This is not one for this Christmas, more next summer, but there must be a plan to bring in a new manager, which should have happened when Patrick Vieira left the club.
Roy Hodgson has done a terrific job as Palace manager but he has been put in a difficult position. He is not getting any younger, and this season feels like we are treading water waiting for the next chapter to begin.
We know Roy is a pair of safe hands and he will get us through this season with an increasingly talented squad of players that needs a few additions in key areas to see exactly where we can go.