AMEXican Wave
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- Sep 21, 2010
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Would we be in the top three now?
Not a chance. We need a better goalie, and better central midfield to be top 3.
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if glen murray was still at the albion?
- Thread starter Return of the Rev
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Not a chance. We need a better goalie, and better central midfield to be top 3.
mona
The Glory Game
Please remove this thread. Gus Poyet is God. He would never have booted Murray out and signed up Vicente on a far bigger contract, would he.
Black Dalek
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- Jan 19, 2004
- 283
Big mistake, letting him go.
No we wouldn't. We miss him, but not to the extent felt by most on here. We need new GK, RB, LB, creative centre midfield player, CF.
Brighton TID
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We need another quality striker, if CMS gets injured we are f.cked.
looney
Banned
- Jul 7, 2003
- 15,652
Not in a side where the forwards are not getting service, in a side playing hoofball like Palace that may work better. The Problem imo isn't the forwards.
W.C.
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- Oct 31, 2011
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Return of the Rev
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I suppose gm and nf never ripped southampton apart when we won there 3-1 there a while back! He was one of a few players with real quality and we got rid
Would we be in the top three now?
He is not - we wouldnt be , get over it move on -nothing to see here.
Really he runs around alot granted - but maybe paula radcliffe would be an option - the bloke cant score.......
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I suppose gm and nf never ripped southampton apart when we won there 3-1 there a while back! He was one of a few players with real quality and we got rid
Ha ha we also had Dean Cox and Liam Dickinson in that game, so do you still want them here? One player that did play there that has never been replaced was Crofts.
BensGrandad
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I would have loved us to have kept Murray to pertner CMS but I think that the player we are missing more is Bennett as we have nobody prepared to have a shot from distance. He is the one we need to replace somehow.
Brian Fantana
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If we had Murray and CMS up front, with Bennett in the side as well, I would be stocking the fridge with Premiership-quality champagne as we speak.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Still look on the bright side, at least Murray didn't walk to our biggest rivals on a freebie.....oh.
Bennett hasn't featured in the last two Norwich games I think I'm correct in saying. I always have to look away from MOTD when that smug, Brighton-raping wanker Lambert comes on post-match - still at least we haven't got much worth taking at the moment, although Lambert might possibly make a £50k offer for Dunk in January and throw in a couple of training kits.
Bennett hasn't featured in the last two Norwich games I think I'm correct in saying. I always have to look away from MOTD when that smug, Brighton-raping wanker Lambert comes on post-match - still at least we haven't got much worth taking at the moment, although Lambert might possibly make a £50k offer for Dunk in January and throw in a couple of training kits.
To give an unbiased viewpoint, Palace play 1 striker with 2 of Zaha/Scannell/Ambrose out wide and one of 3 centre midfielders behind Murray.
Murray plays a valuable, lone role in our team and holds onto the ball for us when we break forward which is our game. We break with pace and Murray is normally the one providing the ball to Zaha to fly down the wing.
I'd also add that he is brilliant defensively from set pieces, time after time he wins the ball and gets it away.
It's amazing that we're missing our 17yo Jonny Williams, Scannell just isn't as good as him, and the Murray-Zaha-Williams combo was just getting going, but teams are starting to double Zaha and Murray and if Ambrose isn't on form, we struggle. Luckily, we have a strong defence who had conceded the least in the league prior to yesterday.
We are apparently in for Jason Puncheon though, which will be massive for us... but anyway, Murray is one of the best Centre Forwards i've seen for Palace and when the team is ticking, he's normally at the centre of it, whether he's scoring the goals or not.
And hoofball?
You're an idiot. I suggest you get a copy of the Palace-Brighton DVD and watch it. The majority of the service to Murray is to his feet. Though he's equally as good in the air.
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
That is a VERY good summary of exactly what you get with Glenn. It is easy to forget what an asset he was at defensive set pieces, in particular.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Player Team Goals
Richard Lambert Southampton 13
Ross McCormack Leeds United 10
Keith Andrews Ipswich Town 9
Darius Henderson Millwall 9
Billy Sharp Doncaster Rovers 9
Chris Wood Birmingham 9
Grant McCann Peterborough United 8
Carlton Cole West Ham United 8
Matt Fryatt Hull City 8
Craig Davies Barnsley 8
Robert Snodgrass Leeds United 8
Lucas Jutkiewicz Coventry City 8
Charlie Austin Burnley 8
Kevin Phillips Blackpool 7
Michael Chopra Ipswich Town 7
David Nugent Leicester City 7
Peter Whittingham Cardiff City 7
Robert Koren Hull City 7
Ricardo Vaz Te Barnsley 7
Nicky Maynard Bristol City 7
Marvin Emnes Middlesbrough 7
Jay Rodriguez Burnley 7
Kenny Miller Cardiff City 6
Barry Robson Middlesbrough 6
Scott McDonald Middlesbrough 6
Craig Mackail-Smith Brighton 6
Adam Lallana Southampton 6
Simon Church Reading 6
Emile Sinclair Peterborough United 6
Jonjo Shelvey Blackpool 6
Marvin Sordell Watford 6
Paul Taylor Peterborough United 6
Nope ... I can't find Murray either.
Henderson, Wood, Davies, on the other hand ...
Richard Lambert Southampton 13
Ross McCormack Leeds United 10
Keith Andrews Ipswich Town 9
Darius Henderson Millwall 9
Billy Sharp Doncaster Rovers 9
Chris Wood Birmingham 9
Grant McCann Peterborough United 8
Carlton Cole West Ham United 8
Matt Fryatt Hull City 8
Craig Davies Barnsley 8
Robert Snodgrass Leeds United 8
Lucas Jutkiewicz Coventry City 8
Charlie Austin Burnley 8
Kevin Phillips Blackpool 7
Michael Chopra Ipswich Town 7
David Nugent Leicester City 7
Peter Whittingham Cardiff City 7
Robert Koren Hull City 7
Ricardo Vaz Te Barnsley 7
Nicky Maynard Bristol City 7
Marvin Emnes Middlesbrough 7
Jay Rodriguez Burnley 7
Kenny Miller Cardiff City 6
Barry Robson Middlesbrough 6
Scott McDonald Middlesbrough 6
Craig Mackail-Smith Brighton 6
Adam Lallana Southampton 6
Simon Church Reading 6
Emile Sinclair Peterborough United 6
Jonjo Shelvey Blackpool 6
Marvin Sordell Watford 6
Paul Taylor Peterborough United 6
Nope ... I can't find Murray either.
Henderson, Wood, Davies, on the other hand ...
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
That is the most worrying statistic I have seen this season. How? How? How?