A very good summary, i think Parish dosent want to get in the Benteke, Meyer, Sakho situation of having 6 figure wages with no sell on value, which i 100% agree with.

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“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

When Patrick Vieira was appointed I noticed he was previously manager of Nice.

His first season was relatively successful, but in his second season he was sacked in the December after a run of 5 losses.

I wonder if that fact was in Steve Parish's mind when he decided to give Vieira the old heave-ho after 12 games without a win? I also wonder if there were other reasons behind the scenes involved in him getting the bullet? After all, Palace had come to the end of a string of rather difficult matches, and a bunch of games that looked quite winnable were coming up.

I wouldn't mind Roy staying for another season. During the latter part of his tenure as Palace manager I agree the football was dire, but he kept us up.

When he came back in March, it seemed that the team was revitalised and played with a freedom that had been missing for a long time.

Keep hold of our gems, a couple of shrewd signings, and I am sure we can see an improvement on where we end up in the League.

Yes, but I'm not sure that was down to Roy's influence. To give credit where it's due, he did say more than once, including once before he took over, that he was coming to a team with better players than on his earlier stint.

Let’s hope so. But what makes you say that?

One of Roy's assets is that he uses his resources effectively.

When he was with us before he inherited a huge reliance on Zaha. He had to make do with minimal spends in the transfer windows.

He's come back to a team that has had an injection of quality and youth that can get results without Wilf.

He gave the players confidence to play higher up the pitch and risk possession more than Vieira did.

Pundits and journos alike were saying that Vieira could have achieved a similar points total had he not been sacked. We'll never know the answer to that one, but the signs didn't look good and Parish had to make a tough call.

I think the debate should have been more about how many potential points Roy would have secured in that New Year winless run. My estimation is that we would have got 3 or 4 more points under him.

As to the OP, get a grip. You have no idea what's going on behind the scenes any more than I have. But I'll guarantee things are happening.

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