Kevin Phillips may leave Crystal Palace in January if he doesn't get game time

On this week's The Footballers' Football Show I was asked whether I wanted to be getting more game time than I currently am at Crystal Palace and I answered honestly that, yes, I do.

Lift

The managerial situation at Palace is perhaps dragging on longer than we anticipated and it would be nice to have a permanent manager to give us a bit of clarity and stability at the club ahead of a very important run of fixtures coming up for us. But the mood in the camp has been fine and caretaker boss Keith Millen is doing a good job of keeping spirits high and reminding us that the managerial side of things will take care of themselves and we have to focus on Hull this Saturday. The next four or five fixtures are so crucial and will determine the fate of our season. If we get good results, we'll be in the mix - but if we don't, well history suggests if you're bottom at Christmas you're pretty much doomed to relegation. Let's hope a manager gets installed in the next 24-48 hours and it gives everyone a huge lift. We've seen many times at different clubs what a positive impact a new manager can have. Just look at what Gus Poyet has done at Sunderland. His first game against Swansea wasn't great but then wins over Newcastle and Man City gave the club a huge lift. If we could get someone installed - even if they just sat in the stands for the Hull game - it would give everyone a new lease of life and might get that extra 10% out of everyone, which is crucial in this league.