Here is our record under Roy this year starting on the 1st of Jan 2020 it does not look good:

This is based on league games in 2020?

Played 28 games,

7 wins,
4 draws,
17 defeats

5 clean sheets
scored just 25 goals
conceded 43

Of those 28 games, 12 of those were against teams that were in the top 9 last season, this means we have 16 games against teams in the bottom half of the league which makes the record above even worse.

we would be sitting on 25pts with 10 games to play needing 12 to 15pts if this was based on a 38 game season

For all those fans saying Roy is doing a good job, we can’t change cause we don’t have the players & so on we’ll read the above again:

As it stands we are not even averaging a goal a game but are averaging conceding 1.5 goals a game despite playing negative tactics.

We have kept 1 clean sheet in the last 18 games

Leeds don’t have no where near a squad like ours but have a manager that has belief & brave yes they will lose some but they also going to win some & are exciting to watch - Bamford who deemed useless is getting chance after chance being created & surprise surprise is scoring a few goals yes he is missing some but the more chances you get the more chance you have of scoring.

We need more chances being created for our strikers & then they might score more - for example if Benteke got 5 or 6 chances like the header he had against Newcastle he probably would end up scoring from 1 then the other 5 would be forgotten but cause he only gets 1 chance & misses its magnified.

Unfortunately it’s time Roy moved on he really is not doing as good as job as some think the stats above do not lie, he also has by far the best squad with depth that we have ever had & therefore has got to produce better results.

We have no longevity with Roy & why there are 3 much poorer teams Sheff Utd, WBA & Fulham now is the time to bed in a new manager using the rest of this season to be prepared for next season so that we can kick on.

If the rumours are true & the ITK are right then Eddie Howe is who Palace plan on appointing for next season well why wait I say do it now.

I would love to hear from those that can still find a valid argument to keep Roy based on those stats above.

I don't wish to be drawn into any rumours or speculation about Roy Hodgson's position and a successor.

All I will assert is that I accept that results in 2020 have been disappointing and the football generally turgid but we have 15 outfield players in the squad who are either 29 or in their 30s,and whilst they have experience,their physicality and mobility has perhaps waned with age, not forgetting the fact that older players can become injury prone and sometimes take longer to recover.
Roy Hodgson has had to manage this situation, work with what he has in the squad and of course he has had to work on a relative 'shoestring'.

We are a hard watch, have been for some time but we have managed to survive season on season.

Willo whilst I agree with some of what you say it’s time people stopped making excuses for Roy regardless of the age of the squad he by far a stronger squad than any of our previous managers, for example he has 4 if you include Zaha very good strikers previous managers had the likes of Jerome, Campbell, Wickham, Adebyour, I think you get my point.

Yes Roy has not had a lot of money but we should still be competing with the likes of Southampton, Villa, West Ham.

There are teams that have much lower budgets than us in terms of money spent or wages on offer & have achieved more than us for example Burnley, Leicester when they won the league.

It can happen when you have the right man at the helm.

However all I want is to see our team play football & create chances & have some excitement win, lose or draw that is not too much to ask.

Benteke's failings coincided with Roy's arrival.

Roy had Bats on the bench in favor of Ayew and Schlupp (they generated no chances). Ayew plays constantly and has contributed nothing. Bats has one bad game, and he's buried on the bench.

I think we could agree Eze is our best player not named Zaha? Yet Roy had Eze on the bench a few games ago, and we lost that match.

At some point, is it fair to say that Roy's roster decisions are sometimes nonsensical and counterproductive?

2017 Feb. (Van Aanholt) Palace 1 - 0 Middlesboro
2018 Jan. (Sako) Palace 1 - 0 Burnley
2019 May (Batshuayi, Batshuayi, OG, Van Aanholt, Townsend) Palace 5 - 3 Bournemouth
2020 Feb. (Van Aanholt) Palace 1 - 0 Newcastle

Nice to hear from you Dazza, hope you are keeping well.

These figures are pretty damning but I do not expect a change this season. I like Roy and think he has done a great job, however he is not blameless and should take some responsibility for not wanting flair players and for some players lack of form. If Dougie did have deal in place for Morelos ( as some rumours) but Roy wasn’t interested, then that is Roy’s fault. Camarasa never given a chance.
One player who has flair but very good work rate is Buendia and we should have gone for him in the summer( not blaming Toy for this).
Will we stay up? Probably although my confidence is waning

Edited by Spiderman (29 Nov 2020 8.05am)

The stats are compelling and damning. Here again are the fixtures for the next few months, given the stats as a guide under Hodgson, getting points on the board, particularly for December, doesn't look too good:

December's games:
WBA
Spurs
Wet Spam
Liverpool
Villa
Leicester

6 games crammed into one month and us with the oldest squad in the league. Brighton likely to go above us and Hodgson comes to a gentleman's agreement with Parish.

January games:
Sheff Utd
Arsenal
Man City
Wet Spam
Wolves

New manager in place who takes the month to get his philosophy in place and we start to improve.

February games:
Newcastle
Leeds
Burnley
BHA
Fulham

Bingo! February is going to be an important month if we wish to survive.