I can't watch another ten or so games with this system trying to be implemented. This is what I can see is going to happen. We do not have the players to do it, and even one of the new players looked one of the worst on the pitch yesterday. If we persist with it I can see that we will yet again be looking for another manager to save us. When will we learn that we cannot afford to trial things in the Premier League. Do what works. We are Palace, not Ajax or Barcelona.

Yawn.......zzzzzzzz

You can wake up now the nightmare of yestereday has finished.

Natural reaction, when worried retract to type for safety...not very progressive or forward thinking though is it (?)

It seems to be the very same people screaming for better players and for the club to go higher that in fact have the mindset holding us back (ironic to say the least).

I think we all agree that the squad still needs some players who are more comfortable with the system; but if we crack it it will lead us to being a better team and push the club higher.

It's also fair to say that FdB is at least giving players a chance to show they can adapt, that way when they're replaced people will have fewer complaints.

When he came in FdB said he'd do just that (give players a chance) as well as that it'd be Xmas before things are likely to settle down...even when Fat Sam came in he said it'd go down to the wire (4 months from when he said it)...so chillax and wise up everyone

Edited by Lyons550 (13 Aug 2017 11.13am)

The Voice of Reason In An Otherwise Mediocre World

I readily admit that I went into the season with a degree of trepidation based on fact and also on instinct.I never expressed such views on HOL as it would only attract cries of "Negativity" etc etc and the debate would have evolved around me with brickbats hurled to the extent that yet another WILLO thread would have emerged.I went as far as to say that a Huddersfield win would not surprise me but generally I kept my counsel.

Alas my fears were realised yesterday. Embarrassing defeat but let's not overeact and call it a 'Crisis' after a single game.In a conversation last night with someone we talked of "Growing pains" as we evolve from one style to another but we cannot allow the 'Transition' to cost us too many points as we will soon be in deep trouble and Steve Parish will be forced to act.

I heard at the ground views expressed that if we had Dyche, Pulis or Allardyce as manager we would have looked far more organised and would not have suffered such an abject defeat.

Worrying,concerning etc but no crisis as yet.It could however develop into one sooner rather than later.

Edited by Willo (13 Aug 2017 11.40am)

Time to get back to basics.
Forget the aspirations to play like Cruyff's Ajax.
Our new system made relegation favourites Huddersfield look like Real Madrid.