We’ll have to agree to differ re Benteke. As I’ve posted before he missed 20 from 23 good chances in Roy’s first season and plenty of decent judges reckoned he got the yips. His hold up play is also non existent.

Last nights performance was completely unacceptable but to me there is a quality and age problem. A year too far for too many who are no longer good enough. Cahill was excellent last season but has gone. Tomkins great but made of glass Dann, Ward, Townsend, Luka etc

Some also with an eye on the exit door. I think Fat Soldier Sakho and Van Aanholt downed tools some time ago. Riedewald flatters to deceive IMO and isn’t the answer either preferring too many safe square passes.

The point made by other posters that once Roy’s teams lose defensive organisation and spirit then there isn’t much left is a fair one IMO and that is the biggest concern regarding recent poor performances. I also think that changes in formation won’t necessarily bring about the desired improvement.

Despite struggling to get results I think Fulham have improved massively and look as though they may have enough about them to get out of trouble

It’s a results business. Parish isn’t a fool and IMO will be thinking about a change just to shake things up and and halt the downward slide.

We’re struggling because we’ve stopped playing Roy’s defensive 4:4:2 effectively. It’s unlikely to be because Roy is being more expansive. More likely because we don’t have the personnel to play it. Luca and Mac are getting too slow, Eze isn’t good at it, and Townsend has lost his pace. If I understand the modern lingo we used to play an effective low block unlike the top teams who favour a high block but now we play a no block!

As long as we’re clear of relegation Roy won’t be sacked. His contract is up at the end of the season so deciding not to renew it avoids sacking him and allows him to leave with dignity having been a loyal servant to the club.

If SP is any good he will be having discussions with potential replacements now. Difficult to know who that might be now that Chelski have beaten us to Tuchel! Seriously, our next manager has to be a championship manager looking to step up.

Final crazy thought! Benteke is helping Wilf in his more central role. I’d keep him til the end of the season rather than sell him to BFS.

I concur with the sentiments apropos our 'Dad's Army' squad and for some while I have been asserting their limitations due to the passage of time.I have been concerned for some time that they would be exposed this season and alas this is the case.

Mr Hodgson have faced shot and shell but he has to work with a squad that is deteriorating before our very eyes.Many are well past their best and will not recover their form of yesteryear.

Roy was again too slow to ring the changes.

We were one again outnumbered in midefield and let in goals from set plays. This has happended too often.

Bringing on Batsman, Ayew and Jairo did shake up things for the better. A move made to late.

Still I think Roy may have stumbled onto something good to take forward.

I liked the way Batsman and Ayew worked in tandem. Zaha, and Eze on the wing with the freedom to move into the centre areas worked well with Ayew filling in where they left gaps.

Moreover Ayew's industrty ensured we werent overrun in midefield by dropping deep where necessary.

The defence also looked a lot stronger with Jario infront of them, filing in the spaces vacated by our full back when needed.

This means no Milivojevic nor townsend.

We have been letting in far too many goals from set plays. It seems if we dont have Tomkins marshalling the defence they go absent. Cahill is shadow of the player he was last season nd would prefer Dann in his stead.

Roy has his favorites and is slow to change. Hopefully the last 10 minutes of last nights game showed how flexible we can be. That said defence is still a worry.

To change manager now I think would be a mistake but if we are to then ithas to be somebody like Brenford's Thomas Frank.

If we don’t get a win on Saturday then Next Tuesday’s game at Newcastle could be interesting - not for the game which could be the dullest of the season but there are some parallels - chairmen both unwilling to replace an increasingly unpopular manager. Neither would want to lose that, especially if Fulham get some points in the meantime

I don't believe that at this juncture there is any appetite whatsoever to rid Mr Hodgson of his services before the end of the season.