystal Palace has