After Swansea I was firmly in the de Boer out camp, but after yesterday’s game I had come round to the view that, given more time, we might soon see an improvement in the results with him as manager. Right now I’m stuck between feeling sorry for him and pleased that he has gone. On the one hand I would probably say he should have been given at least the Southampton game. Then after that we have three games that we’d be lucky to get anything from whoever was in charge, so he might as well have stayed for those too. Then he could be judged, if not on the results, at least on the performances. Mind you, with even 3 points from 8 games, let alone none, his coat would have been on a very shoogly peg indeed.

Some managers are regarded as lucky, but I think FdB must have run over a black cat somewhere along the line. On another day we could have come away from Anfield with a draw and we certainly should have had at least a point yesterday. FbB has also been unfortunate with injuries to Wilf, Loftus-Cheek and Tomkins so early in the season and perhaps now he’s even been unlucky to have been given the push. In this league Palace need all the luck they can get, so I don’t think retaining an unlucky man at the helm will have done us any favours.

It's been a massive learning curve for us all tho ... SP included. Until we start work on our ground we will not be a viable investment for the billionaire investors that everyone wants. FDB was a punt and a mistake ... but SP acted fast as learnt from the Pardew debacle. So fair play to him ...

No one knows what actually happened and he would not have gone if he had the players right behind him ... simple! No way ...

As someone else just pointed out ... if it can happen to Jose @ Chelsea it can happen to anyone ...

I'm an old hand mate. Was on when we couldn't buy a win under pards.

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I never knew Robin Gibb was a palace fan.

You have not answered the question though.

O points. 0 goals
Best get rid now than too late.

News greeted in an oh so predictable way.

For those on here who delight in blowing smoke up the Chairmans a##e this is strong management (something that did not happen before.) For many though this makes us a laughing stock and we are.

Do people think FbB didn't set out his vision to the board, to play 3 - 4 - 3 Ajax style? The board must have known it and arguably sanctioned it by appointing him.

We then have yet another woeful window ttying to buy the players we need at the last minute and failing to do so. We then sack the manager after probably our least inept performance and if rumour is true we seek to replace him with a manager pensioned off by England after one of the worse results in national history.

As I say we are reduced to a laughing stock.