We never took the game to city or Liverpool, scored with our only couple of chances at City, Liverpool who weren't in great fettle we parked the bus and tried to play on the break,

We played better and more threatening football at the beginning of the season than we are now.
You’re never going to dominate City or Liverpool, but at least we carried a material threat.
There was a sense of optimism, Eze was being talked of as a late World Cup candidate and Zaha showed some excellent form to go with his goals.
You must have been watching different games if you think we are playing in a similar way to the beginning of the season.
We carry minimal threat at present and rely on a goalkeeper mistake or a once in a season free kick to get on the scoresheet.

Let’s try and get this into perspective a bit , we are currently 12th in the table and clear of the relegation zone. We are 4 points behind Liverpool and 7 points clear of the relegation zone,
We are currently 1 point better off at this stage of the season than we were last season and we’ve already played Man U and Chelsea and Newcastle twice
We have been hit hard by injuries and managed to grind out an undeserved point against a side bang in form , same as we did against Man U and Newcastle.

I totally understand the worries supporters have with out of contract players etc at end of season but I absolutely wholeheartedly trust Steve Parish and there will be a plan,

I can’t believe some of the comments on here , let that sink in we are a point better off this season than last season.

The worst thing is with our fan base , if we go and beat Brentford on Saturday (at the end of the day they are due a loss and we are due a win so it’s totally plausible )all you lot will start thinking we can make a late charge for Europe ! I can see the posts now , but we won’t , we will finish comfortably mid table and I will be more than happy with that!

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“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

Just needed a bit of perspective I think , seeing some of the comments that the “players don’t care” etc ruffled me , you saw the relief and the celebrations when we equalised ,
I really hope we beat Brentford because I bet you my prediction will come true and instead of all this relegation talk there will be a thread started about Europe mark my words

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

No mate after 22 games last season we had 24 points , honestly count them …..

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

Last season we had a midfield player that contributed 8 goals. He hasn't been replaced.

In terms of '' Direction of Travel '', we have indeed seen some abject performances. We have also seen some improved ones, namely at Chelsea, home to Man U and Newcastle.

Palace are doing what they did before under Roy. Bank on surviving on the cheap and then have a reset in the summer. It's undeniably painful to watch and is a clear indication that very little progress has been made in the last decade.

A lot of focus has been on the managers performance, but I think more scrutiny of how the club is being run by it's owners is just as relevant

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