Very true.

Given the current run this translated to me as ‘Who do you hate the least at the moment’.

I think Guaita is overrated and has cost us a few matches but on the whole has not been too bad. I also think the same for Ayew, he’s done well to the extent a lot of people thought he was useless and only cost a couple mil, but he’s been our striker for most the season and hasn’t even hit double figures so not all that great but decent effort.

I don’t quite agree with earlier posts re: Cahill not that good, but I do understand. On the whole though, he has performed very well for us and I would credit him more with us staying up despite a despairingly pathetic lack of goals, even by our standards, and the essential 1-0 run of wins that ultimately kept us up, than Guaita.

Big Gary for me.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Cahill or Ayew. I think Cahill surprised many by still being able to play so well having been left out by Chelsea for a whole year. Did a lot to keep us up though like everyone else, disappointed by his lack of goals for someone with such a good scoring record. Ayew was perhaps the most improved player (having been very poor last year in my opinion). His goal aginst WHam is easily the best of the season and one of the best I've ever seen at Selhurst.

Cannot see how people can still be suggesting Guaita. He made a few decent saves (especially the point-blank header at home to Wolves) but his howlers have cost us defeats to Sheff Utd, Burnley and Leicester to name but 3.

I'm not saying he hasn't done really well, and a free transfer in it self isn't a great peice of business. But when it comes to complaints that we are weak in certain positions it does raise questions.

Imagine the conversation:

Roy "Steve, Dougie, I think we really need a right back and a striker".

Steve "Cahill and McCarthy are availablie, would you like us to get them in or focus on the positions where we are desperated".

Roy "I think we should get Cahill and McCarthy in".

It seems like it takes a lot of effort to bring players in, it's just we are focusing it all in the wrong areas. On top of a CF and a RB, we are regularly playing players out of position on the wing. We keep reinforcing areas where we are stong and not looking at the places we are weak. Like a gym bunny that always skips leg day.

There's certainly a problem across Roy, Parish, and Freedman.

Wow. He was voted player of the month, single handedly kept us from dropping into the bottom 3, without much help from Cahill and Co. Despite Hodgson playing a defensive game it is amazing how easily the opposition cut through us on occasion. Agreed his form is a bit s*** now, but that goes for all of them.

Simon Jordan said he did the same thing with Akinbiyi.

Trevor Francis claimed he was the best defensive striker he'd ever seen. Jordan then signed him against his instincts.

Definately red flag territory.

You have a strange take on events, I cannot believe anyone is suggesting that Cahill on a free, wasn’t good bit of business.

Why is Freeman getting stick from you, he brought in Cahill, Guaita, Ferguson for free, Ayew 4m McCarthy 3m. Big Sam brought in 4 players for over £40m. Just wondering what Freeman has done wrong.