Here's hoping Roy will walk. I'm a season ticket holder and have been for years. I've been to more games than I've missed since 1973 and the football being played now compares to the dire crap of the mid eighties.

It's becoming a chore to drive the 35 miles to games to watch that absolute rubbish week in week out, and I'm seriously considering not renewing next season. It's meant to be entertaining and enjoyable. It's not.

I can take losing, it goes with the territory of being a Palace fan, but I can't take this negative sh1t that Hodgson serves up much longer. No wonder Zaha wants out, and no wonder we can't attract a decent striker (the ball is hardly ever up that end).

Statistically this is our most successful period in our history. That may be, but I'd rather be playing decent attacking stuff and getting beaten, than this 'defence first' utter tosh and still getting beaten.

I think Roy should set up for the Everton game with 4 narrow in defence, 3 holding midfielders, Andros or Ayew on the right, a non-striking striker up front, who will gently jog about, and Wilf who might get us a goal. If we go a goal down, there's always the following week. I am sure the boys will have played very well, and we will have been unlucky not to have got a draw, can't fault their effort, unfortunate to give away the goal, sometimes the referees don't always get it right, we have a lot of injuries or the boys are very tired and we just need to get to the next transfer window so we can bring in 4 or 5. Dougie will be in Scotland trying to pick up the next out of contract wonderkid to immediately loan back to Inverness Caledonian Thistle as he has a lot to learn before he is 29 and suitable for the Premier League. Jeff Schlupp is nearly ready for his 1st team return, and he will be like a new signing. Have you seen the artist's impression of our new stand - looks fabulous and will help us to boost attendance in our 900,000 people catchment area.

Fully agree. negative football a la Roy is the issue. now why would Roy heap all the praise on the blades in the pre-match interview for having the capability to reach a european position this season when if we had won today, we would be tied for points? how does that make our players feel?

The average fan on these forums would know how to set up against Hodgson's teams and pedestrian and predictable tactics.
We went 1 down and,similar to Southampton, and never looked like getting back into the game.
If anything they could have got a second goal.
Can't use injuries or transfer window as an excuse as we had a strong team and bench.
We are not set up to create chances or goals.
Although he has not been supported with transfers, Hodgson should not be let off the hook for how we play as ultimately he's accountable for tactics.

A couple of days ago i stated that we are now a MICKY MOUSE CLUB and wasn’t happy saying that, after today’s pony performance which is our normal performance these days, the only way I see out of this is to get relegated as soon as possible because until that happens nothing will change. If we stay up this year the people at the top will just carry on the same way, we need to sell the club and get rid all the people at the top.

Funny how fans have been saying that for well over a season now. The old dog can't learn new tricks I'm afraid. Parish will be forced into a decision because I can't see where our next goal is coming from.