This isn't a doom and gloom negative thread (and don't care if I get slated)It's actually the opposite. I think that we could benefit from going down and getting the infrastructure of the club up to scratch for a return to the top flight for years to come.
If we approach this correctly and positively much like Newcastle have then we will be fine for a swift return anyway.
But after today's result and performance we are definitely down. Benteke injured. Zaha away at Afcon. Dann, Jimmy Mac both out(not sure for how long). All the hard fixtures of the season still to come, I just think that we're getting to a point that it is impossible for us to stay up now.

"We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ...

That's the spirit! We are Palace, sometimes the roller coaster goes up as well as down!

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!

Southampton managed it. Brighton too.

"We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ...

Wasn't the Prem money and these Americans supposed to do up Selhurst Park?

Going down means we've done f*** all and these Americans own our club for nothing.

We would lose players like Benteke, Cabaye etc. That's good but would also lose players like Dann, McArthur and Zaha I think. That's defiantly not good.

We won't come up for a few good years but at least we shouldn't lose stupid amounts of games in a row.

Edited by miles18 (03 Jan 2017 10.28pm)

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thing is though that Newcastle were actually relegated with a good squad playing well and the infrastructure already in place. They then got their transfers spot on in the summer actually leaving them with arguably a better squad than went down. None of those things would be true for us at the present time though a lot can change of course.

A better comparison for us right now is Villa from last year. A club that has lost its way a bit. Also if we went down we would certainly lose Zaha (if he doesn't go this window), Benteke, Dann, Townsend (though he's not been great), Cabaye (though he has also not been great) and Jimmy Mac. That is half the current first choice 11. It's also unlikely we'd be in a great financial position. If we do go down there is every chance we do a Bolton.

Were f***ed.

The mountains are calling & I must go.