Your post has a lot of truth in it and is saying what I have been saying for a long time. Roy is set in his ways and will not change, he has his favourites and does not try different players he has at hand. He has shown no interest in transfers and that's his excuse for whining about lack of incoming players. I do not believe for one minute that SP and Dougie get players in without consulting him. He will not try the youngsters when if he did he might be really surprised at what they can achieve. As I have said Roy is too set in his ways and will only play defensive football hoping for a break to go forward. He needs to try playing attacking football for a change as other teams can read him like a book and we get pinned back all the time. Roy is keeping us in the top league but that's about it I am afraid. No decent player wants to come to us looking at how he sets up our team.
Its a pity because we have a good set of players that could do so much better with a new plan B.

Supported Palace for over 69 years since the age of 7 and have seen all the ups and downs and will probably see many more ups and downs before I go up to the big football club in the sky.

It seems that I am NOT alone in my thinking if you had bothered to read the whole thread. I am sorry if your views are not like mine but you need to rein in on your replies and appreciate that we do not all have the same views as you do and you need to think before you post your replies. You tend to nick pick to try and justify your points and twist things around.
As for me being biased I think that comes under the heading Pot calling kettle black. You seem to think we should all toe the line and think like you do....well sorry I have my ideas and you have yours and you need to accept it.

Supported Palace for over 69 years since the age of 7 and have seen all the ups and downs and will probably see many more ups and downs before I go up to the big football club in the sky.

9th maybe?
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Read back before being a smartarse.

I don't know how good or otherwise a manager Roy is, as neither am I an expert in football management, nor am I privy to what goes on during the week and behind closed doors.
What I do know (as oppose to 'believe') is that after two and a half seasons of Roy we are comfortably placed in the table at this time. Yes it could easily go pear-shaped at any moment but I believe that this is unlikely given the way the team is set up, i.e. difficult to break down.
I would like to see more attacking football, especially at home, and especially in the first half I'm still waiting to see my first Palace goal at the Whitehorse Lane end - I was away for the Norwich game), but in order to do that we need players who can deliver a more attacking approach and we don't, in my opinion, currently have them.
One day, and it may be after Roy has gone, we will get our wish for more attacking football (hopefully with a good balance regarding defensive responsibilities, so no, not a return to the Pardew days). in the meantime, I will continue to enjoy watching Premier League football at Selhurst Park (and the odd away game here in the Midlands).