Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has stressed the importance of Roy Hodgson to the club's long-term success.

The 71-year-old replaced Frank de Boer early last season and managed to take Palace to an eleventh-placed finish. He signed a new contract in August that will keep him at Selhurst Park until 2019/20.

And Parish hopes Palace and Hodgson can "maintain a very long relationship".

"He can help our football club, in my opinion, beyond just the first XI and into the future. I do hope we can maintain a very long relationship with Roy because he is a fantastic football person, very level-headed and he brings a lot to the football club," Parish said.

"Staying in this division is ground zero, but of course we've got a few things that we haven't had in recent years, like stability, we've gone through a summer with a manager - I've managed to keep a manager for the summer - and the place feels really good.

"But we know that's sometimes when things can come to bite you. We're really not complacent, we're working super hard, and going to give this season our best shot to at least have less stress this season."