Well is it going to happen this season,have chanced things once to often Mr Parish,firstly l was really surprised when the begging bowel went out for new stand money,but that confirmed what a mess we are really in,we are up the creek without a paddle,other clubs know we are a weak side,we haven't spent well to cover our arse for this season,and now l believe we will be selling at least two of our crown jewels in January,and probably replace with mediocrity,that wont get us out of trouble,our poor old manager has run out of ideas,our board is anonymous,and all in all a really depressing place for me,as a Palace fan for 60 years,yes l know we have seen it all before,but l really thought at the end of last season we had finally come good and could make the breakthrough ,how wrong l was,heartbreaking!!!

I suspect we might not actually find ourselves in the relegation zone but will be perilously close to it.

There are those who are of the opinion that Mr Hodgson will not be at the helm at the start of the year.

You don't say, wow. Roy is as much responsible for his demise as the chairman or the players, I have little sympathy. no need to criticize the youngsters, or the fans, a sure sign that the wheels are coming off the cart. Is he all there? Does he care anymore? He certainly looks to have aged considerably since his first stint.
I do honestly wonder why he took the job on this season, he could have walked away into the sunset with the promise of a statue in his honour sited prominently in the walk up to the mythical new stand after last season's joyous return. I guess he just can't resist.

It's make or break time for Parish, the overweening BS merchant.
For the tidy sum wasted on a sicknote keeper, an untried Brazilian youngster and an Arsenal sicknote reject, a couple of essential positions could have been filled, and along with a couple of judicious loans we could have rolled out a near full 11 up to PL standard.

17th place is very much a possibility in the coming weeks. A sure sign that numerous poor decisions regarding the player pool and the choice of manager have taken place along the way.

I suspect Everton will be breathing down our necks soon as well after thrashing Newcastle last night. Dyche has fired them up sufficiently to prise them out of the relegation zone already, despite their 10 point penalty.

It's not looking good but the situation will be clearer after seeing how well we compete with Liverpool tomorrow.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

If we do go down we certainly wont be missed by the Premier League or the TV audience. We bring nothing to the league at all apart from a colourful ground atmosphere and even that is going because of the performances. The club is treading water.
I can see one of our CBs leaving in Jan, it will be the only way to finance recruitments which we desperately need. Grim times

Dangerous thinking but that's my silver lining for now.

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