Potter did on the face of it do a good job at Brighton but they have very good players there and the feats of his replacement could suggest that to an extent that he was underperforning.
Many of the squad have really demonstrated their potential under the new manager.
If Potter was to join I do worry he would to too clever by half e.g experimenting with Olise at wing back or Eze as a false number 9.
He has history of playing players in unsuitable positions at both Brighton and Chelsea (think Sterling, RLC, March at wing back, midfielders played up front).
The virtue of Roy this time round is he kept things simple and did not complicate matters.
He saw our problems were in the attacking third and largely fixed that even in the absence of a prolific striker.
Potter's team's have a habit of controlling possession without converting that into goals.

I agree with you Patrick, but however much we all appreciate what Roy has done in the past few weeks, he is not the future and, even if he is still around, we do need, at least, some kind of succession plan in place.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

Really, Pardew's win ratio 40%?

Come back Pads, all is forgiven!

You have to take the draws into account too. If you work it out on a points per game ratio it works out as 1.27 which over a 38 game PL season gives you on average 48 points a season. Which for a smallish club like Brighton or Palace is a decent return and is basically where we've been for years. Could Potter elevate us higher? He did break the top 10 with Brighton last season, so maybe. If Roy isn't in the frame who would you want?

Pardew 40.23%, only bettered by Pulis 42.86%, Roys 33.33& first time and 50% this time. unbelievably the best since the war was Dave Bassett 48.33

“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

Applying our current squad to the 3-4-2-1 that Potter favours (plus a couple of rumours) you end up with something like this

It's not a bad side, but the quality of that RWB is the make or break.

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