I am glad I didn't go to my local to watch. I am well known as a Palace fan and the derision would have been unbearable. But as has been correctly said, losing 2-0 away to Arse is no disgrace although it could easily have been a 6-0 stuffing.

It's early to start doubting Sam but I felt he was an absolutely correct appointment from Parish, the board and investors. We were lucky to get him as other strugglers must have been sniffing around. The simple fact is that, like Pulis, he was employed to keep us up and that will be the final judgment (or epitaph!).

Nothing is fool-proof - fools are too ingenious

Allardyce is also trying to change and improve the defensive shape of the team, necessarily, which in the short term will cause more uncertainty until the team gets used to it, which will take a few matches. We are (deservedly) 4th from bottom. We all have to take a deep breath and support the new manager, and not winge on. If we are still 4th from bottom at the end of the season, job done. The whole club is in a relegation fight for its life, and we had all better believe it!

Don't mansion it.

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The Emirates is only a stadium.... not a Manor!

Indeed, if we take three points from Swansea, then it was worth it. If we take a point, then maybe its forgivable as a gamble, that whilst it didn't pay off, didn't really cost us either. If we lose, then its a gambit that failed.

Of course that's no compensation if you paid to watch the Arsenal game, but then we were never very likely to win, and pretty much guaranteed to be 'playing for the point' and trying to stay in the game, and maybe nick something.

Of course they were excellent, and an example of what a difference the champions league and big money can make - when you consider they had subs that we couldn't even attract to sign for us (let alone afford or pay the wages of).

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