Crystal Palace face an uncertain managerial future after contract negotiations with Oliver Glasner reached a critical juncture this week.

Fabrizio Romano revealed in his latest YouTube video that the manager has made a final decision regarding his future at the club after extensive discussions and negotiations spanning several months.

The well-respected transfer journalist confirmed that talks between both parties have been ongoing for a while, without reaching any breakthrough that would secure the coach’s services beyond 2026.

Romano explained that the manager has been carefully weighing up aspects like the Palace’s project direction, long-term vision and ambitions for sustained growth at the highest level

The reporter also claims that, after plenty of thinking, Glasner has elected not to sign a new deal.

Since arriving at Selhust Park, Glasner has transformed the club into genuine European contenders while delivering their first major trophy in the club’s 120-year history with a memorable FA Cup final victory over Man City in May.

His remarkable achievement in guiding the Eagles to silverware represents the pinnacle of success for a club that had previously never won a single major trophy.

The Austrian followed up that historic triumph by securing another piece of silverware when Palace defeated Liverpool on penalties in the Community Shield in August.

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His performance over the past 18 months have attracted admiring glances from numerous clubs across Europe who view him as one of the continent’s most talented young managers.

That is according to TEAMtalk and journalist Graeme Bailey, who report that Palace are now in the process of identifying replacements for Glasner.

Crystal Palace eye Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior

One name that features prominently on Palace’s shortlist of potential successors is Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior, who has impressed during his time in charge of the French club.

However, the 40-year-old also appears on Chelsea’s radar as BlueCo consider their own succession planning should Enzo Maresca depart Stamford Bridge at some point in the near future.

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Palace are believed to be real admirers of Rosenior following his exceptional time in Ligue 1, where he guided them to Europe last season and briedly had them contending with PSG near the top of the table this term.

The former Hull City boss has been lavished with praise for his development of players as well, with European football expert Andy Brassell calling him ‘exceptional’ in this regard.

Unfortunately, BlueCo hold almost all the cards here unless Rosenior pushes to leave Strasbourg, so Chelsea will be overwhelming favourites to hire the boss if they decide to replace Maresca with him.

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Burnley fans in the Transfer Tavern are loving the action in the 2018 World Cup but can’t wait for their European adventure to begin on July 27.

The Clarets ended the season in seventh place, guaranteeing a place in next season’s Europa League. They will enter the qualifying rounds to fight for a place alongside Europe’s elite in the group stages. Sean Dyche’s side was drawn to face Scottish team Aberdeen in their first qualifier.

Our punters are hoping to see some new faces arrive at Turf Moor ahead of the journey up north. Scott Arfield left the club on a free transfer to Rangers, but Dyche is yet to make a signing in the summer window. Adding goals to the side will be a priority if Burnley are to compete on a European and domestic level.

Therefore, the perfect signing could be a former striker – Danny Ings. Valued at £7.2m by Transfermarkt, the striker left the club for Liverpool for £7m back in 2015 after an excellent debut season in the Premier League. His time on Merseyside has been plagued with injuries which has seen him fall down the pecking order. Ings recognises he needs first-team football and is set to leave the club this summer.

A return to Burnley would be the best option for the former England international as he looks to get his career back on track. Ings was a popular player at Turf Moor, scoring 43 goals in 130 appearances for the Clarets. Returning to the familiar environment under a manager that knows him well would be a wise decision.

Liverpool are unlikely to command a large fee for Ings due to his injury problems meaning Burnley could get a great deal. Still only 25-years-old, Burnley need their former forward to fire them to European success.

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A good innings from skipper Ronnie Irani who made 95, helped Essex torecover from 13 for three to make 292 all out in 103.2 overs againstfellow Division Two County Championship promotion hopefuls Glamorganat Southend on the first day today.Irani (95) and Stuart Law (70) put together a partnership of 111 forthe fourth wicket before Law fell to Robert Croft. Irani was out toDean Cosker, the left arm spinner.The other impressive performer for Essex was the debutant James Foster(52) who fell to Steve Watkin. For Glamorgan, Watkin, Croft and DarrenThomas took three wickets each.In reply, Glamorgan were 40 for 1 with Steve James being the batsmandismissed for 30 by Ashley Cowan. In the process he crossed 1000 runsfor the season.

