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Aston Villa were an excellent side this season. The fact that we battered them in the semi-final doesn't change that. I've seen several Brighton fans try to diminish our performance in that match by saying "Villa didn't turn up" or "their worst performance of the season" as if the reason they...

It rather takes the sting out of the "easiest run imaginable" jab though, doesn't it? :lolol:

I think he's right about Henderson. I don't think our run to the final was actually that easy. We battered a decent Fulham team and an excellent Aston Villa team at Wembley, before beating City. For all the talk about our "easy" run, City arguably had an easier one - Salford, Leyton Orient...

I don't recall any autumn boos. The fans have been totally behind Glasner since day one. I think we all knew why we weren't getting results at the start of the season & we knew that the manager wasn't to blame for it.

Palace were only really able to play our best eleven in the second half of the season. Half of our starting XI didn't have a pre-season break because they were playing in the finals of international tournaments. Wharton, Eze, Henderson and Guehi with England, Lerma and Munoz with Colombia, and...

I think you've been talking a lot of sense in this thread but I must disagree with you on Lacroix. He has been a revelation, and was in with a decent shout for our POTS award. He's one of the quickest defenders in the league and has totally changed the way we play; I'd need three or four hands...

Consider me skewered! I would trade our FA Cup glory for a shiny new stand in a heartbeat.

I most certainly hope not :lolol:

Palace have until 01/07 to put shares into a blind trust. The club will have been well aware of the possibility of this happening & will be prepared for it. I'm sure Palace being demoted to the Conference League would be the funniest thing ever to happen for Brighton fans, but I think you'll...

I'm at work :) Why don't you get some sleep? You'll feel much better in the morning, apart from the fact that we'll still have won the FA Cup.

Villa's "attitude" wasn't the problem. The problem is that Glasner had Emery on toast, like he has done every time they've met in the past (4W, 1D, 0L), and they simply couldn't handle us on the break. We were just much better than them on the day, as we were in all of our three wins against...

Well, at least you're taking it well.

Perhaps the best thing about this result is that I can finally let this go.

The first two are true. That doesn't change the fact that our first choice XI, and only our first choice XI, is better than yours. You still have the better squad and it's why you're going to finish ahead of us in the table. I would say that the worst decision in Cup Final history prevented us...

Perhaps the Palace fans, to their great credit, realized that people who punch each other because they support different football teams are f*cking idiots.

Baleba and Van Hecke over Kamada/Hughes and Richards for me. If playing against a low block, I'd probably have Pedro/Rutter in there too instead of Sarr.

We had an abysmal start. Mateta, Wharton, Henderson, Eze, Munoz, Lerma etc. all played in international tournament finals just before the start of the season. Wharton came back from England duty injured and required surgery, Mateta was absolutely exhausted without a summer break and didn't look...

We're fortunate to have all four players - but the only one I'd gamble my house on to win another trophy is Adam Wharton. He's by far the best of the lot. This reminds me of when many of the esteemed posters on NSC said that Olise was overrated.

Unfortunately, I'd have to agree with you. Opposition fans gave Zaha stick for his "diving" for years, but I never saw him go down without contact. He was an opportunist and usually knew when he'd received just enough contact to warrant falling over for a penalty, but he never actually cheated...

Ipswich and Spurs also had their "worst performance of the season" against us in recent weeks. It's just what Glasner winning the tactical battle looks like. You've got a few excellent players, I really liked the look of Baleba in particular and Pedro/Enciso would have been dangerous on another...