This 100%, ward has lost all confidence. Kelly you can't fault his effort but he's not up to it but a ok backup, when he's had to fill in for the odd game he's been ok but now teams target him.

Townsend has been pony, what is most frustrating is I believe he has the ability to do well but just doesn't seem bothered, work rate is poor and his execution of shots and cross in general has been very poor. I don't mind player who maybe aren't quite up to it but work hard such as Jerome and Kelly but cannot stand those who don't care such as Townsend currently, would love for him to prove me wrong though as it would be good for the team!

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

I continue to be amazed by the shock and disappointment on here at the performances of 'dros.

He is performing exactly as he has done throughout his career.

In short we are getting what we paid for.

Parish must be thrilled.

So true, we are lacking leadership on the pitch. Some seem to forget the tackling and interceptions he made which were invaluable. And he could take a penalty and score, unlike some! Dann's form has dipped remarkably. Perhaps it's the "extra responsibilities" of captaining the side. Maybe even hand the armband to MacArthur. It will take time for SA to instill some spine into this outfit (particularly the defense) but I guess he's the man to do it. I do think both our fullbacks need upgrading, Ward and Kelly have tried but don't seem to be up to it at this level. We seriously need to get back to basics, our skill level is atrocious. We basically panic when we have the ball, particularly against decent opposition. I'd keep Townsend, he's much better than he's shown lately but he too needs to step up in effort.

"Billy Gilbert really is God"

Agree with this largely, Flamini may prove to be a good replacement for Jedinak with his experience, but we needed that influence four months ago.

The other problem is that Delaney is clearly the vocal leader at the back, but is a liability defensively.

Ward is solid, provided everyone else in the back four is up to scratch.

Benteke gets flack for his work rate, but at the same time he has created opportunities out of nothing and scored goals. The fact that he doesn't run as much as Cameron Jerome to me shouldn't be a negative, it should instead suggest that we are desperate for someone to get closer to him. He's a more talented player so lets not lump it long and expect him to chase. Let's use his skills.

We need a number 10. The amount of times he brings the ball down on his chest and there's no one within 30 yards is very frustrating.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

Pardew is on the record as saying even a £50m spend by CPFC on Benteke would be a "no brainer."

Couldn't put it better myself.

Loads of new posters on the Hol,I do wonder if you actually go to matches or just come on here to always slag the team off,quite honestly what the fcuk do you expect, we are currently in a spot of bother and all you can do is run the team down ..what you don't realise is that the likes of the top 6 teams are light years ahead of us in spending power and so it's difficult to compete in most positions on the pitch..get real folks you obviously want us to be in that league overnight which we are not going to be at this moment in time.
We have the players that we have whether you like it or not,instead of bl*ody whinging all the time support the team,guess you will be there tomorrow night or maybe not.