First Division

	Essex’s innings ends as Danish Kaneria is caught by Eoin Morgan at Lord’s © Cricinfo

Jacques Rudolph’s century propelled Yorkshire to a handy 339 for 6 against leaders Somerset at Taunton, although he was nipped out just before the close for 155, one of a trio for Ian Blackwell. Rudolph and Gerard Brophy shared a fourth-wicket stand worth 130 before falling within 15 runs of each other. Somerset welcomed back Andy Caddick after his shoulder injury but he finished with 0 for 70 off 16 overs.Callum Thorp’s 5 for 64 was the highlight of a bowler’s day for Durham at Chester-le-Street, his third first-class five-for in 27 matches. The Harmison brothers cleaned up the other five between them, Stephen with two and Ben with 3 for 25. Michael Carberry and Sean Ervine both made fifties to push Hampshire‘s total to 239 but they should have done much better as their last eight wickets contributed only 80. Durham lost Mark Stoneman in reaching 59 for 2 and could have been in even more trouble had Michael Di Venuto not survived a claim for a catch at slip when he had made 6.The opening day of Kent‘s tussle with Sussex was lost to the rain at Canterbury. Having had to shift the FP Trophy quarter-final away from the ground on Wednesday, it was still not fit for play on Friday after steady drizzle throughout the morning. Play was abandoned at 3pm.To find out how Lancashire fared against Nottinghamshire, read John Ward’s report from Old Trafford.

Second Division

Charl Langeveldt and Graham Wagg took four wickets each as Derbyshire bowled out Worcestershire for a lowly 151 at Chesterfield. The visitors, who won the toss, were indebted to No. 10 Steve Magoffin’s 33 for lifting them from 101 for 9 to something slightly less paltry. Langeveldt claimed the key wicket of Vikram Solanki, superbly caught at second slip, then Graeme Hick dragged Jonathan Clare into his stumps. Clare could have had another, but spilled a tough return catch off Ben Smith, although wickets were never far away.Stand-in captain Ian Westwood batted all day to make an unbeaten 139 as Warwickshire reached 278 for 4 against Glamorgan at Cardiff. He and Navdeep Poonia (37) put on 119 for the first wicket and though Michael Powell fell on the same score, Westwood, drop by Robert Croft at first slip off Alex Wharf when on 70, remained resolute.Fifties from Marcus North and Alex Gidman lifted Gloucestershire from a stumbling 77 for 2 to a sturdier 258 for 4 against Northamptonshire at Northampton, with North still unbeaten on 84, after reaching his fifty off 88 balls following an indifferent run of form. The Kolpak pair of Johan wan der Wath and Andrew Hall did the damage alongside Johann Louw. It needed a team effort to remove Hamish Marshall, who edged to second slip only for David Sales to fumble the chance. However, Hall was alert at first slip to take the rebound.To read Martin Williamson’s report on how Middlesex‘s Tim Murtagh took six wickets to knock Essex over for 161 – all ten wickets being catches – click here.

Australians 413 for 9 (S Marsh 101, Warner 101, Watson 61, M Marsh 53) v Derbyshire
ScorecardShaun Marsh retired after reaching his hundred•Getty Images

