No chance,

Great, i really hope so, so much talent and not getting the points we deserve

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I've said it before on here, and Steve Parish mentioned it on Sky before the Brighton game. Palace are still a work in progress. New manager, new players and new playing style.

Some of it has worked very well, some of it not so much. But ( as SP also referred to )if you compare us to Brighton, their style has evolved and developed over the last three years to where it is now. We are two years behind.

Bloom kept faith with Potter at times when a significant amount of Brighton's support wanted him out. We may need to do likewise with PV as he continues to embed his preferred playing style, and builds a squad that is comfortable playing that way.

Old, Ungifted and White

Spot on, we’d all be thinking, bring back Roy, all is forgiven.

Win, lose or draw, I’m enjoying this season, for the simple reason we’re at least trying to attack.

I’m having a near heart attack every time we pass it about at the back, but at least I know I’m alive, watching most of the home games under Roy the last 2 or 3 years I wasn’t so sure sometimes, I found myself checking my pulse zzzzz

No doubt we’d have a similar amount of points under dyche, but it would’ve been grim getting there

Edited by monkey (24 Jan 2022 10.12am)

In the short term, yes, because like Roy Dyche would prioritize making us solid, closing down space, absorbing pressure, and avoiding mistakes. When you play football that stresses mitigating risk at all costs, in the short-term you probably end up with a few defeats turned into draws. However, a year from now we'd be in the same position and a year after that the same again. Dyche and Roy don't build and progress teams; they exist in perpetual survival mode and the odd better-than-that season is an unexpected bonus. Plus, even in that odd good season, their sides aren't pleasant to watch.

This year, Vieira's emergent side, still learning, still being formed, may well end up with 5-7 points fewer than Dyche or Roy would achieve. Because sometimes to learn how to win, you have to risk a defeat. But next year, with a year under the belts and better versed in the required playing style, I expect they'll far exceed anything Dyche, or Roy, would ever aspire to. Our focus needs to be on long-term gain, not very short term pain. It's pretty obvious to me we're moving in the right direction as a club.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

The players we recruited last summer would not have joined to play for Dyche. Instead we would have brought in Chris Wood and Tarkowski for top money. Not for me thanks.