That’s got to be a joke - right..!!

No. No. By God, not Par Dieu.

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

I hope Roy is gone,hopefully arfter the Brentford game if not before.

What is wrong with you?

Brighton troll me thinks .

I've never aligned with the view that going down would in any way be beneficial for us so can't agree there. I suspect we'd be waiting another decade just to be back where we are now, if that were to happen at all, so that seems pointless.

We haven't really progressed as a club beyond being slightly less likely to be relegated however we are punching and can consider a decade+ in the top flight as a major (and certainly for me, unforeseen) success.

The likes of BHA and Brentford are often quoted as to how well they're doing but both those teams have planned from the C'ship. We have existed continuously in a position where we gained an unlikely promotion quickly and as a result continuously fought fires and tried to plan for the future simultaneously. Add to that a relatively poor chairman and a small gate and... well... what do we all expect? Worth mentioning we've been to a cup final and have not been relegated in all that time.

As fans I feel as though we hold the right to moan about football and individual decisions, that's somewhat the point. I will always have my criticisms or opinions of any isolated managerial appointments/tenures, team selections, tactics, transfer windows etc. however I, like all others, am free from any bigger picture and longer term concerns. It's almost objective to say that when the team doesn't win for months and equally does not look too likely to, any fan will feel aggrieved (barring any who seek to virtue signal for whatever satisfaction that brings them). On any given Saturday the thought of beating Rotherham may seem more attractive than not winning yet again, within a double figure period, but that obscures and does not align with a longer term, far superior, view of things.

Roy may possibly be a problem but he's not the primary one. I suspect if Parish deems his position untenable he will move him and us on however Roy is his dream manager atm given his willingness and ability to operate within very limited means. I'd rather we see some arrivals in January and an improvement from the squad. In that instance I hope Roy stays. If not, I dare suggest he may well be moved on by SP and co. but how that will play out is anyone's guess.

COYP

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