I agree with not putting him in charge but in and around experience will help. I’m sure there is pressure with the U21s. The club spent millions getting grade 1 academy status so want a return on that investment. Anyhow I was at Arsenal for that game and it was the most attacking performance in months. If Wilf had scored the second to make it 3-2 we would have seen a different end I’m pretty sure. The on target shot count in the game was 5-5. Fans I spoke to were upbeat and is was not bad considering we went previously nearly 300 minutes without any. That could only have been on instruction from paddy. That’s my tuppence worth

Paddy could have had a month to prepare. He'd still have been spanked. You seem to be forgetting he has been involved with first team training for months so its not as if he just met the team. He knew how we play, he knew how to keep the team the same, he had his own opinions on who started.
I repeat I think he has every chance to be a decent coach/manager in the future. To suggest he deserves a chance at the job when Roy leaves based on what? some success with the reserves (zero pressure, no one cares) and our biggest spanking of the season at Arsenal. It sentimental rubbish

Now that we look safe for another season, what about...Patrick Vieira!

Lampard doesn't seem to be doing any better with those same players

Not that difficult a decision on the evidence of the last three games IMO.

Ditto Lampard, wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole. I was amazed when Chelsea took him back. If you look at the talent in that Chelsea squad it really shouldn’t be difficult to get a tune out of them unless of course there is massive unrest between players. Who knows, I’m just glad they keep losing.