davygravy
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I'm one of the happy clappers but even I sat here getting angrier by the minute watching that! Now....ultimately I don't see a proper relegation battle in the end as we've always had such dips but...blimey...that was just shocking all round.
The line up didn't look bad, obviously missing Cookie at the back was a loss and it shows we do miss Josh. But as we have seen, something is wrong at the minute if the players can offer up something that bad against ten men. Even if Palace are usually very good at home, no excuses to play that slowly.
Eddie also needs to shake himself up and quickly. He is also on a dip and he needs to get at these players and maybe try something different. Sorry Franno....a club legend...I hesitate in saying this but...how the heck did he come on tonight?? What was the actual point? I did think if he'd gone to 352, I could have accepted it, with them only having one forward but to stick with 442 and switch Smithy was ridiculous. He needs grilling about this, wonder if the Solent reporter will be brave enough. But 442 would have been better with Stacey, who can at least bomb forward better than Franno can now.
I would actually drop Callum now, he just is doing nothing. Zero. Hopefully Josh is ok for Saturday but even without him, we cannot have one striker that is this off form. I'd rather get Scrimshaw up there at the minute.
I feel let down tonight, I am sure we all do. As I say, I still think in the end, we'll be mid-table or just below but with the squad we have, that is disappointing.
The line up didn't look bad, obviously missing Cookie at the back was a loss and it shows we do miss Josh. But as we have seen, something is wrong at the minute if the players can offer up something that bad against ten men. Even if Palace are usually very good at home, no excuses to play that slowly.
Eddie also needs to shake himself up and quickly. He is also on a dip and he needs to get at these players and maybe try something different. Sorry Franno....a club legend...I hesitate in saying this but...how the heck did he come on tonight?? What was the actual point? I did think if he'd gone to 352, I could have accepted it, with them only having one forward but to stick with 442 and switch Smithy was ridiculous. He needs grilling about this, wonder if the Solent reporter will be brave enough. But 442 would have been better with Stacey, who can at least bomb forward better than Franno can now.
I would actually drop Callum now, he just is doing nothing. Zero. Hopefully Josh is ok for Saturday but even without him, we cannot have one striker that is this off form. I'd rather get Scrimshaw up there at the minute.
I feel let down tonight, I am sure we all do. As I say, I still think in the end, we'll be mid-table or just below but with the squad we have, that is disappointing.
