I understand that sentiment I really do and have no criticism but for what it's worth, there are some things just outside of your control.

I am mired deep in despair and anger atm however my chosen stance is to give it my all in supporting Palace. As one sage poster I read this morning stated, I do not support Parish, any manager, player of other individual. I support Palace, and intend to do so to the best of my capabilities going forward.

Toxicity has also been mentioned, I've noticed this and again empathise with it too. Similarly however, my choice is to embrace the camaraderie and shared experience with other fans and try to convert it into as positive an energy force as possible though that does not include ignoring the objective reality nor damning others for doing so. I opt not to partake in any inhouse squabbling herein and refuse to dictate to others how they should be feeling on things.

We have a break now, time to reset and recalibrate hopefully, and I actually look forward to the battle that awaits.

COYP

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

I was a big critic of Roy, but am fine with him turning up at the training ground this week.
He seems to me to be the least bad of the available options.
We're looking at a mini season and Roy would not be a long term appointment.
The sole focus has to be the remaining games with the objective of staying up.
He knows most of the players, they know his methods and he is vastly experienced.
We haven't got the time or luxury of experimentation of a new manager, which can wait until the summer.

The debate about the rights and wrongs of having to resort to going back to Roy can wait until another day.

Burnley struggled all of last season, but I can’t help feeling Palace have put themselves in just the same position sacking Viera, now.
As for a new manager, in this situation, it has to be a real motivator , and great tactician. Roy did this for three or four seasons, but can he do it in ten games?
The fact always remains the players are either good enough or not. If they are good enough , motivation should do it. If they are not really good enough motivation could carry them. But if the players are just patently not good enough it’s always possible no amount of coaching ,motivation will get them through, what in this case is going to be one cup final after another.

I respect Roy for what he achieved and this MUST at the most be a short term appointment . That said I think we will fail as Watford did with bringing in Roy…..I hope I am wrong of course.

This squad is not a Roy Hodgson squad, we lack a target man and the players he knows are no longer as quick. he will go with experience and I suspect Lokonga would make way for Luka.

If he comes in I’d love to see a defensive 4-2-3-1 with zaha up front. Just 3 wins would do it. We will give away possession and have our backs to the walls. Break fast and rely on wilf to save the day if he can feel the motivation.
What a poor situation we find ourselves in. Wrong time to sack Vieira for me unless there is something serious behind the scenes related to his conduct. Not replacing Gallagher (with an attack minded midfielder) was always going to be a struggle. I wonder if our stats last season without Gallagher would have seen us relegated. 10 years of premier league football. Last season was the most enjoyable for me since the early seasons.

Whatever happens I’ll back the team

Your views on Parish may be valid but the issue is not at this moment in time getting rid of Parish but getting a manager in to to get us winning games now with a view to building in the future. I guess your view is Parish is not capable of selecting that person.COYP

I think Roya the most logical... none of the other supposed candidates would get a tune out of a team they don't know....have no affiliation with and can't work on them in the short period of time available and change a whole ethos.

Roy may not play amazing flair football but he will do his upmost with the team at hand in being solid at the back, counter attacking football of which by now the team should be used to. He knows the team, the staff, what most of the players can do...they will respect him and Lewington can at least train a team unlike the last shambles.Lets face it: the passing couldn't get any worse, the link-up play was non-existent ( I would lose count of how many misplaced passes they were all culpable of when going forward) hopefully Roy has a bat to whack some sense into Edouard.

I still reckon he will lead us out of it and in the Summer Favre or Bielsa will be offered the job.