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 Dan89  Se25 24 Aug 17 2.13pm |
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1000% agree , get pts then tinker with formation
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| Bangell Oxford 24 Aug 17 2.18pm |
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I think we'll go to a back 4 after the international break if we can't get something against Swansea. Another couple of seasons of building in safety under Allardyce would have been perfect for this club.
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| topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 24 Aug 17 2.23pm |
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Interesting that the poll at the bottom presently has 69% of people thinking that FDB will have Palace finishing in the top half.
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| gambler Kent 24 Aug 17 2.33pm |
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I agree but allardyce quit didnt he so it's got nothing to do with him. If he was still here he could do it his way couldn't he.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 24 Aug 17 2.47pm |
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Originally posted by gambler
I agree but allardyce quit didnt he so it's got nothing to do with him. If he was still here he could do it his way couldn't he. Maybe he was asked the question and gave his honest opinion that's all.
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| wordup 24 Aug 17 3.00pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
Maybe he was asked the question and gave his honest opinion that's all. sounds about right
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| Croydonlad sydenham 24 Aug 17 3.10pm |
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Originally posted by gambler
I agree but allardyce quit didnt he so it's got nothing to do with him. If he was still here he could do it his way couldn't he. Maybe he quit because he didn't want the stress of battling relegation because he had been told that there was no money to spend
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 24 Aug 17 3.18pm |
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Originally posted by Croydonlad
Maybe he quit because he didn't want the stress of battling relegation because he had been told that there was no money to spend A chap I overheard last night expressed similar sentiments.Don't know if he was a supporter of our club or not. He felt that given we had just avoided relegation we weren't in a particularly strong position to start tinkering with the formation and trying to adopt a new system.He felt that once we were relatively stable we could then look to move things on.
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| Dan89 Se25 24 Aug 17 3.18pm |
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Originally posted by Croydonlad
Maybe he quit because he didn't want the stress of battling relegation because he had been told that there was no money to spend CroydonLad your right but we got to allow de Boer to make his own mistakes, if he shows flexibility with his selection. We must give him time.
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| Mr Palaceman 24 Aug 17 3.19pm |
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Originally posted by Croydonlad
Maybe he quit because he didn't want the stress of battling relegation because he had been told that there was no money to spend There is no maybe, the reasons Sam left are well documented. If that's all you said, maybe you wouldn't have been laughed at. But that's not all you said.
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| Bangell Oxford 24 Aug 17 3.20pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
A chap I overheard last night expressed similar sentiments.Don't know if he was a supporter of our club or not. He felt that given we had just avoided relegation we weren't in a particularly strong position to start tinkering with the formation and trying to adopt a new system.He felt that once we were relatively stable we could then look to move things on. Was he dribbling from the mouth? Might have been Croydonlad himself
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Ray in Houston  Houston 24 Aug 17 4.00pm |
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Originally posted by topcat
Interesting that the poll at the bottom presently has 69% of people thinking that FDB will have Palace finishing in the top half. The night-and-day turnaround in performance from Huddersfield to Liverpool shows that they can work the system. They skipped past a banana skin on Tuesday (look at Newcastle to see what could've happened) and now there is another benchmark test coming Saturday at home to Swansea. Ajax won't be built in a day. But saying that we have to waste the first half of the season - maybe two-thirds or even three-quarters - to ensure safety before switching to the new system is a pretty negative approach. Not out of character for Sam, but Palace have shown time and time again that we can tank half a season and still survive. For the record, I think FdB will have this team, playing his system, humming along in no time. It's so close already, and that's without Zaha and Cabaye in the team who are both well-suited to it. Plus, we're not done in the transfer market where, despite allegedly having no money to spend (meaning: not ridiculous Sakho money), I think the club has done fantastically well so far with still more (Wimmer, goalie) possibly to come.
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