TheBrownBottle

It changes people’s perspective if you disallow the First Division goals Shearer scored before 1992. And penalties last time I checked count. Shearer is the fourth highest scoring player in top flight history. Cole is joint thirty-seventh. They’re not close

I remember that - you’re right, it was the year before that Milan beat that Barca side

Playing well is not the same as ‘playing a blinder’ tbf. Palace played well, but it wasn’t an amazing display of skill

Yep, they absolutely took them to pieces that night. And then that Barcelona side were taken apart 4-0 in the final by Milan!

Definitely - Hall was one of the only bright spots vs Palace. I know Howe is limited atm due to injuries, but we’re not going to get away with playing Murphy at RB etc too many times

You know there is a goal coming in any 1 on 1 situation. He makes me nervous, and you can see how deep our back line drops with him in nets

Yep, and with the current available midfield they aren’t offered much protection either I hope Hall and Livramento start at the weekend

Yeah, the away performances are a concern this season. Very passive - I’m hoping with fit squad next year that it stops

Oof … wasn’t great today, but not sure that the lad should be the target of ire tbh. Some far more experienced heads played worse today for me

Just a bad day at the office IMO. A collective failure - hopefully there’ll be a correction at the weekend, and doubly hopefully we won’t see Burn LB Murphy RB Krafth CB

A ground where we’ve won one league game in over half a century isn’t a place where I think ‘walkover’ tbh

Don’t get me wrong, that was always going to be tough. But the basics weren’t there tonight - being second string doesn’t mean that they have an excuse for not being able to string two consecutive passes together. Palace didn’t need to play well - we were passive and technically levels below where we should be. I thought Bruno, Isak and Gordon were collectively poor too - it wasn’t just the Murphys and Longstaffs in the team.

Including Man Utd away?

Poor that, unfortunately. One of those ones where the manager and players just got it badly wrong from the first minute to the last. Hate these passive away performances this season. Onwards and upwards

True, and they’re really exposed when the talented ones are collectively poor too. I thought Gordon in particular wasn’t any better than some of his less talented teammates.

Longstaff falls over, loses ball, lies on ground whinging at ref. Classic Longstaff hat trick to set up the goal

Shite

Just shite play by Longstaff. I wouldn’t have given it either - he was absolutely looking for it

Longstaff is shit at diving

What cunts with drums at football never seem to understand is that they’re the only fuckers enjoying it. No-one else wants them banging the fucking thing

Have we had a shot yet? I honestly can’t remember one

They were due to come on on 60 mins but we’ve been unable to get the ball back for 5 mins

Utterly predictable Eddie lad

Coming and deserved mind. Really poor

Looks like we’re a minute behind here in Oz