One can pick and chose Tony's words. I don't think that he's being hypocritical by retaining Potter when he sacked Hughton for less, if that's your thinking. To the 'between the lines' bit is that Tony thought things would never change under Hughton, and that the turgid football had aligned with...
OK I think I get it. The question is 'how will we replace Potter when the FA comes a-calling and invites him to consider replacing that Palace ****, wassisname in the fuggin waistofspacecoat, no, the name has gone....gottit - Southgit! ?'
Dear oh dear.
I'm seriously tempted to start a thread...
I have the OP on ignore. I take it as a matter of personal discipline to not break the vow of 'you're dead to me'. Unless I feel like it, of course. Can anyone give me a steer - is this a question I need to give a mature consideration?