I thought it was a decent interview. You have to give SP credit for doing it, he could hide and never say anything like Ashley but doesn't himself out to be shot at. He sounded a bit defensive and annoyed at times but that understandable and more of a problem if he didn't care.

I didn't understand the bit about him and the Americans putting the money in for transfers? Doesn't that come out of the club's TV money?

All in all SP is a damn good chairman. The last 2 years have seen some less than brilliant decisions and hiring De Boer was a 'caught in the bright lights' moment. We are now paying for that until January so it's grin and bare it time.

The ups and downs of Palace have left me older than my years

Genuinely out of every decision that has been made in his 7 year tenure, do the good ones outweigh the bad?

Also how many of the good ones, such as Pulis and Allardyce, were no brainers?

It isn't so much the decisions to appoint them - as you say, no brainers - as actually getting your man once you've made that decision.

I think the Board has been pretty good at digging us out of the s*** so far but also not bad at getting us into it in the first place.

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We won't be here much longer with these errors since extending Pardew's con tract, that's the issue here. In any organisation that's what would be in serious discussion, not how wonderful it was prior to the start of these repeated c0ck ups. Those who look backwards don't go foreward with the same repeated errors.

Sorry but the others, well Silva and Dyche, were clearly better options and would've delivered better results. Again, like with Pardew, Parish took leave of his senses. Frank charm? Star struck? Who knows, but he went against his main prerequisite of prem experience, and not only that but ''wound the clock' forward after staying it needed 'rewinding' 6 months before. This time Jordan was right, and I'm sorry but parish was epically wrong.

I remember those on here claiming how Silva wasn't fit for it because of CPFC 4-0 Hull and his face and body language that day where in reality he had worked a miracle to get them there with the worst squad in the league. It was about 3 injuries and a big defensive error that helped tip the scales that morning. And we needed to be able to break teams down at home. Recently a pro Frank poster tried justifying Frank because his 3 was actually a 5. Yep very likely to break teams down with our supposed 'wing backs' and a budget that's no more than most of the league. What has Silva got in his armoury? Up with the best in Europe at home over 4 seasons. So no better than Frank then?

Then there's Dyche. Continuity right in front of his eyes. But no, the big name it had to be, completely ignoring all of the logic and sensible thinking intended from the outset because of his playing career and 4 titles McLaren managed to win as well. 'Trying something different' was the message. Yep, different in that it was just as or more risky than Pardew's transition.

To add I think the Zaha ego massaging was either badly timed, should've been delayed, or just agree the package without the holiday and I think Parish will probably admit to himself he had 4 too many a holiday this summer when he could've been face to face with a manager who'd only worked in football where most transfer work is done by the back room staff.

There's been a lot of infighting between first team players over the approach and handling of the first team, and although you could question their attitude in not just obeying and getting on with it, I cannot question their because it so painful and frustrating watching this unfold in front of our eyes, and most of it avoidable. I mean, come on, def mid issues in Jan 2015 wasn't it? 1 lb in September 2016 and the Flamini result at def mid. Again, def mid. Then we buy 2 lbs for £25 mil where we could've got by with buying a better one scouted and much cheaper. Wind on and in addition to Frank it's 'crisp packet' hands as he's known on hol radio and 1 striker. Yes, 1 striker in the top league in the world.

Hambo, you're good at defending Parish, but not that good. And it's all well and good SP defending this with 'correcting it' but I'm afraid a lot of this can't be corrected because of rules. Benteke breaks himself next week and that's it, finito. It's been said many times that these things will relegate us so it's not as if it's a case of just forget the last 24 months and remember the previous 60 or so.

Good luck Roy.

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Pulis, Allardyce and Pardew itching to get away from confrontations on his front lawn were no brainiers.

Pulis he stalled on because I think he might've doubted we could do it. I do see that tbf.

Pardew was excellent. Just the delayed sacking wasn't.

Allardyce, although the right call, we arguably shouldn't have been in the position of needing. Therein lies the issue.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (19 Sep 2017 1.25pm)

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In a nutshell.

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