You mean that Nottingham forest and Wolves who have spent massively more than us and are below us? That makes zero sense.

As for incompetence....well we are still in the Premier League so he hasn't done too badly. With a decent youth system now in place. He's done more than previous chairman hasn't he? Every year the same rhetoric comes out, Parish is the devil, He isn't here to burn down the club. It benefits him for us to do well, so it isn't like he is trying to ruin the club. If the billionaire owners don't want to spend their cash what would you have him do?

Edited by CpfcWeTrust1 (17 Mar 2023 10.14pm)

Hodgson got his last team relegated.

Is he really going to motivate these players?

He certainly isn't the most ridiculous suggestion on this thread. Not even close.

I think at this stage of the season it might be difficult to appoint a "permanent manager" ( a contradiction in terms I know) of any stature with us in the position we are in. Who would want to take the risk of blotting their CV?

Therefore a stop-gap manager seems more likely, but who? I would like to think Parish had some plan in mind when Patrick was sacked rather than it being a spur of the moment thing without any thought of a potential successor.

I have to say I would be concerned about Roy returning. I well remember the sight of he and Lewington cutting rather forlorn figures on the touchline as the Watford ship sank this time last year. At this stage I feel we need someone not only tactically astute but also inspirational - someone who can lift and galvanise the team, and I am not sure Roy is the one to do this.

I am enjoying a delightful holiday at present interrupted by a plethora of messages apropos latest developments.Hol has been a relatively WILLO free zone whilst I have been abroad. Rest assured normal service will be resumed on HOL on my return!

If we hire him on a short term basis, it doesn’t show any of those things. It shows we are desperate to stay up in order to go again. That’s it. That’s all there would be a Hodgson appointment.

We're the Arthur over ere!

Luka, Schlupp and Ayew will all hope for a Roy return - all favourites of his and used to his methods.
I’m not so sure about some of those who joined after he left.
They don’t necessarily strike me as Roy type players.
Nevertheless, the key is staying up as an immediate goal so if Roy can assist in this regard it doesn’t necessarily impact on long term ambitions and he would clearly be a short term appointment.
It may seem like a panic measure , but I can just about see some logic even if I’m not really a Roy fan.