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[Albion] If offered, would you take a point from Palace now?
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Eric Youngs Contact Lens
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Anything that avoids the horrible feeling of defeat up there .. yes I would take a point ..
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Go. For It. Death or glory. Shit or bust. Winner takes all. No retreat, no surrender.
^^ That's what my attitude is.
I'm fully aware that everything points to a Brighton win so we're going to obviously lose....but f*** it. We've lost 5-0 to them, we've lost in the play offs to them, they beat us in the most one sided game I've ever seen where they scored with their only two shots so one more defeat isn't the end of the world. The flip side is that if, for once, things go as they should there is a chance to absolutely batter them in their own back yard. I'll risk another defeat for the chance of that.
^^ That's what my attitude is.
I'm fully aware that everything points to a Brighton win so we're going to obviously lose....but f*** it. We've lost 5-0 to them, we've lost in the play offs to them, they beat us in the most one sided game I've ever seen where they scored with their only two shots so one more defeat isn't the end of the world. The flip side is that if, for once, things go as they should there is a chance to absolutely batter them in their own back yard. I'll risk another defeat for the chance of that.
super-seagulls
Soup! Why didn’t I get any Soup?
No, we are The Albion it is:
STAND OR FALL
Not:
I’LL TAKE A SEAT
STAND OR FALL
Not:
I’LL TAKE A SEAT
Tony Bloom might.
Solly (particularly with his early career Palace links) would too.
I'm not sure (m)any of the others would though.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Veltman gets it too - as does Sanchez.
- Oct 17, 2008
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MacAllister discusses this in his interview and he’s fully aware
Whitechapel
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No. Last year we both had managers who try and keep their teams calm, which lead in part to two draws.
We’ve now get a manager with some actual bollocks. I expect a much, much better performance from us.
We’ve now get a manager with some actual bollocks. I expect a much, much better performance from us.
- Oct 17, 2008
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There seems to be some confusion or ambiguity about what taking a point means.
Some are taking it to mean we should set up for a draw, and balk at that idea.
Some, like myself, think of course we should try and win it as usual, but if we don’t a draw will be okay.
With that in mind and the dangerousness of this fixture, I would take a draw but hope for a win.
Some are taking it to mean we should set up for a draw, and balk at that idea.
Some, like myself, think of course we should try and win it as usual, but if we don’t a draw will be okay.
With that in mind and the dangerousness of this fixture, I would take a draw but hope for a win.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
We have the better team. We have the better players. We have the better manager. We have the better form. So logically, everything points towards a likely win. However, we've been here so often before and still come unstuck, because they routinely get outrageous luck against us, and they are snides.
The 1-2 defeat at the Amex, I have never seen a team (in any game, at any level, either live or on TV) get so totally schooled, so dominated, so comprehensively outplayed, so absolutely battered for 90 minutes and yet come away with a win. It was comical, without being very funny (not to us anyway).
Then there was the 1-1 up there when Batshuayi (6'1) dramaticall collapsed backwards in an aerial challenge at the far post with Lampty (5'4). The ref somehow bought it, Zaha put it away - their ONLY attempt on target in the entire game - and we had to wait for Alli Mac rescue a point in the 90th, in another game where once again we'd battered them.
So on the face of it I'd take the point, as a point on the road in the EPL is never really a bad result. But I find myself persuaded by the "f*** it" posts on here, and risk it for the 3 points. We're good enough. If they win, then they've won their little "cup final" again, and can come on here and wank themselves to a bloodied stump, as they would. But we've got far bigger fish to fry this season than a few bragging rights over an ailing club still playing in a crumbling slum in front of a bunch of dribbling slack-jawed ratboys. The trajectory of BHAFC and CPFC2010 are now at opposite ends of the spectrum. Thats all that matters really.
The 1-2 defeat at the Amex, I have never seen a team (in any game, at any level, either live or on TV) get so totally schooled, so dominated, so comprehensively outplayed, so absolutely battered for 90 minutes and yet come away with a win. It was comical, without being very funny (not to us anyway).
Then there was the 1-1 up there when Batshuayi (6'1) dramaticall collapsed backwards in an aerial challenge at the far post with Lampty (5'4). The ref somehow bought it, Zaha put it away - their ONLY attempt on target in the entire game - and we had to wait for Alli Mac rescue a point in the 90th, in another game where once again we'd battered them.
So on the face of it I'd take the point, as a point on the road in the EPL is never really a bad result. But I find myself persuaded by the "f*** it" posts on here, and risk it for the 3 points. We're good enough. If they win, then they've won their little "cup final" again, and can come on here and wank themselves to a bloodied stump, as they would. But we've got far bigger fish to fry this season than a few bragging rights over an ailing club still playing in a crumbling slum in front of a bunch of dribbling slack-jawed ratboys. The trajectory of BHAFC and CPFC2010 are now at opposite ends of the spectrum. Thats all that matters really.
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I'm more interested in avoiding long term injuries. Palace don't do ballet.
Brian Fantana
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All of this.
Can you IMAGINE if we properly dicked them in their backyard, though? We've seen it recently with the Everton game. It is absolutely possible that we steamroller them. I think I'd be the one with the bloodied stump. And if we don't, as you say we've been on the end of all manner of defeats against them so another one wouldn't really bother me.
They will after some 'education' from Dunky this week, and his Gary Whackett team talk just before kick off.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
That would indeed be fun.
But a scabby 94th minute winner deflected in off Dunk's arse, after they've missed a pen and hit the woodwork 3 times would be almost as good.
This thread is a MASSIVE hostage to fortune 
Normally yes, I'd settle for a point (that doesn't mean, and never has meant, that we should play for a point) but now, given the form we're in, I'd be very disappointed if we drop two points.
Brian Fantana
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Complete with a Mourninho-like charge down the touchline in celebration from RDZ.
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RDZ has the potential to be INCENDIARY on Saturday.
The stuff legends are made of!