Much of the reason for our current woes is the uncertainty about Roy.

SP could end the endless speculation by stating unequivocally that we’re all in this together and Roy stays until the end of the season.

Instead Roy is shilly-shallying and allowing the media to set the agenda which is demoralising both to Roy and to the team.

Bringing in a new manager at this stage of the season would be reckless beyond belief.

He cannot hide behind that one, it was he who choose the investors and gave them the green light to come in at Crystal Palace. The facts are his decision making is likely to cost this club its place in the EPL in the coming weeks unless there is drastic change in our fortunes. He cannot keep dining out on 2010. It's Crystal clear he has used the Club over the years to boost his own image for egotistical reasons as well as paying himself pocket money for not doing such a good job. He is not going to change and this club can only progress if he goes!

Crystal clear in your own mind... The only thing crystal clear is your distaste of Parish. The devil incarnate, here to make sure he does a terrible job and to bring down the club he supports because he's on an ego trip of how many nuts supporters he can gather who will put up banners and shout abuse at him and threaten his family (it's happened in the past.) Every year the same people pop up in this forum whenever something is going wrong and it's Parish fault, hes to blame, terrible job. Give it a rest... there are so many factors as to why things aren't going our way.

The ample injuries, the lack of squad rotation, the lack of tactical change, the missed wins from letting in goals within the dying minutes, sheer bad luck, squad concentration being abysmal in the first few minutes of a game, players in odd positions, yes you could suggest squad depth but then again we have fresh players watching paint dry most games as Roy has a disposition for playing his favourites, you can then add disharmony with the shareholders albeit 1 shareholder who should be nicknamed Delboy of the US, FFP being far more involved as of late.

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Clearly we have disagree on Parish, the facts are there for all to see. I do not think anyone will disagree that what Parish and his fellow directors did in 2010 was truly outstanding, however that was 2010 or 14 years ago. What I am talking about is today and the future, Parish has allowed the squad depth to dwindle so much that at least half of those on the bench and in the current would not stand up in the championship or maybe even in L1. The options outside the top 7/8 players is very limited and even more so when
some of that 7/8 get injured. Those on the bench, that you mention warming the seats are often only there because there because there are no other options available. It is a difficult decision for whoever is the manager when you lack quality in depth. PV came in after Roy retired and was then sacked because we lacked the squad quality to consistently perform well with his style of play. Parish called back Roy and he saved us yet again. Roy then retired again, Parish tried to find a Manager, alas, no Manager was prepared to take the job under the terms and way Parish likes to operate. To prove the point Roy was called back, rightly or wrongly as it is the only option he had left. Then last summer summer Parish spent circa 40m on Henderson/Holding/Franca, neither of which we desperately needed and from what I have seen they are at this point in time not good investments when what we need most of all is a defender who can dominate in the air and a striker who can consistently score goals. I rest my case and just hope Parish does not relegate us as is looking more likely as each game passes!

The Premier League is not the be all and end all of football. Clubs who have fantastic owners have been relegated from the Premier League before and will again.

Without harking on about it but, given where we were in 2010 - relegation is not the worst thing that COULD happen to this football club. I, of course, don't want it to happen and also don't think it will happen this season.

We have a brilliant training facility, top class academy, prospects of an improved stadium, the infrastructure around the club has vastly improved since the owners took over and we also have the highest squad value we've ever had.
Why would anyone protest against this, given where we have come from in just 14 years?