Listen to the intelligence of the man, very impressive, he can see what it takes to be positive and tactical. He knows what its takes!!

Then listen to Roy...

Ernie, is worth a punt or do we already have a pre-deal?
He reads the game very well and in a bigger club with better players, we have them. I know 100% who I would have next season.

Forget other choices of possible managers.

Ernie or Roy?

I specifically watched MOTD2 to find out what Eddie's been up to and doing with his time away from management.

Although the football has been dire of late, I think both Roy and Palace have gotten what either side needed from the relationship;Roy has his redemption in reputation from the disgrace that was England's exit from Euro 2016, and Palace after trying something "new" with FDB, ensured safety and stability of Premier league status up until now.

The club is moving to a stage of rebuild in the summer 2021 and it would need a 3-5yr manager at the helm to implement a strategy for this with progressive ideas, and not one who's on a rolling year contract with what appears to be lack of tactical thought of play in team set-up and in game management.

Therefore I think it's in everyone's best interests if Roy sees out this remaining season which by all accounts should see with a good degree of certainty, the continuance of Palace's premier league status, and go out into the sunset with fond memories of our time together.
We should in tandem begin looking for a long time manager and certainly Eddie Howe would be a credible candidate that I would endorse (on the basis that he has limited involvement in transfers).

I want Eddie - definitely not Ernie - although the females that come with Ernie might be easier on the eye!
I have advocated Eddie Howe for a while now and right now would be a great time to bring him in.
1. We are unlikely to be relegated and so he has a free pass to see what he has got at his disposal.
2. We might start to play better football and might that encourage Wilf to stay?
3. Might that make it easier to plan for next season without all the usual rush when a new manager comes in.
4. A young manager might be more attractive to incoming players?
It just makes perfect sense to me especially as there is no compensation to pay and paying Roy off would not be costly either.
We won't do it of course and at the end of the season we will move too late, he will accept another job and Palace will be left floundering around and have to offer Roy another year!

I’m not sure about Eddie Howe or Ernie Howe for that matter, spent fortunes at Bournemouth and when they went on the slide they really went on the slide.

He lost the dressing room and the spat with Fraser sticks in my mind as they needed a result and this player refused to play. It’s all coming back to me now, Thanks but no thanks....

If you think Roy looks like he's floundering and not sure what to do next, you will have seen that behaviour before. On the touchline and post match interviews with Eddie Howe at the end of last season.

Howe has had a refreshing break from the game and then comes across well in the non-pressurised environment of a pundit. Not that difficult.

Old, Ungifted and White

Yes - about 6-7 years before.

Old, Ungifted and White