I am sitting on the fence as I write this. On the one hand PV had an incredibly tough job last year with such a massive change needed to players and age profile, and he did better than we could have hoped for. This season I am not at all convinced though, and the promise of last season is dwindling. We aren’t playing well, will be lucky to stay out of the relegation battle, and I can’t understand some of his decisions (eg playing Schlupp rather than Hughes as midfield starter), whilst the substitutions are usually baffling. However, I also think he hasn’t been given the right support in transfer dealings since last season, where we have let useful players go without replacing them (eg Kouyate who would have been really valuable at times this season). So the jury’s very much still out for me. What do others think ?

Very good manager. Do I agree with every decision he makes? No. But on balance, the scales are tilted massively in his favour. He's calm, professional, ambitious, has a plan, has the respect of the players, has given us added credibility as a club, and overall has moved us forward on the pitch (with very little support from the board over the last twelve months). If we want to do better, we need to support him, not replace him. Further, he doesn't make knee-jerk decisions, backs himself, and while everyone makes mistakes, he gets far more right than he gets wrong.

Obviously, I could get into the details of why I think some of his decisions make sense but I'll save that for another day. Anyone who thinks we should replace him, I don't understand at all.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

I'm all for PV, talk of getting rid of him is daft. We can't go out and buy an entire new line up, so he has to manage what he's got. So far he's doing alright. I'm interested to see how he progresses the youth players and accommodates them into the squad, which I believe is one of Parish's long term aims.

Overall I am happy with PV especially last season when we looked to be in serious trouble leading up to the start of the season.

This season has been strange and some of his decisions leave me baffled,but the things he can’t control are our individual mistakes which lead to goals and our woeful finishing of goal chances.

My main gripe as always is his constant use of Schlupp. I get the feeling that Schlupp is a project of his and he is determined to turn him into a certain type of player when in my view Schlupp doesn’t even resemble a football player most of the time.

If we can get ourselves a decent pair of ball playing full backs, a centre mid and a striker it will make all the difference.

Edited by EddieMac (22 Jan 2023 1.38pm)

Ridiculous statement, he may become one, but he certainly isn't yet, failed at Nice, over 100m spent, no sign of any improvement, in fact i think most players have deteriorated under him, poor formation selection for most of the season, lot of players playing out of position, until the last two games, no passion, the jury is very much out for me

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Do you though? I'm starting to wonder.

I think Vieira has done enough for us to give him some patience. He has overseen the overhaul of the squad and transitioned the team to playing in a new way without us ever seriously looking in threat of being drawn into a relegation fight. Guehi and Mitchell both received England call-ups under his watch and Olise has been eased into the PL and has been improving. I'm not about to build a statue, but I'm happy with him at the helm.

Edited by taylors lovechild (22 Jan 2023 2.11pm)