Step forward Clinton Morrison...

I can see Roy being asked to move upstairs ,so he is there if required ,Paddy takes over with Ray and there is a seamless transfer of power

Year two Roy goes back to his retirement , Paddy takes complete control (possibly Ray as coach)

As long as we hold mid table obscurity its a plan I can see developing in the club .

Twice Parish has attempted a playing reset and both times he’s pulled the plug ( De Boer and Vieira ).

Quite where he goes from post Roy I don’t know.

Promoting Paddy suggests that he’s opening up a career path for him and that the next manager would be expected to work with McCarthy. That would enable a fresh approach but also have someone that is more in tune with Palace’s DNA. And of course Paddy has the best understanding of what the younger players in the Academy have to offer.

Actually I could see Rodgers as an option. Knows the Premier League and although it went stale for him at Leicester, I think he’s more suited to our kind of club as opposed to a top 6 team

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We of course might not be plying our trade in the PL next season.

In terms of Rodgers, I just get a "Feeling in my water" that he would not have the desire to manage us in the PL.

Apropos Mr Hodgson, this short term deal suits him at his time of life and perhaps he has no intention of taking up the cudgel on a long-term basis.
Furthermore, I am keeping my emotions in check - we defeated a very average Leicester team at Home and we could well get into 'Pitchy seas' as the season draws to an end.By then there could be no calls for Mr Hodgson to continue !

It’s not that Leicester, haven’t brought players in that is their problem, It’s the fact that those players haven’t replicated the standards set by those they sold, let go., or in the case of Evans, and Vardy ,have gone past their best. Not much of that could be placed at Rogers door. Leicester were not flying, when Rogers took them, he in fact brought back the mojo of what was at that time a talented squad gone a bit sleepy, but all squads need reinventing and Leicesters recruiters ,didn’t manage it in the next couple of seasons.

not convinced with either Potter or Rodgers. are these 2 really our only options?

I have no idea which way SP&Co ltd will go this time round. Tried breaking the mould twice now, in FdB and PV, both failed fairly quickly. Do they go again with another 'new age' manager? Or go for tried and Tested PL experience - or someone/something new altogether?

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"