I hate to start this so soon

[hopper]

How did we get done by Palace?  They are so bad.

We repeatedly had a red carpet rolled out for them to attack into.

It was a freak loss but also somewhat self inflicted.

[alfie]

Think Bournemouth will have far too much pace for Sunderland.

Hope Brighton give Palace a good hiding & that's a good start.

well I reckon their players read this and obliged

I feel obliged to forecast a heavy defeat for Forest against Arsenal.

Well if Forest and spurs win we are back mess, but I'm optimistic that it won't happen.

[SP]

Beating your big rivals 5-0 & the Amex starts its customary 85th minute mass exodus. Stay & celebrate!

[demeant0r]

Beating your big rivals 5-0 & the Amex starts its customary 85th minute mass exodus. Stay & celebrate!

I still don't understand how Brighton and Palace is a derby.

[KentFulham]

Beating your big rivals 5-0 & the Amex starts its customary 85th minute mass exodus. Stay & celebrate!

To be fair it is a pig to get a train from there at Full Time or get out the car park

[alfie]

Beating your big rivals 5-0 & the Amex starts its customary 85th minute mass exodus. Stay & celebrate!

I still don't understand how Brighton and Palace is a derby.

I understand it's started when Palace first went there, they caused so much trouble that it just escalated to a big rival Derby.

[Somerset Fulham]

Sunderland really aren't surprising me here, I thought of them as very much like Sheffield United even last season.

[SP]

Beating your big rivals 5-0 & the Amex starts its customary 85th minute mass exodus. Stay & celebrate!

To be fair it is a pig to get a train from there at Full Time or get out the car park

It was a 14:00 kickoff & most of the Palace fans were long gone?

Players will do a lap of honour in front of thousands of empty seats.

[Somerset Fulham]

Beating your big rivals 5-0 & the Amex starts its customary 85th minute mass exodus. Stay & celebrate!

I still don't understand how Brighton and Palace is a derby.

A certain Mr Mullery has a fair amount to do with it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C.%E2%80%93Crystal_Palace_F.C._rivalry

[ffc73]

It's frustrating that we are still evolving & a team in transition to have dropped points to Sunderland, Palace & Ipswich.

I feel we have the talent, squad & Manager to finish above all 3 after 38 games have been played.

[Bal_13]

How in the actual F did we not get at least a point from Palace? They're awful.

See, Palace have more points on the board but I have much more faith in AA than Pierre Sage. I reckon our squad is more talented too (not that talent equates to results).

Would be interested to know across the forum about how people view our plight v. Palace's.

[Bal_13]

How did we get done by Palace?  They are so bad.

We repeatedly had a red carpet rolled out for them to attack into.

It was a freak loss but also somewhat self inflicted.

Agreed. At least since then AA has tightened us up (CS against Liverpool and Hull). He definitely got that game wrong but there are signs of him learning on the job. Not ideal but better to see him adapt than repeatedly be as open as we were against Chelsea / Palace