This post has been merged from a topic called 'Roy Age Issues' by Midlands Eagle

The time has come to introduce Roy's replacement. I say this because he is in his early seventies (same as me)and like me could pop his clogs at any time. If that happens where is the club? In crisis again? Some jobs which call for candidate with specific experience to handle a specific project will require the the successful candidate to step down when reaching a specific age, often 70. I have been in such a job and whilst I know I am still more than capable of doing the job properly my boss was concerned about clog popping and the potential damage to his project, hence the step-down age requirement. It also allows for an uncomplicated handover as the 'old fart', i.e Roy (or me) still has the marbles to hand-hold the handover to another.
Perhaps, for the reasons above, none other, it is time for Roy to go.

you are so right succession planning is important, no panics please, Roy is doing a great job with limited talent, if we start trying to play in a more entertaining way with the current squad then we would soon be in trouble. Roy job has been to keep us in the PL which he has and is to date doing, playing any other way needs considerable team investment and at present that seems just not to be there!, you just cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear?

I don’t think you can compare elite level football to other business and just because you plan a successor doesn’t mean they are going to be any good.

Roy still still seems a sharp and articulate man. You don’t earn the respect of a headstrong squad of footballers by being an old fart. Ray Lewington has worked with him for many years and is ten years younge at sixty two. I hope we remain a steady premier league club capable of surprising the plastics and they both continue for a fair while longer.

Yes they have, but we don't have the attraction for top rate managers as Barcelona.

Well said.

Old, Ungifted and White

Seconded.