[Football] Southampton v Palace - what do we want?

[Ecosse Exile]

Palace did look leggy fist half and I think they made a poor Saints team look average, the commentator mentioned there quick turn around after the City game but I think ours might have been quicker from Newcastle to the Bournemouth game and far more travelling, but then we kind of ran out of steam too.

Second half Palace were by far the better team, Southampton were lucky Zaha put that effort over the bar at the end.

Benteke? How long are they gonna persist with him? He's half the player he used to be, Sako is looking better though every time I see him.

Anyway enough of this Palace are crap and despite being years ahead of us on squad building are still below us in the table, there I feel better for that last sentence.

 

[Se20]

Sakho
Milivojevic
Townsend
Van Aanholt
Schlupp
Cabaye
Reidewald

Palace can't stop spending, with huge wages to match (£81m and rising), hey presto, they compete and stay up season after season.

That is the nature of the beast.
You spent £40 mill in the summer, with presumably more spent this month. Your wage bill of £40 mill last year will be smashed, so there goes the Sky money .
Welcome to the PL.

 

[essexeagle]

Sorry it didn't work out how you wanted guys.....

See ya Monday!!

 

[Bozza]

Sorry it didn't work out how you wanted guys.....

Errm, putting the rivalry aside it did...

I can't see Palace being involved in the relegation scrap, but I could see that Southampton might (note: not will).

As such, logic suggests I should want a Palace win, but as I could never, ever, ever, ever wish for that I'm going for the draw.

...and staying up is the aim for us, regardless of what you get up to.

 

[essexeagle]

Fair enough Herr Bozza. I also could never, ever, ever hope for a Seaweed win so we have a lot in common!

I was only responding to the results of the poll which was (as expected) something like 90% against a Palace win.

I would like to extend a cordial invitation to your good self to one of our local hostelries for a beer before either the FA Cup replay or the league game. What do you think? Beers are on me! PM if you are up for it. I would genuinely love to meet you...

 

[Brovion]

Is there anyone on here who seriously still thinks Palace could go down?!

Southampton on the other hand are in trouble. Snigger.

Indeed. I voted 'draw' as that meant a point went begging, but a Palace win was the next best thing. As you say Southampton look far, far more likely to go down than Palace, so it's good that one of our main relegation rivals got beat. It won't have pleased the 'Anyone but Palace' lot, but I think most can see the bigger picture.

 

[Insel affe]

I would like to extend a cordial invitation to your good self to one of our local hostelries for a beer before either the FA Cup replay or the league game. What do you think? Beers are on me! PM if you are up for it. I would genuinely love to meet you...

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[CPFC G]

Decent result for us lot. Looked knackered first half but a couple of subs and a formation switch and we were all over the Saints second half.

They didn't look great, Can't see their manager being there much longer. Their pitch is bloody awful as well.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Decent result for us lot. Looked knackered first half but a couple of subs and a formation switch and we were all over the Saints second half.

They didn't look great, Can't see their manager being there much longer. Their pitch is bloody awful as well.

 

[Mackenzie]

Decent result for us lot. Looked knackered first half but a couple of subs and a formation switch and we were all over the Saints second half.

They didn't look great, Can't see their manager being there much longer. Their pitch is bloody awful as well.

Two poor teams first half, one poor team one average team second half.

The rain probably didn't help the pitch, they need to bin their manager. You'll stay up easily.