This post has been merged from a topic called 'Board discontent ' by becky

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Stadium protests' by becky

I don’t like the guy but I don’t think we have reason to protest. He provides us with a football club and team for us to support and at the end of the day that’s all I can ask for. In terms of being in the Prem or being higher in the table we have no God given right as we’re competing with 91 other clubs that all want the same.

I may not like the football at the moment but if we’re abiding by FFP then in terms of players in we may very well be hamstrung but I’d rather that than get points deductions.

As I stated, I don’t like him but as long as I can go support my team at Selhurst then I feel we can all criticise and have opinions on how he runs the club but I don’t feel the need in trying to get him removed especially as we may end up with some clueless Yanks, a dodgy Chinese businessman or an immoral Middle Eastern country replacing him!!

I think you had already made an arse of yourself by starting the thread, mate.

Surviving for 12 seasons in the Premier League is no mean fete which shouldn't be sniffed at. You've said yourself it's a good thing, which would contradict your reason for protesting about the mismanagement of the club.

As I say, there are many bigger clubs than us who haven't achieved our level of success. I also don't think we regularly flirt with relegation, we're staunch midtableists.

To say we have no ambition is grossly unfair to Parish given how far he's taken us. We'd all love to get to Europe but we don't qualify for that based on how long we've been in the Premier League. For a smaller club like us with a dilapidated stadium and smallish fan base, we'll struggle to attract big names, nor can we afford their salaries. The reality is we need to be pragmatic to stay in the division. Parish has tried rolling the dice with De Boer and Vieira and I'm sure he'll try again.

Personally, I don't think it's necessary to splash the cash this transfer window. Seasons over. Better off saving the money and letting Roy's future replacement spend it. Treat this season as an opportunity to get Ozoh and Franca up to speed.

I get the frustration and from a selfish point of view would enjoy a stint in the Championship to reignite my love, but that's not to the benefit of the club.

Funnily enough my most enjoyable time as a fan were the up and down years where the ecstasy of a promotion season, winning lots of games was followed by a sobering year of getting bashed up or putting in courageous efforts just to try and be competitive.

Yes we have better players overall now than we did then but is it as exciting to watch? IMO no. If it wasn’t for the worry that we might fall off the edge of a cliff if we went down, I would be quite happy to have a year or so in the Championship, get rid of the expensive deadwood and build a team based on exciting young players.

We are in the worst place that I can remember since 2010.
The fans are seriously disgruntled, our Manager should not be in place, the football is generally pretty dire, the players do not appear to have their hearts in it,many players likely to leave in the summer, rumblings of problems in the boardroom - the perfect storm really.
Yes we are in the Premier League and have been for a while but I see the next few months as being pivotal to the next few years of our existance.

I have been in conversation with a few supporters and the message I received reflects your mindset.
They are infused with despondency, their 'wells' of positivity have run dry.

It would appear to me that the board have made a decision to mark time this season and plan for a forward movement from next season wether for financial constraint or awaiting the availability of a manager or new owners to take us forward.
Problem has been in doing so the performances on the field have been uninspiring leading to the fans disappointment. Fans need someone to blame some go for the manager some for the CEO some for the Director of Football some for the Shareholders. Either way it is always what happens on the field which irks fans most and they build a case against someone to vent their frustrations. Nothing a few wins won’t put right.
We have to accept we don’t have owners who want to risk chasing the holy grail so under the circumstances we just have to accept that our progress will be slow.
To me our main problem has been the injuries to our most influential players in what is a thin squad , without flair players you can only play predictable football which is not very entertaining. I cannot see the Board at this time in the season deviating from the plan they will probably top up the squad to ensure survival which if the players achieve on the field then any talk of disharmony will be irrelevant. Fans will always moan about something such is life.COYP