I think we have to be careful not to get too carried away. PV got exactly the same number of points from these games in the reverse fixtures (13pts) this season (albeit the performances were not as good in some of the games). We have for the last four or five years done fairly well against teams around us with a win ratio varying between the 50-66% mark. What we haven't and won't see during Roy's new tenure is games against tougher opposition (do Spurs count as tough?), or how he'll respond during the periods where we inevitably have a tougher run of results.

I have every confidence Roy would keep us up I'm just not so confident over a whole season he'll bring out the best in the attacking players and may increasingly burden them with defensive rigidity and shape. I think he is the safe option, but personally I would hate to see us fail to make the most of the attacking talent we have. Weirdly, the performances Roy is delivering are not just highlighting PV was the wrong man for the job, but also that Roy is, if that makes sense. His post-match comments even in victory point towards a desire for a more pragmatic approach which could curtail the freedom that Olise and especially Eze seem to thrive on.

Of course I'd love to be wrong and we carry on playing such a free-flowing and entertaining style under Roy next season, with Paddy taking over the mantle when he's ready. I just worry that we have the luxury to play the way we are now and that it won't last when games start to matter again. For now though I'm just going to enjoy the ride as we all know the good times never seem to last for long as a Palace fan.

I started the thread not as an emotional response to a few good results, but based on an objective analysis of where we are.
In fact I wasn't a huge fan of Roy last time around and I'm not swayed by the fact that he's a local boy or that he supposedly supported the club as a boy.
The choice for the owners is whether there is a better option in the summer.
Some will refer to the need for long term planning and that Roy is not the future.
However, the nature of football now is that the average tenure for a manager is less than 2 years.
It's not that long ago that Vieira was seen as the future.
Furthermore, if Vieira had exceeded expectation this season he may well have been poached anyway.
In an ideal world it would be great to have a 5 year plan, but the stakes are so high that the first priority has to be to avoid relegation on a year by yewr basis.
If I was in the fortunate position of being one of the owners I would be asking myself is who is the best current qualified candidate to achieve this aim.
It's difficult to look beyond Roy if only based on maintaining continuity and because the chemistry betwwen the coaching team and the players is self evidently so strong.

The other issue is that whoever does come in, their performance will be compared to Roy and his team….which actually could add pressure to the management position.

In all honesty, taking over from someone who has recently led the club to playing attractive, successful football could be quite daunting.

So perhaps there is a lot of sense by adding a further year of stability to the club by not changing too much?!?!

I think Roy should go at the end of the season on a high and with a warm pat on the back. If we stays on, he will inevitably go back to some brain numbing, boring football he gave us during his last 2-3 seasons.

Towards the end of his last season, Mr Hodgson, to my ageing eyes, looked somewhat fatigued.Football management is a 24/7 commitment and can of course be draining. He returned this season looking refreshed and relaxed after a period away from the rigours of management and perhaps at the age of 76 is only prepared to consider a short-term assignment.

I don’t think anyone can argue against this line of thinking. No way is he ready for the rigours of the PL.