Shaun Derry was sacked as notts county manager after a horrific time in management , McCarthy has no experience , your clutching at straws and your hatred for viera has clouded your judgement

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

This exactly. Look at how much Chelsea have spent in the last year, and they already had a large squad of expensive players.

By the time Roy went, with so many contracts expired, it could justifiably be argued 10 new players were needed to give a full squad. At the level Palace are at and to get high enough quality of replacements in, each player would cost £20 to £30m. So ten of those would have cost in the region of £250m. Only half that was spent. As I said, it was perfectly understandable if the board decided there was no way they could afford or justify such a massive expenditure, but then should have cut their cloth to suit by appointing a more pragmatic manager with permission to play a less expansive version of football that everybody, fans included, would accept providing it got results. Many years ago I recall Arsenal boring their way to the league title by repeatedly gaining 1-0 wins.

Why is there such an obsession with ex players as managers at Palace? Just because they played here doesn't mean they'll be good managers, Vieira was a good player, useless manager, Keane good player, useless manager, shearer....etc etc

Enjoy your break Lanzo

I echo these sentiments.

It was Roy Keane who got Sunderland promoted back to the PL the season after they were relegated from it.

Edited by Willo (09 Mar 2023 3.04pm)