Derby’s low-slung county ground was once a place of indifferent achievement by Donald Bradman, who never made a hundred here in four innings. It was also first of the four counties Chris Rogers has called home, in an unpretentious part of the world he still regards fondly.Rogers, though, was not in Derby this day, still recovering from the inner ear problems that have affected his balance since he was struck on the side of the helmet by James Anderson at Lord’s. Instead, Shaun Marsh had the opportunity to audition for the role of opener in case of Rogers not recovering in time for the Edgbaston Test. He made the most of it by sculpting 101, thus pressing his case by bettering Bradman.David Warner also cantered to a hundred against a Derbyshire bowling attack that emulated the ensembles put out by Kent and Essex in proving to be diligent and persistent but not of international class. There was a significant omission from the hosts’ attack also, for the left-armer Mark Footitt, who journeyed to Spain for Trevor Bayliss’ orientation week with England, was not selected by way of resting.If England wanted to hide their intentions for the rest of the series, the Australians were somewhat less opaque. Apart from Marsh, the rest of the batting order favoured those who had played at Cardiff and Lord’s, leaving the rest in positions that looked very much those of reserves. Shane Watson was at seven behind Mitchell Marsh and Peter Nevill, and Brad Haddin as far down as eight.Watson and Haddin found themselves batting together in the final session, and Haddin at one point called for the physio Alex Kountouris to examine some apparent tightness or cramping around the left hamstring. After a brief consultation Haddin kept on batting, and he and Watson went on to add an entertaining 66.Much as he did against Sri Lanka during the World Cup after being dropped and recalled, Watson looked far less anxious and immeasurably more fluent than he had seemed earlier in the tour and particularly in Cardiff. Watson suffered from a virus during the Lord’s Test and lost his voice – his bat was rather more fluent here to remind all present of his talent, until a leg glance too fine made its way into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.Watson’s were runs the captain Michael Clarke would dearly have liked, after watching Warner and Marsh add a more or less untroubled 154 until the swifter of the pair reached his hundred and promptly retired. Clarke wore a helmet with the neck guard that had helped prevent Rogers from suffering a heavier blow from Anderson, and looked intent on a longer stay than he had managed in either of the first two Tests.But after 37 balls and one boundary, a well-pitched delivery from the 19-year-old debutant Will Davis found the outside edge and was snaffled by Tom Knight in the slips. Clarke’s present stiffness at the crease will be a source of some concern for the coach Darren Lehmann and his batting assistant Michael Di Venuto, for it is readily apparent that he is not merely out of runs but certainly out of form.Clarke’s exit also brought a low score for Adam Voges, who was pinned in front of his stumps by Davis and trudged off lbw. He too has struggled for a score of import thus far, though it must be said he has looked more comfortable at the crease than Clarke and twice edged useful deliveries behind. Nonetheless Voges will not want to wait too much longer than Edgbaston for a score beyond 50, lest Marsh find another way into the XI other than the opener’s path that may be left open by Rogers.

The prospect of a restructured county season – with a reduced Championship schedule and limited-overs cricket played in blocks – has come a step closer.ESPNcricinfo understands that the county chairmen, despite the wishes of the majority of their chief executives, agreed in principle to many of the proposals outlined by the ECB executive at a meeting at Lord’s on Wednesday afternoon.As a result, the ECB will take those proposals – including a 14-game Championship season – to the management board at the end of this month when they can expect them to be rubber-stamped. Other proposals include playing fewer T20 games on Friday nights.The aim of the proposals is to make more room in the schedule for more rest, recovery and practise. The ECB hope it will lead to an improvement in the standard of white-ball cricket, in particular, and aim for many of them to be introduced as early as 2016 in the hope they can help England progress in the 2017 Champions Trophy. The 2019 World Cup will, like the Champions Trophy, be played in England in relatively early summer.But the development is likely to cause conflict around the counties. Not only will the proposals affect the integrity of the County Championship in the short term – it seems likely that the 2016 season will feature an asymmetrical fixture list with counties no longer playing all other sides in their division home and away – but they will alter the schedule of the domestic T20 competition, the NatWest Blast.The Blast has been a success story for county cricket. Two years into a four-year experiment that features the majority of matches being played on Friday night, the competition has seen increased gates of around 20% this year alone.Under the new proposals, fewer games will be played on Fridays and more games will be played in a block. While those plans will be favoured by many players and coaches – who say it will improve the standard and reduce injuries – it may leave the competition at the mercy of poor weather and spectators asked to pay more in a short period of time to attend games.The fear from some in the county game is that by arresting the progress of the current domestic T20 competition, the ECB are preparing for the ground for a fresh attempt to introduce city-based cricket involving only eight sides. Some on the executive team insist that broadcasters will be willing to pay more for such a competition and that it will give the domestic game an opportunity to rebrand itself to a new audience.The current audience may be underwhelmed, though. County members have not been consulted on the current proposals and, as recently as Tuesday – when the ECB held the first of two meetings at Lord’s – the county chief executives rejected them. The reduction in the Championship programme will also reduce the possibilities of outground or festival cricket.”I expect a very negative reaction from our members,” one county official told ESPNcricinfo. “Much of the good work we have undertaken to drive up attendances will be undone.”Some of the more extreme proposals have been rejected, though. At one stage the ECB suggested that a 14-game Championship programme could be achieved next season by creating a top division of eight teams and a bottom division of 10 teams; a scenario that would have involved either three teams being relegated from the top division this season or one promoted from the bottom. The different sized divisions may still be introduced as early as 2017.The suggestion that city-based cricket could be introduced in either 50-over or T20 cricket has also been rejected for now. But it is clear that the ECB executive, led by new chief executive Tom Harrison and new chairman, Colin Graves, are determined to drive through change. This may well prove the first step in the most radical change to the domestic game since the introduction of T20 cricket in 2003.But with county chairmen and county chief executives split – even within individual counties – there may be some conflict ahead.

