It would be a fitting acknowledgement of an out-of-date manager who should have retired a few years ago, if Roy were to take us down in his last season in management. We'd be the martyr for all of football to look at and learn from. Taking one for the 'team'. Rid the game of dinosaurs. Crystal Palace helping to evolve the game of football by showing you how not to do it.

we got away with it last season - not investing the AWB money, Roy did brilliantly to add McCarthy and Ayew to the squad and with a bit of rotation and competition for places, + very defensive tactics and discipline we managed enough narrow wins and results to finish mid table. But they were short term fixes - we've taken our eye off the ball with the midfield - they're mainly past their best, not the quickest and not very creative - in fact by prem standards we have a cloggers midfield - I think Wolves best showed our limitedness possession-wise, they pinged it about and moved in ways we can only dream about. Roy did brilliantly last year (till lockdown), but those methods can't continue, we need more finesse and energy in our midfield, we've just got tenacity and discipline atm, although it's funny recently our play through the pitch has been better, but we've failed more with the final pass, but a more creative midfield would enable us to make more and better chances, not the half chances we currently snatch at. It's not just Roy who is liable for our recent failings, he has never been backed in the market and he needs to be, he would get the team to play better with the right resources, he oversaw us beat Leicester 5-0 with Cabaye and Loftus Cheek in the side, we don't have that quality in midfield this season - we need to add to the squad or things will get worse I feel, Zaha's return will paper over the cracks no doubt, but I'm not sure refreshing our squad can wait till the end of the season when so many contracts are up.

I don’t understand why anybody who criticises Roy is depicted as a knee jerk reactionary to the most recent defeat.
If we beat WBA at the weekend it doesn’t negate the criticisms of him which are based on the form over most of this year.
I have reviewed Roy’s post match quotes after Brighton, Chelsea , Wolves, Burnley and Newcastle and even he has acknowledged shortcomings in performance.
If he’s prepared to accept there’s room for improvement I cannot understand the sensitivity of some on here if others dare to call into question some of his selections, decision making and tactics.
I’ve been encouraged by some of our play this season and hope we can continue to improve with players returning.
But even though I’m a realistic fan of many years including the years in the old division 3, and know it’s beyond us to consistently compete at the top level, I still expect us to strive to be the best we can and not accept mediocrity as high attainment.

Willo, you live in the same Weed catchment area as me. Just 2 weeks ago, having not won in 7 games, there was a group of Brighton fans calling for Potter to be replaced with someone with a more pragmatic approach.

A win and a draw later, and all is now well apparently.

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Neillo,I am further west than you.
I have not encountered a prevalence of Brighton supporters in my area, in actual fact I know and am aware of a number of our supporters!

So am I getting this right ? You're slaughtering the manager but advocating making pre-conceived substitutions as per a Sunday League or kids game with no allowance for injuries or what turn the game takes in the first half ? Ridiculous.

Playing less time isn't going to give the players speed or intensity either.