Yes, glad we don't have a game at Boro. Not glad about the game or how we were treated, how many old bill with video cameras last night? And Hennesey what a disaster that man was. Glad to see Brighton's true crowd became apparent 12k.

Only certainty last night was nobody wanted a draw so backing both at 6/1 paid a tidy 5/2? Must be difficult for players to motivate themselves in an empty stadium with a manager putting out a really disjointed side Don’t know Kaikai position but not a centre forward and would have had same impact if stayed on the bench Think he’s modelling himself on benteke

The truth is the FA Cup doesn't carry the weight it used to.

Things have changed, and what the top clubs dictate as important as a trickle down effect.

Its not to say that the FA Cup isn't important. But we have to accept that its lower down on our list of priorities. We haven't secured our survival yet.

Everything else is of secondary importance.

The Daily Mail's top slob Martin Samuel letting-rip on the CPFC players after the game.

Petty protests show how hard refs have it

MARTIN SAMUEL

ANYONE still unaware of what match officials are up against in football need only watch the moments after the final whistle at the Amex Stadium.

Several Crystal Palace players, Yohan Cabaye, Bakary Sako, Wayne Hennessey, still went to referee Andre Marriner to protest about Brighton's winning goal.

Despite the fact they would have known that, this time, the official could be certain his call was correct.

'I'll prove it to you,' Marriner appeared to be saying, in defence of his judgment. He shouldn't have to prove it to anybody. Who do they think they are, these clowns, that they know more than an assistant referee with access to every conceivable angle? At his studio outside London, video assistant referee Neil Swarbrick would have studied the footage and informed Marriner there was no obvious mistake. If anything, scorer Glenn Murray was trying to get his arm out of the way. Most importantly, he succeeded.

Yet it still wasn't enough for Palace. Instead of taking responsibility for failing to hold on to their lead, they sought to place blame on that most familiar of scapegoats: the referee. And while the video referee process may be far from perfect, it did its job last night. It confirmed Marriner's correct calls, did not interfere with the flow of the game and exposed the childishness of the modern professional. The latter was an unexpected bonus. Palace's players looked small, self-indulgent and petty in their protests against all evidence. Grown-ups 1 Toddlers 0. A good win, that.

Every conceivable angle? Wasn't there one solitary angle??

Durham Tees Valley I think not Middlesbrough. I am sure it used to be called Stockton.