Roy’s comment has always been the case. But Parish knows when a manager has had his time so I expect he isn’t going to get an extension. Probably why it was always one year added on.

COYP

Longtime reader of the board, first-time poster. There seems to be a massive disconnect between the Board, the sporting director and the manager. Based off Roy's comments over the past few years, it is clear that he has little-to-no input on the club's transfer policy. He takes the players given to him, some who he probably doesn't even want, and his able to get the club to grind out results, even if the football can be dull. With this in mind, I'm firmly in the Roy In camp until we have some idea as to what the Board and Dougie are trying to accomplish. We have no cogent transfer policy. Would it surprise anyone that even with all the players that will be out of contract this summer, that the club has not yet developed a firm plan as to how to rebuild?

If the Board is willing to spend something like 40-50M on transfers this summer, then it would make complete sense to bring in a new manager and let him have a real say in how the club is constructed. Let the new manager, maybe one from the Championship, target the players that will be brought in (hopefully they are in their early 20's!). But if that doesn't happen, I don't see how Palace would be an attractive job for a manager. To that end, I would posit that Roy may be the best that we could do and, as supporters, we should hope that Roy keeps us up while we wait for the Board to get its act together.

I'm certainly understand the desire of many on this forum for Palace to play a more entertaining brand of football. I would love to see it too! But I just don't see how we get to that point (while still being remotely competitive) until the Board changes the way it does business. There needs to be at least modest investment this summer while allowing whoever the manager may be to have a greater say in the matter. Just my two cents. COYP!

10 defensive midfielders, no thanks!

Heath -- you very well could be correct. And if that is the case, in that we are essentially bringing the band together, that would be unfortunate. At some point, there needs to be an infusion of youth into the club, and a clear identity.

A forward-thinking Board should take advantage of the unfortunate times we are living in and target clubs in the Championship, League One, etc who are in financially precarious positions as a result of Covid-19. Palace should attempt to start buying players while agreeing to loan them back for the 21/22 season. This could be a more frugal way to add several young players for the 22/23 campaign while capitalising on a once-in-a-lifetime event. Some club is going to take this approach and will reap its rewards.

Perhaps the way forward will be made clear in the not too distant future.

There are 11 games left and uncertainty abounds at the present time in terms of the management and of course players.
Perhaps supporters will not have to wait 3 months to discover the way ahead.