His problem was that he was so unlikeable. If he had stopped moaning and attacking the fans and making excuses for himself all the time, he would have been more respected. We all know what constraints he was working under with Ashley, but he defended The Fat Man instead of standing up for the club and himself as a manager. It really felt like the fans vs. the owner and manager during his time here. Couldn't believe Palace were willing to buy him free. Haha.

Finishing 5th was remarkable; most people tend to forget that we stumbled out of Europe and finished the next season at 16th. Still, we were called fickle for wanting him out at that point: "He got you to fifth. Be grateful".