Bexley Eagle yesterday posted that the way things are going, it's hard not to see another scoreless defeat (v West Brom). Can anyone put their finger on why things were going so differently just a couple of months ago. I think it was Dann who was saying then how nice it was to be looking up the table rather than down. I think even the dreaded word Europe appeared in one post. What has gone wrong? Or is it the case that nothing has changed and that were we just living in a fool's paradise and just getting lucky at that time?

Just one word explanation - Zaha

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

we recently gave Leeds a tonking.

Last two games very frustrating, we go from sublime to ridiculous

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

It was clear we'd watched Leicester v Leeds and taken notes. Yes, Leeds were possibly unlucky with the offside decision, but we could have scored more than we did in the end, with 6 shots on target to Leeds' 3. Unless they change their approach when they play counter-attacking teams then they are going to struggle in these matches.

To be honest, heading into the WBA game, I think it could be as simple as replacing Dann with Tomkins (if he's fit), Kouyate if he's not, and bringing Zaha and Riedewald back in. We don't have a great deal of strength in depth, so the reality is when Zaha is out we are a much weaker team. In a year or two Eze might be our talisman, but he's still finding his feet at the moment (I do think he's made a strong start though).

A sublime performance against a team that has just been promoted.

Had it not been for a very unfortunate off side decision and a bizarre own goal the game could have ended very differently. Leeds were open at the back because they had the courage to chase the game.

People moan about the level of criticism directed towards Roy but then go way over the top in exaggerating his successes.

Leeds are a team that we should fully expect to beat.

The point I was making in the OP was that there has been a change of momentum. As we approached the end of October we had beaten So'ton and Manchester U., we deserved a draw against Everton, yes we were dire against Chelsea, but we were good enough to have beaten Brighton, and we then beat Fulham. Since then, one win in four games, no goals in three of them.

Wilf, or the lack of Wilf, has obviously been a factor. But is it not also the case that we were trying to play more positively in the earlier games and that we've now just reverted to type?