Match facts

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Start time 1330 local (0800GMT)5:11

Manjrekar: India need to look at new bowling talent

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There comes a time in every chase when the players are under so much pressure that unless they catch up, the game is over. For India, that time is now.After trailing South Africa in both limited-overs’ formats, India face the prospect of a second successive series defeat unless they draw level in Chennai. To do that, they will need a more convincing batting performance particularly in the death overs, where they have lacked aggression. Simply put, they have to ensure they compete over 50 overs, not just 35, because South Africa have demanded that level of commitment from them.The tension in the twilight exchanges of the three matches so far has made for absorbing viewing and neutrals will hope there is more to come so that a grand finale is set up for the fifth game. But South Africa won’t be advocating excitement of that kind.They will want to secure their second trophy of the tour before the final match. Not only will that tick the box of dominating an opposition in their own backyard but it will set the tone for the Tests, where South Africa are the authority on traveling, having last lost a series away from home nine years ago. Victory in Chennai will allow the players that aim to continue that legacy, particularly the fast bowlers, a chance to rest and South Africa’s bench strength to be tested in Mumbai.

Form guide

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In the spotlight

With just three runs from the three matches so far – and all of those in the first game – Suresh Raina will be aware that he needs to step up. He has been dismissed for ducks in his last two innings and has not contributed a fifty since the World Cup. With India’s middle-order being prone to meltdowns, Raina will have to be in the runs soon to help solve the problem.Hashim Amla is 22 runs away from being the fastest to 6000 ODI runs but he may be more concerned with the speed with which he hits top gear after a quiet tour so far. Amla has bubbled under with small starts but is struggling to push on and has been uncharacteristically stumped off the spinners in the last two matches. If he can shake the rut, South Africa’s line-up will be in full flow again.

Team news

India altered their squad as the series heads into its decisive stage and added S Aravind in place of Umesh Yadav and the left-arm seamer could find himself in the XI. The three-spinner strategy worked well for India and if they stick with it, they may have to leave out another seamer as well.India: (probable) 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Ajinkya Rahane 4 Virat Kohli, 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 S AravindJP Duminy’s hand injury, which has ruled him out of the rest of the series, presents South Africa with a puzzle in the allrounder’s department. Dean Elgar, Duminy’s replacement, only arrived early on Wednesday morning and may need time to acclimatise, which could allow Chris Morris his first chance in the ODI series. David Miller may have to return to the middle order as a result, unless Khaya Zondo is given a debut ahead of him. With all the tinkering in the batting department, South Africa are unlikely to fiddle with their bowling combinations unless Morne Morkel, who picked up a quad injury in the third ODI, is unfit. Kyle Abbott is in reserve if needed.South Africa: (probable) 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 AB de Villiers (capt), 5 Farhaan Behardien, 6 David Miller, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Dale Steyn, 9 Morne Morkel/Kyle Abbott, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Imran Tahir

Pitch and conditions

Dale Steyn said he expected a slow wicket that may take turn but there are rumours of some extra bounce, which will be a welcome surprise for the visitors. Chennai will warm up to 34 degrees, a couple cooler than Rajkot and Kanpur, but humidity will be a factor. This match will be officiated by two local umpires because Aleem Dar was withdrawn over security concerns following the anti-Pakistan protest at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Umpires Chettithody Shamsuddin and S Ravi, who is from Chennai, will stand.

Stats and Trivia

• Though MS Dhoni is not from Chennai, the city is an adopted home to him because of the Super Kings franchise and he seems to have embraced it as a favourite venue. He averages 153.50 in ODIs at Chepauk, where he has scored two undefeated hundreds.
• The last ODI played in Chennai was between India and Pakistan in December 2012.

Quotes

“We want to take wickets as a spinning unit and whoever is bowling at any point of time, we want to attack, we want to have a lot of catching fielders in place. “
“We’ve been to a lot of different cities since arriving and it’s arrive, play, practice, go – that kind of thing. It’s on the go all the time. The boys have needed the rest.”

