BRINGING DOWN THE PALACE! (A match thread)

We were att the game and I didn't think he did anything after coming on

He was better than Elanga as a ten and much better than Origi but didn’t do a great deal after the bit of skill and shot just after the equaliser.

This seems to be the common view of people who were there. I thought Reyna did a lot of good work keeping the ball moving and particularly giving CHO an outlet given he was double marked by Ward and Munoz for most of the second half and struggled to find a way past them consistently. By playing where and how he did MGW was able to sit a little bit deeper, get a lot more of the ball, and switch play between flanks. The one problem was that we didn't put enough balls into danger areas, but Palace spent most of the second half with little interest in attacking except on the break and as a result there weren't many danger areas to try and attack.

If Nuno hadn't set us out with such a cowardly lineup to start with we might have avoided conceding the first goal, and as a result actually have had some space in which to hurt them. Two games in a row now he has surrendered the initiative from the kick off - as someone (maybe you) said a couple of weeks ago, he's Cooper without the banked goodwill. I want the Nuno of the first three games back because Cooperball is going to get us relegated.

I was at the game and thought Reyna did well when he came on. Had a good effort on goal and moved the ball well. Played some nice passes. He faded a bit but he wasn’t being passed the ball.

First half wasn’t great with Yates and Sangare in the middle but is apparent many want Sangare to be bad so they can boo him.

Sels was very good.

A point was probably fair, they aren’t a bad side at all.

And don’t ever sit on the back three rows of the lower BC if you’re over 5ft tall. Never been so cramped anywhere. Assume it was a terrace when first built?

Nope, it’s always been an all-seater. The old East Stand that stood there used to have a terrace.

Wow, those back three rows aren’t fit for purpose. No leg room and not much more height than row in front so couldn’t see that well. 7 year old struggled to see anything even when standing. Maybe we got lucky with that today…..

I said to my mates that I could see why Reyna hadn't been playing. Thought he was completely out of his depth physically.

I don't think anyone wants Sangare to be bad, he's doing that all by himself.

Just to be clear, I'd still be playing him over Origi. Least he made a chance for himself and got it on target.

I liked that MGW dropped a tad deeper when Reyna came on, he got more of the ball.

And yes, as stated above, I left annoyed with Nuno. I get why we signed Sangare (or at least the Sangare we thought we were getting) and I've a lot of time for Yatesy. I even get why on occasion we may need to play them together. But that is never going to be at home to Palace. The crowds frustration with them both is because they aren't playmaker and never will be.

Thought CHO was good today. Also MGW turned up for more than normal. Point probably fair but they had the better chances.

Also, what went off with Aina and their number 8? Seemed to carry on for far longer than necessary, even after Aina went off.

Said it after Villa and Brighton, Nuno is an absolute clown.

CHO my MOTM today.

Still think that set of players is poor. Palace weren't great but even in cruise mode better than us.

26 points from 30 is shit but the aim now is to match Luton over the last eight, which we ought to be more than capable of, and reset to get relegated next season.

Sangare has a languid style , which has never gone down well here. But I think he may be also be really bad at this level.

I have no idea what the Eredivisie is like, but I assume there's some kind of rule that you're not allowed to tackle a player until he has possessed the ball for at least five seconds. It's the only explanation I have for how slowly he seems to think.

Nuno is a coward. This is a game you try to win. Sangare is currently rubbish. Slow, can't pass. Seems freaked out with the ball at his feet. This game screamed Barry and The Dom and we play two defensive mids in this game. CHO was excellent but crowded out. Morgan played a number 6 very very well and with Reyna on we looked likely to at least get a few chances. Wood is utterly brilliant at finishing and he really didn't get much service at all.

Reyna looked pretty good actually. He found space and found his man. This also allowed space for Elanga and Cho. I watched this game mostly with my hands over my eyes near the end because I was afraid of a sting in the tail and we almost lost to a Neco own goal. Luckily the post came to our defence and Sels was good.

Eze is head and shoulders over everyone on the pitch though. He is a special talent and it's unfortunate that he was on the field because Palarse were decent but without him I cannot really see where they get chances.

Spuds managed to avoid being Spursy and beat Poo-ton when they needed to. Something that we failed to do. If only we had won that game at Kenilworth. We are holding on and out of the bottom three but fuck me I won't have any fingernails left. Felipe was a bit of a liability in the beginning but actually looked decent at the end.

I would love for Forest to Get Morgan in at 6 and try the Reyna or attacking experiment. We have so much to lose but if we don't try we will sleepwalk towards the championship. Winnable game. (Eze aside), but we just need to find that killer instinct. AND FAST!

Origi can be a supersub like he was was the Scouse cnuts but Elanga if fit should be on the wing. Aina I hope isn't injured. Although I have nothing against Toffs. Clearly someone at Palace has been working with Henderson on how to kick because he was so much better at that than he was with us.

As For Taiwo. He is a chaos Machine. I would have him (if fit) in the side. Possibly with Wood.

It's really up to Poo-ton to fuck up because we are going to be scraping points but confidence is such that we are not winning.

Also point of order M'lord but don't look now but Ever-gone are just three points ahead of us and could be in for another points reduction. Hopefully it's a doozy!

Mom: Gibbs White in the 6. Special mentions to CHO and Neco for effort. Can we sell Sangare somewhere, (preferably before June 30th), before people realise he is pants?

Chicago: Full of frustration.