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Totally agree. The ref today was not in control of the match at any point. He allowed Fulham to take charge of how it would be played and at what pace.

First half was very good, possibly the best I've seen us this season. Total control, some lovely interplay and the first time this season I'd say our midfield was as dominant as we had last season. But we didn't go all out for a second goal that would have killed off Fulham at that time. Fulham...

Excellent scheduling for us. Palace, Spurs and West Ham were due to be played over 7 days, they're now over 12 days. RDZ will be happy.

Fulham do the basics OK enough to be competitive, but they really lack any creativity. I'm left wondering how this team scores a goal.

We've only dropped points in one game that we expected to get something from - West Ham. Undoubtedly a good start considering our fixtures.

Agree with this. The attacking options feel really good this season, lots of quality and depth. But full back and holding midfield aren't quite at the level a winner like RDZ needs. If the aim was top half and to get out of the Europa group (which most fans would be happy with) we can do that...

That was before the window closed so balanced out by Fati signing.

I have sympathy for him. At the point the window closed, compared to what he had available last season, he was given: +8 to the squad - Verbruggen, Igor, Pedro, Dahoud, Baleba, Adingra, Milner, Fati -7 from the squad - Sanchez, Colwill, Caicedo, MacAllister, Undav, Sarmiento, Enciso In a...

I thought he played well yesterday. He's a much smoother passer of the ball than Webster or JPVH which is so important in this team. For me, he's first choice to partner Dunk.

Thanks, I hadn't even considered a bus. I'll do that for sure, it sounds a lot better than €55 for a taxi.

I land at 23:15. It says the metro runs until 00:30 but I'm guessing probably not from as far out as the airport. Can anyone who has been to Athens before tell me if I have any chance of making it or if I need to accept paying for a taxi?

Two factors have potential to turn this into a PR disaster for whoever makes these decisions - the distance involved and the size of the club. A local game between two clubs outside the big six ticks the boxes.

I think it could be more like 700 left for Monday. We've seen with both the other games that almost all tickets are sold when a new window opens. It again shows lots of people pre-registered who didn't go on to buy. Maybe there should be a financial commitment involved in pre-registration?

I thought this would fly off the shelves. I was wrong. Almost 800 left and the rush is over for Tier 1. This is looking more Marseille than Ajax. Even at this point it seems like Tier 2 will have no trouble and Tier 3 will get a chance.

We play an open game and we're up against the best attack in the league with possibly the best striker in the world. 6-2 is not an unreasonable prediction. For what it's worth I think we'll either get a result or get thrashed.

I think demand will be high tomorrow. Marseille being decent will convert a few, but it's more about the type of people able to buy. Fewer tickets obviously means a higher points total is required to buy. Those people eligible to buy tomorrow have 280+ points for a reason - they go to lots of...

Finally one I'm jealous of.

I've been to every game we've played at Selhurst in the last 20 years and driven to them all. I've never had any trouble parking around a 10 to 20 minute walk away. When you factor in three local train stations, I'd have Palace down as one of the best locations in the league.

England are proof that the manager is always the most important man in football. A top manager will create a good team out of anything, a bad manager will create a bad team regardless of the quality at his disposal.

True, I guess I'm a hypocrite when you put it like that because I wouldn't like to see your second paragraph become reality. I can see the argument for it (how many TV subscriptions are sold to people who want to watch Man United versus those who want to watch Bournemouth for example?) and if we...