Our current league position flatters us beyond belief. Hopefully what will save us from relegation this year is three worse teams. However having said that, given that there aren’t three worse teams than us, perhaps three less lucky teams will save us.

When you look at Villa Norwich, Burnley, Brighton, Watford, Southampton, Newcastle Bournemouth and West Ham I can’t find 3 teams worse than us and the worrying stat is that they are all starting to win matches. 38 points won’t be enough this year. 40 points is the minimum.

With a much needed break that will rest the players who played basically 8 matches in a month, and with a few more players coming back from injury we'll be on 40 points by mid March.

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Il just be curious to see the reactions of people if we do push on when players are fit and end up in a European spot.

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Dyed in the wool Palace fan, but loved what Southampton did last night. No star players, massive wages etc. Just a very well coached side. Passed well, moved the ball quickly, chased and shut everything down, 2 or 3 players on top of anyone dawdling on the ball. They could have played all night and Palace would not have scored. Very well coached.

Palace set up with the same players, tactics and approach for Southampton at home as we did for Man City away at the weekend. We got lucky then, we got found out last night.

The excuse that the players are tired applies to Southampton as well - just did not look like it last night.

Southampton are very lucky to have Hassenhutl, Roy unfortunately has taken us as far as he is able.

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I have some sympathy with Gribbo’s view - and not just based on last night.
We have struggled all season as an attacking force and for Hodgson to hide behind the injuries is not to my mind a valid excuse.
Earlier in the season with Schlupp, Townsend and Benteke available we still looked toothless in attack and still played with ten behind the ball.
When Roy has taken the handbrake off against Villa and Liverpool (oddly) we have looked all the better for it.
His negativity is so frustrating,and I can see where those who claim it is ‘anti football are coming from.’

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You need to see the whole game not the highlights. City missed a bag of chances in the first 15 minutes, and if they had fouled Wilf up the pitch, as Guardiola had coached them to do, then they would not have given up the equaliser in stoppage time. Pep was livid in his post-match comments about this very point.

No shots on target, no corners last night. I would suggest more than just tired.

Don't accept the injuries argument. 2 of the subs we brought on last night are on over £50k per week - Wickham and Meyer were adjudged to be top players when we brought them in.