YANNICK BOLASIE must be feeling a little sad when he should be happy right now.
It was his substitution on Boxing Day that turned Crystal Palace fans against manager Neil Warnock and almost certainly got him the sack.
Warnock’s explanation afterwards was that the Congo winger’s baby was now overdue and he was a bit weary.
Sounded strange, but when Bolasie’s wife does give birth he probably won’t feel like celebrating as much as he might have done following the demise of a manager who showed more faith in him than most.
But there again, if you needed any proof that football is a funny old game, Palace is the place to be.
After sacking Warnock yesterday, trigger-happy bosses there must now appoint a new manager.
Tony Pulis saved them last season, but there aren’t too many miracle workers around.
It's all in the melting pot now, but Palace are going to have to do a lot better to survive. At the moment they’re 13/8 favourites to go down – and that looks about right.