OTF

@Christmas Tree it's good to have you back mate, happy birthday.

The name's Tree, Christmas Tree, double 0 32" waist. *bag falls over, pasty falls out* Love the subterfuge to flaut the rules and save a penny.

If Howe read the thread title pre team selection we'd be having a different experience right now.

You have to wonder what sort of players we'll be able to attract with relegation staring us down.

Nice rant very true about Lewis he gets no support when he has the ball, which often does not end well.

At least we're mixing it up. I reckon you're right though next up will be a major injury to ASM and or Wilson.

My "Limited Edition" Retro Castore shirt is due to arrive today to rub salt in the wound. Thanks Ciaran you fuckwit.

He (Raphinha) was rolling around on the ground 20 minutes back with the Leeds players upset that Palace didn't play the ball out.

This. I still have hope for Lewis (until Jan 😉) and for me Manquillo is miles ahead of Ritchie as a fullback. Schar and Fernandez have ball playing technique that Lascelles lacks. If we're going to try to adopt a new style of play they should suit it better.

Hayden came on and looked more lethargic than just about everyone. Joelinton put him to absolute shame with his running and closing down.

If there's any consolation it's that they come out of this feeling worse than us. 80+ minutes against the dead bottom unwinning team and they have to come back to get a draw. Not much consolation tbh. I'm sure Clark feels a right tit, and rightfully so. Unacceptable. Poor in thr leadup to their goal from Dubravka, made up for it with a cracking save after a late Schar error.

Apart from an early ambitious pass that didn't come off Fede has been outstanding defensively and with his distribution plus he won us the pen. No idea why he's not been playing unless one of his legs falls off down the stretch.

We need to be making those changes soon, some very tired legs already evident.

Or reffing, but yes you're 100% right.

They're rattled, for the jugular pls.

Yes! Thought he had saved it

The nerves man.

Was a good header from Fede as well.

Got to be a pen.

Absolutely, the contact was not heavy enough to bring someone down, but that's the game. I'm more interested in if there was a handball from Pukki. Mentally being a man up will start to weigh on them, the race will be on between that and our fatigue.

He's not got near his feet there, diving prick.

Gingaccini, Lewis had no idea about him being there, got incredibly lucky.

Lewis has to be the least confident player I've seen, always looking to take a safe option and the defense knows it so it's no longer safe. Have a fucking go.

And end up with Shelvey in a foot race. Incredibly our man won the FK and their player may have picked up an injury.

Always finding new ways to disappoint, can't believe how fucking stupid that was, compounding the mistake. Now it's really going to be a test of our fortitude.