portslade seagull
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Well hopefully Hollaway stays with them to lead them to relegation
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Holloway facing the sack
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And yet he came within an own goal (and 20 minutes) of keeping Blackpool up. And Blackpool spent virtually nothing that season. He's also had a season's more experience.
Personally speaking,I don't think CP have enough class to stay up but I don't think they're Derby or Wolves terrible either. Despite his accent and his propensity to shoot his mouth off, he's no mug. I certainly can't see Palace replacing him with someone many times better. Poyet? The guy he completely out-thought in the play-offs? Would that be a step-up for the Palace board?
I wouldn't say he completely out thought Poyet. Far from it. If that shot from Barnes went in then who knows. It was the quality of Zaha that shone through in the end.
Poyet got the better of Holloway in the first leg. Anyway it's history.
Justice
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To be fair without Zaha they are shit.
Yes, Barnes looked likeliest to score. And that would be the Barnes who didn't start in either of the games
Hmm...I didn't go to the Selhurst league game but all the comments on here were over-rated Zaha was and it was Bolassie who was the main man.
I'm not saying that Palace aren't a mediocre team but I don't think they're the no-hopers people imply. I certainly can't see them worse than that Blackpool team
Justice
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Zaha got them promoted scored againts us and won the penalty
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I see no hope for Palace this season. The problem is that chairman can't be pragmatic, i.e. take the relegation, bank the cash, come back stronger the following season.
I suspect that the Palace board will be thinking new stadium, and to finance it may require Prem football. The fact is top players and their agents don't want to join Palace because there are 19 better options in the Prem.
I suspect that the Palace board will be thinking new stadium, and to finance it may require Prem football. The fact is top players and their agents don't want to join Palace because there are 19 better options in the Prem.
BensGrandad
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Just a thought I had which may be totally wrong but as we do not know or have any idea as to the reason for Gus dismissal could he have been tapped up by CPFC and told he was in line for the job when Holloway is sacked.
I guess that's possible. Of course it's also possible the whole thing is a plan orchestrated by the illuminati and their space lizard leader Prince Philip.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Nothing to do with CPFC.
Not Andy Naylor
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He was enough of a mug to virtually give Bobby Zamora away to us when he was Bristol Rovers manager. Not, perhaps, the greatest judge of a player. For which we should be eternally grateful...
London Irish
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You might have a point if they were about to face strikers of the standard of Vokes and Ings. But Stoke was actually their easy game.
As many have said it's the home form that will be the big decider for them .. they won't get more than a handful away.
In that respect their home game this Saturday against another team that will be fighting it out come the end of season (Sunderland) almost becomes a must win if Holloway has to try and convince the Smellhurst Board of his ability to keep them up. If they've pencilled in where they are going to get the 36-40 points they'll need they must have scratched up 3 for this one
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Can't be long now until the BBS goes into meltdown. I hope they've improved security at their press conferences, the abuse of 'Ollie' is bound to start up again soon.
I agree they have to take three points against the likes of Sunderland at home, but they also need to pick up points when they get in positions like they did at Stoke. If they take the lead away from home they've got to be at least holding on for a draw. I think that result could be a real blow to moral, they've let a probable relegation rival off the hook.
- Jul 7, 2003
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I'm not laughing too much yet- they has Sunderland at home next weekend, which is as close as they're going to get this season to three points on a plate.
One win and they'll be a little more confident (that said, I was delighted to see both Hull & Cardiff get wins this week, as that would have annoyed Palace even more).
One win and they'll be a little more confident (that said, I was delighted to see both Hull & Cardiff get wins this week, as that would have annoyed Palace even more).
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Also amused me no end to see Hansen slating Chamakh on MOTD for his lazy, half-hearted attempt at a tackle when Stoke scored.
Chicken.
Chicken.
Se20
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There's no such thing as 3 easy points in the Premier League Edna.
There aren't, but if you were planning out how you get your 40 points then no doubt Sunderland at home = 3