Absolutely it's kicking the can down the road. There's no other way to look at it. It's the cheapest option.
We've had since March to identify a new manager and as usual have failed. Now we're going to be in this exact position again in 12 months time. Madness.

I said it on another thread but it will be interesting to see what happens. Roy was very fortunate to come into a kind run of fixtures when he took over against some poor sides and the new Manager bounce worked. We saw flashes of the old Roy though in some of our performances.

Personally I worry for our club. This appointment, coupled with the new contracts for Clyne, Ward and Ferguson would suggest we are going to try and muddle through on the cheap for another season.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

Definition of "kicking the can down the road":-

"I really am stepping away from football for a while, but who knows what the future will be? It is a never-say-never moment. I've seen so many people retire with all the fanfare blazing, only to surface again somewhere in a fairly short period of time. I'd prefer not to do that."

Roy leaves after first stint only to resurface one and a half seasons later, after the fellow trumpeted to be his replacement runs into various difficulties on and off the pitch despite holding 12th position during that period. It transpires that the owners were in contact with Roy long before PV was finally removed, and it is not much of a surprise to see Roy carry on for another year, more so as I suspect no one wanted the job. Parish's reputation precedes him and the lack of funds is the ultimate decider.

I agree .
Lets get yet another untried manager in and sack him in 18 months time and start again .
With RH we will hopefully [ note the word hopefully ] have time to sort out someone for next season .
Glad RH is back in charge for the coming season .

Nice one Fatherken. This exactly as I see it. This is not short termism, it's clever long term planning with Paddy lined up to take charge in 24/25. Well done Mr Parish.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

A good commentary NEILLO.

It's only my subjective emotion and view of it all but I think in Roy's appointment it at the very least says to me that we won't be relegated (stability). I genuinely think he will do better with the current squad than his last one and whilst not the most exciting bit of news ever it is very far from precarious or potentially disastrous.

One of our former managers spent around virtually a quarter of a century with Crewe and this is hardly the case with Roy. He's needed as a reflection of our situation and I'd rather sit tight and hold hope (and only that) for the future then throw all proverbial eggs into another unknown basket and see it go t!ts up.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

There was no option, We finished the season well, Ror and Ray put the players in the right positions, everyone had a smile on there face, can you imagine appointing Potter, we lose the first 3 games and everyone says, why did we not stick with Roy and Ray

“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