I just think any new manager worth his salt will have his own ideas about who he wants in and what he thinks the team needs to improve it.
So to me it makes no sense to extend Roy for a year and make the number of signings we will inevitably need only for a new guy to come in next year and want to change things. We have made initial investment in the squad in our early days back in the premier league (not year on year) but with the way things are at this particular point in time the additions we need might not cost the multi millions the once made might.
If we’re investigating in the squad and bringing in players it makes sense for that to be part of a bigger picture and longer term planning involving a new manager.
Maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

Or not. The more I think about this the more I come to believe that the Board will offer Roy, if he's agreeable to it, a one year extension.

After the FdB debacle I think management will be even more risk adverse than usual and will opt to stick with Roy to get us over the contractual issues coming this summer. Can't impact the aging squad quickly but with a few additions of youth & some decent loans will go again next year into stay-up mode just to get over the hump with, hopefully, Roy leaving a younger, better team when he does ultimately retire.

I have no evidence for this. Just a feeling given how management have been operating over the last few years. So, at best, another year of defensive football playing it safe to stay up. Given the hole we have to crawl out of I don't think we can expect more than this.

Of course this could all change if the dream manager turns up on our stoop looking for work but what are the odds of that?

Edited by redshift (10 Mar 2021 5.42pm)

Perhaps the club DO wish Mr Hodgson to continue in his role but he is undecided as to whether he wishes to sign a new contract ! Perhaps he might conclude that it is the right time to 'Bow out' after so many years in football and this will enable him to spend more time with his dear wife Sheila.
They do celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year!

There is an alternative scenario of course.All might be revealed soon.

Edited by Willo (10 Mar 2021 11.21pm)

I will say that I struggle to think of anyone realistic that I'd be entirely happy with. That could change at more or less anytime with the job security of managers these days. Totally unrelated: just saw Sorloth nearly score!