Saeed Ajmal has had his PCB contract suspended following his recent outburst about the testing procedures for suspect actions where he accused the ICC of double standards.Ajmal was given a category B deal earlier this year in the latest batch of central contacts having been demoted from the top level following his difficult return to international cricket after remodelling his action.”Why just target the off-spinners?”Ajmal asked in interviews with Zainab Abbas on Dunya News and with Geo Super. “Why not the left-arm spinners, legspinners or fast bowlers?”I can tell you that I have been through this bowling assessment process so many times and have watched and studied this issue so closely that I can vouch that if tests were carried out, there would be many other bowlers whose bowling actions would exceed the 15 degrees extension limit.”Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, said: “I am disappointed what Saeed said recently and we have taken a minimum action against him by suspending [his contract] and held his monthly retainer. We have also asked him to write to us about why he talked like that. We have always supported him, helped him throughout in his tough time and even hired Saqlain Mushtaq to work on his action.”Ajmal has not played for Pakistan since April when he took one wicket in two ODIs against Bangladesh and was also wicketless in a T20. During the 2015 English season he struggled for Worcestershire in the County Championship, claiming 16 wickets at 55.62.

The ECB is set to unveil the new coach of the England women’s team on Wednesday, with Mark Robinson the favourite to be appointed to the role.Robinson, the Sussex coach for a decade, was interviewed for the men’s coaching role in 2014 and has made a good impression as Lions coach, most recently overseeing the tour to South Africa at the start of 2015.Chris Adams, once a colleague of Robinson’s at Sussex and more recently director of cricket at Surrey, is understood to have made the last two from a strong field of candidates.If Robinson, 48, is confirmed in the role, he will be charged with leading a resurgence in a team that has – by its high standards – appeared to falter in recent times.England lost the Ashes in the summer, have lost both their last two Tests (against Australia in 2015 and India in 2014), have seen little progress from their 18 contracted players after moving into an era of professionalism about 18 months ago and have seen their two key performers, Sarah Taylor and Charlotte Edwards, struggle for their best form.Few of the Academy prospects are demanding a place in the senior squad, either, with Fran Wilson perhaps the only addition to the list of centrally contracted players expected when the squad is announced at the end of January.England also face a tricky winter. Their form in the past and their newly-acquired professional status renders anything less than a semi-final placing in the World T20 something of a disappointment but, with the tournament being played in India, that could prove challenging. Edwards’ future as captain may also become a discussion point. She turns 36 next month, and is already in her 20th year as an international cricketer.Robinson has presided over something of a golden age for Sussex. They won the Championship twice during his tenure, in 2006 and 2007 (although his critics would point out that many of the foundations for those successes had been laid by his predecessor, Peter Moores), and also collected four limited-overs trophies. His daughter has represented the club’s youth teams.But the timing of his departure would be unfortunate. Sussex suffered relegation at the end of the 2015 season and, for all the good work Robinson has put into the club, they are at the start of a rebuilding process.If Robinson is appointed by the ECB, as expected, Adams and Moores are sure to be linked to the vacant position at Sussex though the latter appears quite happy with his background role at Nottinghamshire.

Ravneet Ricky and Manish Sharma got off to an aggressive start againstSri Lanka in what was their first difficult match of thetournament. Both teams were keen to score a win in the match as thiswould make their future path in the tournament easier. In the end,India were keener than Sri Lanka and ended up being deserved winners -their third successive victory in the Super League.India began positively with Ricky (32) rattling up the bowlers withsome aggressive batting. After Ricky departed, the captain MohammadKaif played some good strokes before he was dismissed by spinnerDhammika for 12. Yuvraj Singh, the pick of the Indian batsmen in thetournament so far played in characteristic fashion as he made 36before he was run out. From this point on, the vice captain ReetinderSingh Sodhi, who has had a low key tournament thus far made a timely74 and helped India along to a challenging total. Some sensiblebatting towards the end by Niraj Patel, who made 43 without scoring asingle boundary and YV Rao (15) saw India to 242 off 50 overs.The Sri Lankan openers began positively, hitting the ball hard andfinding the boundary with regularity. The Indian bowlers did not losetheir composure and were well backed up by some very tightfielding. The Lankans lost wickets at regular intervals and the factthat the highest partnership of the innings was 57 for the seventhwicket tells its own tale. Only stumper RT Peiris (66) showed thetemperament required to play at the highest level. Unfortunately forhim, his gutsy innings was in vain as the hosts slumped to 201 allout.