The large banner unfurled by Crystal Palace fans in the Holmesdale End midway through the first half certainly made an impression.
There were strong cartoon likenesses of the central characters, for starters. The trembling figure of Morgan Gibbs-White unmistakable in his Nottingham Forest kit and Evangelos Marinakis, in a predictably unflattering portrayal.
There were a few significant words daubed in the top left corner relating to the controversial Forest owner and, in the background, a ship, banknotes spilling from sacks and John Textor, whose co-ownership of Palace cost them a place in the Europa League on a technicality.