Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.

Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.

The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.

Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.

People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.

Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.

One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.

TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.

His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”

For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.

Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.

Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.

Igor Tudor isn’t worried about Tottenham dropping out of the Premier League. He’s sure the club will stay up – no doubts at all.

Tudor just took over as Spurs’ interim head coach last Saturday, after the team let go of Thomas Frank. Frank only managed two wins in 17 league games, so they were in a rough spot. Now, Tudor steps in with Tottenham sitting in 16th place, just five points clear of the drop zone. And to make things more intense, his first big test is the north London derby against top-of-the-table Arsenal. Still, Tudor doesn’t flinch. He’s confident he’ll get the job done in N17.

When someone asked just how sure he was that Spurs would stay in the Premier League, Tudor didn’t hesitate: “One hundred per cent.”

He’s not in London for a good time. “I’m not here to enjoy it; I’m here to work. Sure, you enjoy the first moment, but then you get down to business,” he said. “This is a fantastic club, and I’m really focused on doing the right things.”

Tudor’s been in these kinds of situations before. Last season, he helped Juventus clinch a Champions League spot after stepping in to steady the ship. Same story at Lazio a couple of years back: he came in with nine games left, won five, and took them from ninth to seventh.

But when people press him for his secret, he just shrugs. “I don’t know. I just do my job. Nothing special. I focus on what matters. You need to solve problems; every club has them, even the big ones.”

He’s brought in some familiar faces to help out at Spurs: Bruno Saltor, who used to coach at Brighton, joins Riccardo Ragnacci and Tomislav Rogic on Tudor’s staff. Andreas Georgson stays on as the set-piece coach.

The real challenge? The squad is battered. At least 11 players are out with injuries or suspensions, which leaves Tudor with a thin group to pick from.

“This is a really rare situation – ten players injured, and not just small knocks either,” he said. “We trained with thirteen outfield players. That’s just how it is. It’s not ideal, but honestly, it makes the challenge even bigger. We’ll have thirteen for sure, and that’s enough to get what we want on Sunday.”

He knows what this derby means. “The first goal – obviously, I get how important this game is. It’s the north London derby. Everyone expects three points from us, and we know that. But for me, these first sessions have been about becoming a team. A team that knows how to go to war together, a team that’s willing to suffer, to fight, to run, with the right mentality. That’s where it starts.”

Despite the rough patch Spurs have been through, Tudor thinks there’s enough quality in the squad to turn things around. “This team’s got plenty of quality,” he said. “Talented players, good engines, I always say, legs that can run. There’s a lot of potential here.”

Cristian Romero is suspended for now, but Tudor confirmed he’ll stay as team captain. He didn’t say who’ll wear the armband on Sunday, though.

Tudor’s been talking a lot with the club’s leadership group about what he expects from them. “You have to talk about values, but also about real things on the pitch – what you want out there. The players need clarity, and they want it too. My goal’s been to send two messages: one about what kind of people and values we want, and one about how we want to play. Both things have to work together.