Considering form-wise we were the worst ever team to get promoted - we were very average from January to April 2013. Bottom eight of The Champ points wise - and we have stuck with, mostly, the same players who were playing so poorly, then it is nothing less than a minor miracle we are not already down.

We deserve to stay up because of the effort put in which has been twice as much as some of those teams around us who, quality wise, should be twice as good as us.

And we will.

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OK, generally we haven't been great to watch. But in terms of adding to the league there is more to it. As has been said above, we are a club not just a team and our fan base have shown the way.

I don't feel we have to add great football at the moment, that's the job of the up and coming teams like Southampton, Spurs and quite possibly Stoke. Our job is to get established.

And at least, whilst we are doing it, we are surprising clean, not much clogging going on.

we are threatening Derby's record for the fewest away goals ever scored. And now two of our attacking players are injured while Murray is recuperating from a massive injury and never really proved himself in the premier league. So we really are not prem class at present.
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but miracles do happen

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I fully concur with these sentiments.

If you look at the championship there are lots of bigger clubs than Palace trying to get promoted ( Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Leeds). We have over-achieved with a very average squad. Doesn't mean we can't stay up though with a bit of determination.

I can understand why other clubs will say that we don't deserve to stay up, but from our perspective we are just doing as best we can with the limited resources we have. We were playing catch up from the moment Philips fired us into the Premier League. There has been no level playing field, so we must do whatever it takes to stay up and if thats being 'ugly' so be it.

The amount of crap I have read on here of late about Pulis is unbelievable. He is trying the almost impossible - something no other manager has ever achieved before at Palace with a squad that is largely not his. I am not sure what more he can do. This is not a time to experiment heavy and try and play attractively.

If we stay up (and it is a big if), then we can build as a club and Pulis can sign his players and we can start the next season level with other similar teams. Then we can be judged. We are not there to be pretty and pleasing on the eye for the other 19 teams. We have earned the right to play with the big boys after last season's efforts.

Fortunately there are other clubs in more dire straits than us, those that have experimented with more risque appointments than what our owners did. If we can just sneak over the line, it will be a magnificent achievement from all involved at CPFC.

The lost point on Saturday was disappointing, but we must move onto the next one now - it's only Chelsea after all! I just hope we can get enough points in the bag now and if we do - then we bloody well deserved it!!