I'm definitely feeling more optimistic after the results today, even though Swansea won, they were not our biggest concern even though they have leapfrogged us. Both Stoke and Southampton have horrendous run ins which i think will see them both go down. West Brom are already down. We are having our tough games right now, but we have the best run in and if we get a few of our injured players back for our last 6 games i'm confident we will stay up on around 38 points

In some ways this current sticky patch could work in our favour. When some of the injured players come back what we really need is the 'backs against the wall' spirit and the battling attitude that has become Palace's trademark in the past.

Everyone thinks we're in trouble, let's just grit our teeth and kick 4rse and get out of it!

Oh, and we seriously need to stuff Bright*n on the way as a thank you to the fans who've put up with some serious sh!t this season... again.

#COYP #SLAP

Willo and I are about the same age I think and so he will have seen us relegated seven times as I have. So it is possible that this year, particularly after the lack of summer business, the start and performances sans WZ, and the window, some warning bells have started to chime - it doesn't stop us being passionate fans - I can both point to some pretty desperate seasons. I don't feel like I'm doom and gloom - but until we're statistically safe, I think we're in serious trouble. I'm happy to debate - but I struggle to see how my view can be construed in any way as not being a fan.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

There, I've said it.

As soon as we were promoted,relegation was inevitable. However,after relegation comes renewal and promotion. We may have to wait a few seasons, but ultimately we prevail.

I maybe an ostrich, but I will worry about relegation when it is mathematically certain and not before!

COPY!

'All of my dreams, bitter illusions
I can't be rid of them too soon'

good way to measure Palace fans' tenure, instead of the rings of a tree how many relegations - I am also a seven timer: 73, 74, 81, 93, 95, 98 and 05. Actually before 73 it was a bloody long time to the previous relegation. Eight timers will be expecting a telegram from the big lady quite soon. Can't think what was the least painful drop, and which was the grimmest ... prob '81, 74 was heartbreak, 98 was sh*te, 05 was nail biting but humiliated at Charlton, there's no good way to get relegated is there? On the run-in when we need to we'll play like Champions, but there are lessons to be learnt from this season, the window buys look more like prep for the champ bcos they are long term, but we need to do more building and less fire fighting as has been generally acknowledged, by Parrish himself when he referred to a laziness in buying proven talent expensively rather than spotting those on the rise.