I was Happy with the first half of the season but the problem is the deterioration of all our players, and PV unachievable goal of playing like a top six team without top six money

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I think he will be off during the close season / summer -
if the H&B situation (staying or going & if they are going who steps in) remains unclear -
If the squad imbalance remains poor / the large number of out of contract players, inadequate replacements that at least provide the appearance of a squad worthy of a strong season in the PL -
I think that keeping Palace in that 12th - 16th position for 2 seasons will be enough of a CV strengthener to see him offered a position at a club of similar / slightly better standing than Palace - (with a larger stadium & more money available)
Maybe Leeds / Leicester / Everton / WH / etc ( obviously dependant upon who gets relegated)

proves my point...

This was once a quality forum....

Keep playing Schlupp in midfield and Vieira's reputation will soon end up on ground zero.

Ok, Lanzo, it's a bet. But can we say whomever loses gives £100 to the charity of the winner's choice? Before you agree I will just point out that data analytics have us with a less than 2% chance of relegation.

I’m torn on Vieira.
He seems very personable, has good football principles in terms of how he wants to play the game and appears to be a draw for attracting players to the club.
However, is the team better than the sum of it’s parts?
I look at Fulham for example, who totally dominated us at Selhurst.
One centre half in his mid thirties, the other a former West Ham reserve.
A midfield made up of Reed (who couldn’t get into Southampton’s team), Pereira (£10m from Man Utd) and Paulinha.
An attack made up of an average former Bristol City forward, an Arsenal reject who was seen as past it and admittedly a very good forward in Mitrovic.
They are not huge names but appear to operate as a well oiled machine with balance all over the field and look very well coached.
You could make similar observations about the likes of Brentford and Brighton.

People point to squad deficiencies as a reason for our struggles, but are our players any worse than those in the above teams?
These teams have players who are not exactly household names nor cost a fortune.
Spending big sums as West Ham, Leeds and Everton have done is not necessarily always the answer.
Which brings me back to Vieira.
If you accept that you don’t have to have 11 outstanding players to make a good team should our core of talented players ( Anderson, Guehi, Doucoure, Eze, Olise, Zaha) provide enough of a platform for a well coached team to produce better performances and results?
This is where I think the jury is still out on Vieira.