Surpised it took you this long. If you are content with that performance yesterday, and this season in general then I think the distance is too great for any middle ground for the conversation. Credit where credit is due Roy got the result. But for me that type of performance is totally unacceptable. We were lucky, we all know it. Lets not dress it up that it suddenly vindicates Roys approach to the game of football. However he has it appears been able to fire up the lads to put in a performance. Shape and putting their bodies on the line wise they gave everything.

So when we win its all down to the players. When we lose its all down to the manager.

Agree with this. Loved the victory last night and am pleased for the team but the performance was flat. Too often we rely on moments of brilliance to secure points rather than from a build up of attacking play. Our midfield last night was dire and got totally overrun - a recurring theme this season that the manager isn't addressing.

The summer will be the right time to address all issues with play/personnel and I'm content for Roy to battle it out until then.

The inference being that you would not wish to see Mr Hodgson on the managerial 'Throne' next season.

Perhaps he will feel it will be time to call it a day and retire with dignity in the knowledge that he met his objective and kept us in the PL season after season so he will be leaving on a 'High'.

Edited by Willo (23 Feb 2021 9.22am)

Basically yes. Hodgson sets us up to defend for our lives every week without one ounce of interest in attacking. Suicidal tactics but now and again he's going to get lucky like he did last night and thats down to the players scoring 2 goals from 2 shots on target. He most definitely doesn't set us up to win games even if he thinks he does. The man has instilled a mentality in most of those players that could literally ruin a player, he's also destroyed any enjoyment and excitement for most fans for the past 2 years. Obviously we all went mad when that goal went in but for me even a last second goal against them at their own place was missing something and its because of him. I will celebrate harder than I did last night when I see a massive headline that says "Hodgson leaves Palace"

For me, it’s a results business and this is the best set of results we have had across a premier league season. The fans who keep highlighting the stats of yesterday’s game have such short memories.

Premier League Stats;
Highest points total = 49 points 2019 (Hodgson)
Highest points total after 25 games = 32 points 2021 (Hodgson)

Apart from the beginning of his reign, we have not been the relegation zone once and all this on a shoestring budget and a transfer strategy of premier league rejects and freebies (excluding Eze)

Imagine what we could achieve if we got behind the manager and backed him like other managers have been with 6-7 good additions.

It’s crazy that our most successful premier league manager of all time is not wanted by a minority of fans and what’s worse, we still criticise the manager even when we win.