This post has been merged from a topic called 'What game were you all watching???' by Midlands Eagle

I'm sick of the negativity on here. As soon as we lose a game, everyone just finds fault with everything. That was never a 3-1 game, and at 1-1 we were clearly the better team. Chelsea are a world class team, and at the moment we are not having much luck and the main criticism is that we are lacking a top quality player up front. But don't tell me today was a bad performance, our passing is a joy at times. I feel certain that if we continue to play as well as this, we will start getting the results when we get another run of games against the lesser teams

The fact is that we haven’t got the depth in our squad to compete with any of the top 8. Our starting line up was probably the best we have got. The subs options are dire. So if any of the starting 11 don’t play at their best we are stuffed. Fortunately there are around 8 other teams from whom any 3 could go down. The problem really comes if you don’t beat them. We have to buy in January. I think the crunch will come against Brighton. If we lose that, then the fans will turn on the management.
On another note it’s clear to see why the big 6 want to break away as a German newspaper reported into a super league in Europe. Would be a disaster for the fans. But there is a clear gulf now.

I can’t see Parish getting rid of Roy. I don’t personally want him out at his moment in time. I think in the world of the old school league of Pulis, Pardew & Sam Etc., Roy is a lot better.

The worrying thing, however, is if it does reach a point where things get really bad, I see this becoming a Pardew 2.0 situation, as I said, I really can’t see Parish getting rid of him without a hell of a lot of resistance first.

We're the Arthur over ere!

'In Roy we Trust' but his poor management of substitutions is costing Palace.

He hands the initiative to the opposition each week.

We should get fresh legs on earlier, not just for a cameo but to put the opposition under stress and bolster the defence too.

As soon as the Chelsea subs appeared the concentration went and really surprisingly we just fell away.

If RH is tired it is hardly surprising, but we do look like some of those England pedestrian non-creative displays.

We didn't get Abrahams but I think Zaha needs a partner and really Kalkai has had a bad deal from Palace.

They should play him and give him a proper chance, not just chucked on for a few minutes.

For Palace, let us be realistic, we don't have a cats chance in hell of competing with the super rich clubs.

The PL is becoming a bore with them, year in and year out, same old thing.

For us, to see the back of them would not be bad.

This post has been merged from a topic called 'What game were you all watching???' by Midlands Eagle

I was at the game today, we were never the better team. That said we weren't that poor, Chelsea are just a great team. That being said we desperately need a striker.