Just remember what happened to Charlton when there fans wanted Curbishley out and where Charlton are now. Not saying I want Hodgson to stay but perhaps until we get a better squad / first 11 then we have at the moment, that he is the only guy to keep us up. Only this summer coming can we get players in that will help keep us up next season and hopefully some of our present younger players may also be pushing for first team starts. We better have a good enough manager coming in if Hodgson does go now as our present 11 isn’t good enough. Then again Everton and Forrest may also get docked points which will help? Tough times ahead and I don’t know if a replacement manager or Hodgson can keep us up?

That’s why I’m on the fence about this. Damned if we do, damned if we don’t :-(

I bet he's already made a nice profit on what he originally invested in Palace ... and he expects to make even more?

I'm sure they'll all make the effort to turn out for the Emirates because it's the place to be seen at. I was fortunate enough to be beered and pied there once ... the middle tier of the entire stadium seems to be exclusively for corporate entertaining.

Edited by Henry of Peckham (21 Jan 2024 12.14am)

Denial is not just a river in Egypt

Some posters on here rightly assessing that the issue is not Roy. He is just an expendable scapegoat for a management agenda to stay in the PL at the least possible cost whilst convincing the fanbase the club has ambition. IT DOESN'T. No manager will replace Roy that isn't a yes-man for the owners. If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times: what we're seeing year-in-year-out is an agenda NOT to go down and NOT to go up. It's viewed by owners as a pure business and the model is not about trying to compete with top six teams or go down. Odds are that the three teams to go down are already locked in, so there won't be any investment by this band of owners. How many seasons will it take before the masses see the elephant in the room? Now, I can understand the owners wanting to make their money, but I don't like the lies, the deception, the BS given weekly to the Palace fans that there is a glorious vision of a trophy. That's why I envy teams like Brighton. Yes, they may go down trying to get to the top, but at least they're trying, and they're honest about it. I'd rather support a non-EPL team with that desire than a fake.

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I'm usually one of the last to call for someone's head. Call it stupid loyalty. I see myself as a swing state - when I say it's over it's usually past over. I'm a big Parish fan given the last ten years and the academy and...er...oh.

Roy should go ASAP but the problems have got deeper and are eloquently exposed in these posts and the attached article. The only thing keeping us up are worse teams who are improving and points deductions which may get rescinded or not given. Worse, remember The Championship? You need high quality and massive desire to escape. Relegation would see Olise and probably Eze go. No way could I see the remainder bounce back.

I would take Potter in a heartbeat as I have nothing but admiration for what Brighton are doing but would he take us? I would take Cooper. But to be fair to Roy the only reason I am saying he should go is for a new manager bounce and because this bad run means we've lost our way. He's not selecting youth because his job is to keep us up, not our long term future.

One last point is we've run out of luck. Remember Roy's second game, the thumping of Leeds 5 1? We were clinging on during the first half when they could have been out of sight. Had we lost would that wonderful run have happened..?

The Brentford win, while obviously welcome, to a certain extent masked the problems which continue to remain.
It's possible that Roy stays and a similar win v Sheffield Utd will again provide a similar sticking plaster to a gaping wound.

This season we have failed to score in over a third of our games, even our better players have underperformed and we continue to play the same way as if something will miraculously change.
We haven't been unlucky this season - our performances have got the results they deserved.
I think there needs to be a managerial change to provide a catalyst for fresh impetus and alternative approach.
Let's face it we can't do much worse than we already are.
A fresh voice and approach could well galvanise players.
We might see some threatening set pieces, some fluidity in the final third,some forward passes, more support and service to the striker(s) and perhaps one or two of the younger players coming through.