You could say a Roy team may not have conceded the goals against Liverpool, but one thing is for sure and that is he would not have done much to fix it if his team had been down 2-0 at half-time and would generally look to consolidate and wait until at least the 70th minute before doing anything. Vieira perhaps could have reacted quicker on Sunday, but in fairness Liverpool were on fire with one-touch football and a pass success rate of something like 92% at half-time.

I'm not saying Vieira should be beyond reproach but I find it genuinely baffling that some people have started to question his position. He's a young manager learning his trade who has had to overhaul a squad and introduce a new style of play on a relatively small budget in PL terms. Look at the teams above us, only Southampton have spent less in recent years. This is the main reason I generally supported Roy even when I got sick of his brand of football. Eventually money does matter in the PL. It's the same reason Roy will find it hard to keep Watford up and why Norwich will probably go down. It may even be one step too far for Burnley this time around.

Good luck to Roy, but I've enjoyed the football at Palace under Vieira more than I have done since Pardew's crazy first six months.

You could say a Roy team may not have conceded the goals against Liverpool, but one thing is for sure and that is he would not have done much to fix it if his team had been down 2-0 at half-time and would generally look to consolidate and wait until at least the 70th minute before doing anything. Vieira perhaps could have reacted quicker on Sunday, but in fairness Liverpool were on fire with one-touch football and a pass success rate of something like 92% at half-time.

I'm not saying Vieira should be beyond reproach but I find it genuinely baffling that some people have started to question his position. He's a young manager learning his trade who has had to overhaul a squad and introduce a new style of play on a relatively small budget in PL terms. Look at the teams above us, only Southampton have spent less in recent years. This is the main reason I generally supported Roy even when I got sick of his brand of football. Eventually money does matter in the PL. It's the same reason Roy will find it hard to keep Watford up and why Norwich will probably go down. It may even be one step too far for Burnley this time around.

Good luck to Roy, but I've enjoyed the football at Palace under Vieira more than I have done since Pardew's crazy first six months.

We do have that re-arranged game coming up at some point too.

Anyway Will Hughes is bound to score the winner in one of them and then stick 2 fingers up to the owners!

I did notice the view of Roy was mixed - I mean not expecting much but if he can make us look like any half decent in defence we might have a chance.

I am surprised there are doubts about Vieira tbh.

Could prove to be a very shrewd appointment by Watford.Hodgson has the vast experience and the tactical nous to ensure survival for Watford who are certainly not cut-adrift and as such have a chance of avoiding the dreaded drop.

Roy's 74. Does he really need this?