This post has been merged from a topic called 'Palace vs Brighton Match Thread' by bexleydave

Thought we were truly awful for 70 minutes. Infact, we weren't even that good. Brighton played us off the park and should have been out of sight by the time Wilf came up with his bit of magic.

Yes, we had injuries, but I doubt we would have set up any differently even if we had had a full strength eleven.

Roy is doing what he is being asked to do - keep us in the Premiership. He is second to none at setting a team up to defend, but after 70 minutes we had zero shots on target to Brightons ten. They had 68% possession at that stage. I go to be entertained, so whilst some of you might be happy with the way we play, I for one am not.

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Palace vs Brighton Match Thread' by bexleydave

We need to go 442 , Tekkers and Ayew, wilf mc arther Luke Meyer and whoever is left standing in the back four.

Really need Max sitting behind the front two to give us some forward momentum. He made the difference tonight.

I hear Mamma Mia is in town? You could enjoy your prawn sandwich watching that instead?

'We are going to make a little bit of history here’ Mr. J. Ertl.

Townsend is clearly a big loss, we had no quality on the ball in midfield until Meyer came on.

Injuries to full backs is also crucial. The modern day full back gets forward - PVA and Schlupp certainly can and Ward can to an extent. Reidewald and Kelly can't do it, and this seriously hampers the rest of the team. We also have no quality goalscorer.

For me, with that make shift team we were always going to be under pressure. Brighton were better than I expected. I can't be too critical of the team after that. They showed grit to hang in the game and nick a point.

If we can get everyone fit and sign a Batshuayi type striker, we'll start scoring, like we did in the second half of last season. Roy is doing very well with the current squad limitations.

This is one of the reasons why I did not renew my season ticket from last season, that and the distance to travel.

Given our predicament a point was a bonus last night but, despite our injuries, we simply did no get the basics right. Sky’s Jammie C showed a freeze frame where half our defence had their backs to a Brighton player and was leaving them acres of space on the flanks and between our lines.... even with a makeshift team... poor basics.

I also don’t get why Roy persist with Kouyate. His control is poor and contribute little in attacking terms. Why the does he not give Camarasa a run when, according to other contributors, he is the most creative mid-fielder in the club we have? If he warrants a seat on the bench why not...or get rid?

Finally I hope Roy gives ‘Bentechers’ a run now. He holds up well and offers a dimension we lack elsewhere and he will score...eventually!