Crystal Palace have a better chance of staying up under Roy Hodgson than they did Patrick Vieira, but I still can’t help feeling nervous for my former manager.
When I heard he was returning to football at the age of 75, my first reaction was I wish he hadn’t. I care about him too much and have too much respect to wish a second consecutive relegation, having failed to save Watford last season.
Palace lost their way under Vieira, the team playing without zip or belief towards the end, but I think Roy will keep them up, although his first game at home to Leicester on Saturday is a real six-pointer.