I flip-flop with Roy as the idea of letting him go feels akin to putting your parent in an old folks home. He has been very well paid to keep us stable though, so I think we have to put sentimentality aside. Whether we can attract someone worthwhile to replace him though could well rest on our ability to fund new signings. It might even be possible that the board will look for someone who is willing to try and integrate more youth players into the first team, rather than offering a big transfer kitty (I'm not saying that's feasible, just positing the question).

A great deal of uncertainty there is (as Yoda might say).

And he’s only on £4.5m a year - it must be terrible for him at the moment

He has made plenty just like every other manager has, the problem we have though is that with good quality players they are more able to win the ball back hence the same teams always in the top six or seven now, Mr Hodgson has a good understanding of football and that is very obvious, he has the understanding though as of similar managers of his age which is extremely natural, how do you feel Sam Poltergeist is doing at WBA?
I wish Mr Hodgson would make subs sometimes sooner and wish he'd pick different players for some of our games just like everyone else too, but then I think about the players in our squad and realise that his hands are pretty much tied up with the quality needed to make an impact which is what subs are for.
I've been rude to people before and I apologise to everyone I've upset with my views, I must remain fair but I find it very difficult especially when fans just come on and say he must go now with absolutely no thought about the finances involved and with us sitting safe in the league.
If we were in the position of Sheff. U then I would be very concerned, if our club though continue on the road we are now then sooner rather then later we will be in the same mess as Sheff.United (although their situation is rather puzzling)

Money money money as ABBA wrote.

We are not near or in a relegation position, which is basically a miracle with our squad as a whole.

I believe that a new manager would need paying, yes.

Oops . Sorry my mistake .

Rebuilding the squad is a given strategic priority, required because a) too many contracts ending at the same time and b) the squad is old and tired. The first issue is frankly poor governance at the board level, its not as if it wasn't obvious and it is miss-management of the highest order. Nothing to do with Roy.

Secondly, I can't see how we are going to attract decent talent to come to Selhurst Park and play for us, based on our current style, if that talent has other suitors. Having said that we did land Eze, but repeating that success is going to challenge Dougie and crew. Some of that is down to Roy & Ray. If Wilf leaves, we become even less attractive for a decent player to come and hone his craft

One of the reasons we have such a high wage bill is because we have to overpay the likes of Big Ben and Mama to get them here in the first place. I'm sure that none of this is lost on Parish, but bringing in young talent will require a more exciting approach on the field, otherwise we will get the leftovers at a high cost all over again!

Every time someone mentions our aging squad, I wait for your comment . You never disappoint. Why not just cut and paste.

I readily admit that I have been expressing concern about our aged squad for some time and can rightly be accused of great bouts of "Tautology".
Outside HOL, some chap mentioned that on this subject I was akin to a "Gramophone record stuck in the groove".
I do believe that my fears have come to pass as witnessed by our recent performances.

Edited by Willo (10 Feb 2021 4.47pm)