Former Stoke City boss Tony Pulis in line for Crystal Palace

Holloway left the Eagles by mutual consent yesterday with the club 19th in the Premier League table.

Pulis established Stoke in the top flight before leaving in May, and Palace chairman Steve Parish wants to appoint a manager with experience at that level.

"He's never been relegated, and he's out of work. We'll look," he said.

"I'm sure we'll try and contact him and if he's interested we'll have a chat with him and see where we go."

Holloway's departure from Selhurst Park by mutual consent was announced at a press conference last night as the former Blackpool boss admitted he was not the man to save the club from the drop.

The 50-year-old, who watched his team lose 4-1 at home to Fulham on Monday, was brutally honest as he revealed he did not have the energy for the relegation fight and claimed the club had lost the spirit which helped them win promotion last season because of their raft of summer signings.