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Rudi Hedman Caterham 03 Apr 19 11.11pm
Originally posted by Willo Be careful what you wish for. Exactly why we should do it once we know who we’re bringing in. Not before. We have to be a bit ruthless here at times, but keep Roy in while we need him rather than come to an agreement months in advance without us having the safety of knowing we have a good recruit coming in. He of course loves the job. COYP
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Rudi Hedman

Caterham 03 Apr 19 11.11pm

Originally posted by Willo

Be careful what you wish for.

Exactly why we should do it once we know who we’re bringing in. Not before. We have to be a bit ruthless here at times, but keep Roy in while we need him rather than come to an agreement months in advance without us having the safety of knowing we have a good recruit coming in. He of course loves the job.

COYP

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dave4343palace Copthorne 03 Apr 19 11.18pm
Great to see Dean Gordon in the away end tonight. Was about the only time I smiled all evening. George Courtney, the World Cup referee, everyone is looking at him. When will he blow....?
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Great to see Dean Gordon in the away end tonight. Was about the only time I smiled all evening.

George Courtney, the World Cup referee, everyone is looking at him. When will he blow....?

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iheartcpfc SE25 03 Apr 19 11.44pm
Originally posted by Willo Be careful what you wish for. More than 1 shot on target in 90 mins
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SE25 03 Apr 19 11.44pm

Originally posted by Willo

Be careful what you wish for.

More than 1 shot on target in 90 mins

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The Dolphin 04 Apr 19 7.05am
Time for Roy to go. I for one cannot bear to watch any more of these turgid displays where nothing changes and where the Manager thinks a small margin defeat to a top team is acceptable. It shows a lack of ambition, a waste and misuse of resources and a lack of ability to change from something that is clearly not working time and time again.
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The Dolphin

04 Apr 19 7.05am

Time for Roy to go.
I for one cannot bear to watch any more of these turgid displays where nothing changes and where the Manager thinks a small margin defeat to a top team is acceptable.
It shows a lack of ambition, a waste and misuse of resources and a lack of ability to change from something that is clearly not working time and time again.

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Bangell Oxford 04 Apr 19 8.03am
Ideally, I'd like to see Roy retire at the end of the season with a great replacement coming in whom we're already lining up. However, I have absolutely no faith in the board to manage that transition and find a good replacement properly. Keeping Hodgson another season might sound like a safe bet, because we'd almost certainly stay up, but I think we'll lose Wilf, AWB, maybe Luka and Townsend. Our best players leaving would mean that we'd then have the terrifying prospect of starting the 2020/21 season with a new manager and new key players, and just as I have no faith in the board to replace the manager well, I have even less faith in our player recruitment. Tricky times. At least Wilf is doing his best to deter any big bids with his performances.
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Oxford 04 Apr 19 8.03am

Ideally, I'd like to see Roy retire at the end of the season with a great replacement coming in whom we're already lining up. However, I have absolutely no faith in the board to manage that transition and find a good replacement properly.

Keeping Hodgson another season might sound like a safe bet, because we'd almost certainly stay up, but I think we'll lose Wilf, AWB, maybe Luka and Townsend. Our best players leaving would mean that we'd then have the terrifying prospect of starting the 2020/21 season with a new manager and new key players, and just as I have no faith in the board to replace the manager well, I have even less faith in our player recruitment.

Tricky times. At least Wilf is doing his best to deter any big bids with his performances.

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Badger11 Beckenham 04 Apr 19 8.57am
Originally posted by Bangell Ideally, I'd like to see Roy retire at the end of the season with a great replacement coming in whom we're already lining up. However, I have absolutely no faith in the board to manage that transition and find a good replacement properly. Keeping Hodgson another season might sound like a safe bet, because we'd almost certainly stay up, but I think we'll lose Wilf, AWB, maybe Luka and Townsend. Our best players leaving would mean that we'd then have the terrifying prospect of starting the 2020/21 season with a new manager and new key players, and just as I have no faith in the board to replace the manager well, I have even less faith in our player recruitment. Tricky times. At least Wilf is doing his best to deter any big bids with his performances. Good post. I am happy just staying in the Premier League as I am a realistic hard bitten Palace fan. However if you are a player in demand you may wonder what next season will bring. I can't blame any of our players if they move on to a bigger club challenging for trophies. If the Manure come in for AWB I can't see us holding onto him he will walk into that position at Old Trafford unlike City where he might be benched. I appreciate what Roy has done but our best chance of these players staying is a new manager. One more point
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Badger11

Beckenham 04 Apr 19 8.57am

Originally posted by Bangell

Tricky times. At least Wilf is doing his best to deter any big bids with his performances.

Good post.

I am happy just staying in the Premier League as I am a realistic hard bitten Palace fan. However if you are a player in demand you may wonder what next season will bring.

I can't blame any of our players if they move on to a bigger club challenging for trophies.

If the Manure come in for AWB I can't see us holding onto him he will walk into that position at Old Trafford unlike City where he might be benched.

I appreciate what Roy has done but our best chance of these players staying is a new manager.

One more point

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fan Caterham 04 Apr 19 9.28am
Originally posted by dave4343palace Great to see Dean Gordon in the away end tonight. Was about the only time I smiled all evening. And Mile Jedinak was there too. oh for someone like him in the present team!
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Caterham 04 Apr 19 9.28am

Originally posted by dave4343palace

Great to see Dean Gordon in the away end tonight. Was about the only time I smiled all evening.

