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Fantastic result and shows the benefit of taking the cups seriously. Maybe these last 2 games will turn out to be the thing that keeps us up this season.

Palace gift wrapped that for us with some comical defending so whilst a win is a win the same old problems exist i.e. where are the goals coming from? It wasn't the kind of win that made me think we had enough to get out of this but at least it gives the team some heart.

The cup should be a decent opportunity to regain some form but I just can't see it from this team. I suspect Palace will win comfortably.

That's the ultimate stat, that's what it is all about. Football is relative, fans want to see the team win regardless of division. I got way more enjoyment watching us in league 1 than I do watching us right now. It's killing the fan base.

This was always a nailed on loss. We'll see what the new manager is all about in January.

Sad to see Ralph go but it was time. Best of luck to the new guy, he's going to need it.

The difference was that they needed 1 chance to convert, we need 10. We need a proven clinical striker, the experimentation on championship signings isn't working. That's easier said than done though.

I like Ralph but it looks like his time is up. He's lost the spark and is just going through the motions. We need an injection of energy otherwise we'll be relegated.

2-2. We are just the kind of consistently inconsistent team to get something out of this.

He was a top class attacking midfielder who scored a lot of goals for us. I'd love to see him in the current team, he'd be amazing. RIP David Armstrong.

No attack and the defence always has at least 1 howler in them every game. Sorry to say but barring some inspired transfers this may be the season we go down. Been circling for a while now. Where is the energy?

4-1 to Spurs, sorry.

It's the other games we should be concerned about, this one is a no brainer.

Can't believe I'm still looking at the table wondering if we could still go down. Arsenal and Chelsea could do us a massive favour taking out Leeds but it's not good looking to get favours from other teams.

Pathetic that we are even having to look over our shoulders at this stage but we should be just about OK. Got to get something out of Brentford. My head says Leeds will go down, my heart wants Everton to go down (funny as).

No idea about the new guy, I just hope Ralph gets some readies. I want to see what he can do with some money behind him. So it's farewell Gao, funny old tenure really. He was completely anonymous and fairly uninspiring yet to be fair to him he got the big decision right i.e. bringing in Ralph and overall kept the club on a stable if rather uninspiring path.

First game I've seen in a while and it was reasonably predictable. We should have won it but in the last 10 minutes we looked like a team that had been instructed to actively throw it away, JWP finally executing the game plan. What I saw was 2 lightweight outfits passing the ball around in pretty patterns but having little or no goal threat. Both teams looked fairly anonymous. Brighton in 9th is hilarious, you'd think they'd be half decent but they are as transparently thin as they come. The prem really has become a league of haves and have nots now.

Best we can hope for is just avoiding relegation. There is no energy or hope about the club at the moment.

Not the final package but then that's why he's cheap. Going to have to see what Ralph can do with him. This one is a big call.

We sell our best players and replace them with less quality. It's an uphill battle and eventually it catches up with you, regardless of the manager. Simply staying in the prem is the main target for the club now.

Yes I'm another one in the Moran then Clarke fanclub, I guess that was my era. He was a great signing and scored his fair share, was sad to see him go. His goal at Fratton in 87 stands out, just before the mayhem on the way home.

We're currently 5th from bottom in the PREM table on the BBC site. I think they are about right...

Overall England had a great tournament but for penalties. Practice hitting top left or top right and just hit it. Rashford looked like he was going to run straight, then shifted over to the left, then started running, then stopped, then stuttered and ended up hitting a static penalty on to the post. Make it simple - pick your spot and hit it. If the gk saves then fair dues to him but concentrate on your spot, not your run in.

Italy are slightly better but England have the crowd = 50:50. Tense score draw then penalties. Both teams are good for 4/5 penalties and then sudden death. Southgate relives 96.

Wasn't a penalty but Kane's appeal in normal time was so it all evens itself out. Glad it didn't go to penalties. Pickford vs Schmeichel? No disrespect to Pickford who I think has overall been perfectly decent (a few brain farts aside) but my money would have been on Denmark. I wonder if that's what the Danes were banking on in the last 30 minutes? Overall deserved, England were the better team and were looking to go forward. Danes were dangerous on the break but ultimately ran out of steam. However I can't quite wrap my head around England in a final, that's going to take a day or two to sink in.