Can’t input an applauding ’smiley’ so I’ll just say I consider this a very good post!

Iv watched this thread grow every time we loose a game. Iv Have had a season ticket for 25 years and remember on freezing December nights loosing to Grimsby town at home 3-0 and charlton. We've come on a hell of a way from there.
I'm one who sits on a fence on a lot of views but enjoy reading everyone's views and opinions and respect them so hope i don't get too much stick....
I might be a bit bias but know Roy and have spoken to him on many occasions after bad games and individual bad performances. And the consensus I got was he was there to be a political face in a multi billion game around the world where he is well thought of and highly regarded manager in football which has helped palace grow as a commercial asset. When I brought up players like benteke and Sakho it was almost like his answer was... I have to play them even if his body language told me he didn't want them anywhere near the team.
When he plays very solid defensive games and picks up points steadily he get ridiculed for boring football. So when he changes and trys the offensive game we get hit hard and look dreadful. But some times I think the players need to look harder and honestly at themselves. I understand he is the manager and should be able to motive the talented group of players we have. But if anyone actually watched the game today you would see how many mistakes the players made in the final 1/3. No matter how much coaching or good management... you expect every single professional footballer to make a pass to a team mate in offensive areas. We didn't do it once . And I read there were a little players out of position but once they cross that line they have to give it everything ifbthe wear that short we wish we could all wear so proudly but theae days money pays the bills and a lot ifbthe players just don't give a a toss.

Honestly I don't know what the answer is . I think as a tactically defensive coach Roy is up there as a top coach but I think the board have not supported him in bringing the players that he's actually wanted. He told me he desperately wanted 2 strikers 3 windows in a row and still the board didn't get who he wanted. I know when results don't honour waybthe manager is the one we all look at but we as a club are as good as we will ever be.. I am an ambitious guy and dream of winning the prem bit lets be real for a minute. I remember West ham fans hating bfs 6years ago but every year they stayed up in 'the promised land they in my opinion haven't improved but have spend 100s of millions . Does everyone remember when we got promoted how elated we were turning up watching our team play in the best league in the world buzzing every game even when we struggled. We need to get behind everyone at the club and some how create a buzz again i think we've all forgotten where we came from in 2010. I knowing hard but while he's in charge lets just support Roy. He really does have palaces best interests at heart .

Why on God's green earth would Tuchel or Pocchetino come to Crystal Palace Football club.

Wake up if anyone is being serious with those names.

As for Roy, after his inspired move of replacing one defensive midfielder with another, when we are 2-0 down to 10 men, stupid is as stupid does, I guess.

The bloke knows football but a 3 year old could have cooked up a better substitution than that, perhaps even at half time.

He’s going nowhere. We’ll somehow draw against Leicester as he’ll switch us back to our turgid best (!) where we defend for our lives. We’ll somehow pinch a result against Sheff Utd and normal service will be resumed.

We’ll always lose a few under Roy but there’s 3 worse sides than us this year, which will save our sorry arses!

That said, next season could be the one where we get caught out as our ageing squad will be that much older. The real worry is when we get relegated with an ancient squad as our starlets will be sold straight away. We will pay the ultimate price for continued poor / non squad investment sadly ...

I think Roy has done decent job, but it looks like he’s lost the players.
We looked so flat yesterday.
He’s clearly not going to be our coach next season so why not bring somebody in now.
It’s ideal for a new coach as we are in a decent position and he would get a transfer window. Would give us a head start for next season.
I’m just worried without a change we could get dragged in to a relegation battle. Some of the performances this year have been diabolical.