but lets have this right...nobody in our 1st team has played well before today since the start of the season, if the midfield & attack arnt performing its obviously the case that the defence are goingto be under more pressue and therefor be under more scrutiny.

ive no reason to fall out with you, your a good guy but i feel the abuse aimed at the back 5/6 thus far this season has been massivly unwarranted...lets not forget that untill today the top half of the pitch hadnt scored a goal either, but theyve come in for nowhere near the level of crititism the bottom half have.

without research im guessing we have had 8 managers since promotion, none of them have dropped or replaced ward, he is the only surviver since promotion and that should be celebrated not chastised!

as palace fans we herald people like alan lee or paddy mccarthy who were ultimatly s***, but hammer joel ward who if hasnt, is very close to being our most capped PL player.

‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway

Could it be he can play well only when the rest of the defence is properly organised and he gets better support from midfield.

The team needs balance. The very appearance of wilf takes pressure of townsend - no coincidence that he had his best performance today.

I loved yala, but he NEVER defended. It’s why managers put him as a striker. I used to shout at the tv. Townsend runs back and defends. Much better all around player.

Everything worked well yesterday, but I especially liked Zaha and Townsend together up front, with as Zaha said they were told that if one was on the wing the other had to be in the box. Totally unpredictable and difficult to play against, and let the midfield 3 push up too. Top tactics.

You'll be forever in my family's memories and it was an honor and privilege to play and lead in the red and blue
Yours sincerely
Mile Jedinak