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Palace? Apart from that, fair assessment

So are we assuming the people on the board don't have advisors and never speak to or get the opinions of anyone with any football knowledge? They may have the final say but why do we have to assume they rely only on their own knowledge and expertise?

We can bang on about the disallowed goal but our overall performance was awful. Needlessly inviting pressure on and allowing them to dominate possession. Total lack of leadership out on the pitch.

We had a goal disallowed. But can you honestly say our performance deserved better?

Be surprised if we hang on for a draw here.

Or two

Quite right:)

Armstrong still playing at SPL/league 1 speed.

The worrying thing is that was a genuine effort by Austin..

Hasn't for a while. Just jogs about..

Someone needs to be held to account for the decline in the club over the last 2.5 seasons and the 3 managerial appointments which haven't worked out. As well as the £20m signing of a player who was quickly deemed not good enough and shipped out on loan. And another new CB and AM who can't even get in the starting team. If it was Les that made those decisions, yes he had to go.

Agreed. Played with no fear!

Obafemi has looked pretty lively I think. Worth a go in the next game.

Unfortuntely there is still 20 mins left.. And Sterling is on a hat trick.

5-1 .. on course.

City are clearly just taking it easy a bit more.

Plucky second half performance followed by 3 more City goals saves Hughes' job.

Goal difference stands at -11 currently. I hope we can keep it at least below Cardiff's -15.

Part of the BBC HT analysis: Man City 4-1 Southampton This is possibly under-appreciating just how much went into that first half display from Man City, but it doesn't even feel like they've had to work that hard for this scoreline.

Unlikely to be any backlash. From what I can see the players couldn't care less.

I was waiting for the 4th before half time. Wouldn't want to give any hope of a come back second half etc.

One of the most ridiculous things he has ever said. So let's keep them calm and happy and only concede 3?

Superb penalty. Perfect penalty. Calm, sold the keeper. Love it. Now we know it'll be 7-1. We have our 1.

It's about time we stopped the two up front experiment. Leaves us without enough players over the rest of the pitch.

I'd say even with a club record defeat today, both will remain.To think otherwise is delusion.. there is no-one at the club able to make a decision like that.