I have been a fan for over 50 years who happens to be one of those who questions what’s going on.
Does that make me less of a fan or one those who feel ‘entitled.’
I don’t believe so.
I just happen to feel uncomfortable with the current situation which to me seems to have been avoidable.
As many others have pointed out , it’s been known for some time that Roy was going and that we had around ten players out of contract at the end of June.
There does not appear to have been any succession plan in place .
Townsend said on the radio around a month ago that the players had been advised of plans to make a managerial appointment in around 2 weeks and that those out of contract would be advised of plans once the new manager was appointed who could determine which players he wanted to retain.
An appointment was not made and a few days later Benteke was offered and signed a new contract without any input from a new manager.
Inconsistency.
What happens if the new manager doesn’t rate Benteke?

What is being asked if for a third choice management and coaching team to assemble a Premier competitive team from the remnants of last season’s ageing squad together with presumably 3 or 4 new signings together with perhaps a couple of loans.
A bunch of strangers in the main unfamiliar with each other’s working methods required to be ready in a matter of weeks.
I don’t see how how anybody can see this as some sort of master plan with a coherent strategy.

What about the fact that at the start of this thread he said it was Frank Lampard…..and prior to that it was Eddie Howe? And since Lampard it has also been a done deal on both NES and Favre???

The bloke’s a joke and his misinformation is extremely irritating and unhelpful.

In the 11 years of CPFC2010 there has only been one master plan with a coherent strategy that has worked and that is the way that Parish acquired the club as per the final chapter in Simon Jordan's book

The second master plan that is partway to fruition is the upgrading of the academy to the top status in order to attract and develop the best talent from the local area. Time will tell if this has worked.

Most of the other successes seem to be the result of luck in what I have called serendipity management.

I was roundly derided years ago when I wondered out loud if we would have been promoted if it wasn't for the happy accident of having a young lad called Wilfried Zaha in our youth ranks.

On occasions when we have had to dispense with managers due to the risk of relegation Parish has been fortunate to have anti relegation specialists like Pulis, Allardyce and Hodgson available to hire.

Some of the transfer windows have been dreadful leaving us with huge gaps in our squad but by the biggest stroke of luck we have managed to survive.

As you can see I am a sceptic when words and phrases like "master plans" and "strategy" are bandied about.

If our next manager is to be Vieira and he is successful will it be down to a cleverly thought out strategy or just more of Parish's luck?

You seem to expect a weekly update of the going ons at the club. This isnt issued by any other club, why should Palace.
It has been the close season, when players have been on their holidays, any issues would of been dealt with by Freeman.
Regarding the manager situation, they dont want to announce officially who they are going after, as there are enough rumours in the media already, why add fuel to the fire.
A new manager will be announced, when everything is signed and sealed, not before. The fact that the board have a huge financial investment in the club, gives a reassurance that they are doing their best to secure their investment by getting the best person for the job. Having disgruntled fans whos appartant self entitlement for all the detils, isnt top of their agenda.

Did you bother to read my post? (I have assumed not). This is what I said in the second paragraph:-

“I don’t harbour any expectations to hear company secrets, I don’t expect to receive their hit list nor hear about negotiations but I do believe that the club should attempt to calm us all down a bit with a comment to the effect that all is under control, player contracts are being dealt with, scouting continues etc.”

That’s not a weekly update - that’s simply a request for “don’t worry, all under control” as I also said in that paragraph.

Or are you saying that, as fans, we are not “entitled” to that?

Edited by Helmet46 (03 Jul 2021 10.06am)

Seriously, why keep going on about it don’t read the messages then that way you won’t get irritated by them.

No one is asking you believe them.

You have choices in life now make yours & stop whining about the messages.

Someone just posted what others have said how do you know they have not gleaned that from me?

Just saying you should not Assume things?