And Mile Jedinak was there too. oh for someone like him in the present team!

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The Dolphin 04 Apr 19 9.52am
Was Mile there - wish I had seen him. Let's get him back on the coaching staff asap!
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The Dolphin

04 Apr 19 9.52am

Was Mile there - wish I had seen him.
Let's get him back on the coaching staff asap!

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buzby1 Devon 04 Apr 19 9.59am
Roy has done a great deal for us. He stabilised the team, brought some great results and introduced the discipline and rigour we were missing. Without Roy we would probably now be playing in the Championship. We should be very thankful he arrived when he did. The problem is that he now has nothing more to give. Surely there's a majority of Palace fans who'd agree we've become, on most occasions, cautious and predictable and nolonger a great team to watch. Everyone and anyone can get stale in their job and this is what I fear has happened to Roy. At the end of this season we need to thank him and move on. My worry is that the board and those who control policy aren't thinking of long-term development but only of keeping a steady hold on things. There are a handful of talented younger managers out there we should be looking at. We need to keep the likes of Wilf, Wan Bissaka and Townsend excited, keeping Roy or bringing in another old war horse isn't the answer. Thank you Roy, now let's move forward into the next phase of Palace development.
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Devon 04 Apr 19 9.59am

Roy has done a great deal for us. He stabilised the team, brought some great results and introduced the discipline and rigour we were missing. Without Roy we would probably now be playing in the Championship. We should be very thankful he arrived when he did.

The problem is that he now has nothing more to give. Surely there's a majority of Palace fans who'd agree we've become, on most occasions, cautious and predictable and nolonger a great team to watch. Everyone and anyone can get stale in their job and this is what I fear has happened to Roy. At the end of this season we need to thank him and move on. My worry is that the board and those who control policy aren't thinking of long-term development but only of keeping a steady hold on things. There are a handful of talented younger managers out there we should be looking at. We need to keep the likes of Wilf, Wan Bissaka and Townsend excited, keeping Roy or bringing in another old war horse isn't the answer.

Thank you Roy, now let's move forward into the next phase of Palace development.

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PatrickA London 04 Apr 19 10.20am
His inflexibility and defensive mindset this season is strange to me because he hasn’t been like this always over his career. Pulis and Allardyce have reputations as defensive coaches but even they would leave a few players forward to stretch teams and work on attacking set pieces to maximise the rare opportunities. It’s almost as if Roy is happy to take a narrow defeat against the likes of Chelsea and Tottenham if he can keep the score down. I have seen most of our games this season and there have really only been a handful of decent attacking performances. Yes, Roy will keep us up but I think it’s reasonable to question whether he is getting the best out of our attacking players. Benteke, Ayew, Wickham, Sorloth, Batshuayi are all different types of striker and yet they all struggle under Roy. It’s too easy just to blame the players and you have to question the system of play. Why not try something outrageous like play two strikers up front together for more than 10 minutes?
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PatrickA

London 04 Apr 19 10.20am

His inflexibility and defensive mindset this season is strange to me because he hasn’t been like this always over his career.
Pulis and Allardyce have reputations as defensive coaches but even they would leave a few players forward to stretch teams and work on attacking set pieces to maximise the rare opportunities.
It’s almost as if Roy is happy to take a narrow defeat against the likes of Chelsea and Tottenham if he can keep the score down.
I have seen most of our games this season and there have really only been a handful of decent attacking performances.
Yes, Roy will keep us up but I think it’s reasonable to question whether he is getting the best out of our attacking players.
Benteke, Ayew, Wickham, Sorloth, Batshuayi are all different types of striker and yet they all struggle under Roy.
It’s too easy just to blame the players and you have to question the system of play.
Why not try something outrageous like play two strikers up front together for more than 10 minutes?

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 04 Apr 19 10.39am
Originally posted by buzby1 Roy has done a great deal for us. He stabilised the team, brought some great results and introduced the discipline and rigour we were missing. Without Roy we would probably now be playing in the Championship. We should be very thankful he arrived when he did. The problem is that he now has nothing more to give. Surely there's a majority of Palace fans who'd agree we've become, on most occasions, cautious and predictable and nolonger a great team to watch. Everyone and anyone can get stale in their job and this is what I fear has happened to Roy. At the end of this season we need to thank him and move on. My worry is that the board and those who control policy aren't thinking of long-term development but only of keeping a steady hold on things. There are a handful of talented younger managers out there we should be looking at. We need to keep the likes of Wilf, Wan Bissaka and Townsend excited, keeping Roy or bringing in another old war horse isn't the answer. Thank you Roy, now let's move forward into the next phase of Palace development. I am just respectfully asking which of these managers you have in mind.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 04 Apr 19 10.39am

Originally posted by buzby1

The problem is that he now has nothing more to give. Surely there's a majority of Palace fans who'd agree we've become, on most occasions, cautious and predictable and nolonger a great team to watch. Everyone and anyone can get stale in their job and this is what I fear has happened to Roy. At the end of this season we need to thank him and move on. My worry is that the board and those who control policy aren't thinking of long-term development but only of keeping a steady hold on things. There are a handful of talented younger managers out there we should be looking at. We need to keep the likes of Wilf, Wan Bissaka and Townsend excited, keeping Roy or bringing in another old war horse isn't the answer.

Thank you Roy, now let's move forward into the next phase of Palace development.

I am just respectfully asking which of these managers you have in mind.

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