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Eager eagle Rainham Kent 03 Sep 17 5.25pm
After the embarrassing debacle of the transfer window, I'd like to know everyone's thoughts on 3 teams who are worse than us. I'd possibly say Brighton and maybe Newcastle, but that is being hopeful as they both have better managers in my opinion.
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Eager eagle

Rainham Kent 03 Sep 17 5.25pm

After the embarrassing debacle of the transfer window, I'd like to know everyone's thoughts on 3 teams who are worse than us.
I'd possibly say Brighton and maybe Newcastle, but that is being hopeful as they both have better managers in my opinion.

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Dan89 Se25 03 Sep 17 5.36pm
Originally posted by Eager eagle After the embarrassing debacle of the transfer window, I'd like to know everyone's thoughts on 3 teams who are worse than us. I'd possibly say Brighton and maybe Newcastle, but that is being hopeful as they both have better managers in my opinion. Burnley Newcastle Brighton Huddersfield There you go if we can't finish above these 4. We don't deserve our place at the top table. Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football
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Se25 03 Sep 17 5.36pm

Originally posted by Eager eagle

Burnley
Newcastle
Brighton
Huddersfield

There you go if we can't finish above these 4. We don't deserve our place at the top table.

Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football

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Part Time James 03 Sep 17 5.38pm
West Ham Brighton Burnley Stoke There ya go. I bet my best trousers we finish above them lot.
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West Ham
Brighton
Burnley
Stoke

There ya go. I bet my best trousers we finish above them lot.

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leifandersonshair Newport 03 Sep 17 5.45pm
Brighton- obviously. Poor squad despite bringing in loads Newcastle- same problem as us, thin squad, and crap strikers West Ham- still haven't settled at new home. Not a great squad Would have said Swansea but Bony and Sanchez represented cracking deadline day business. They should be okay
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Newport 03 Sep 17 5.45pm

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Brighton- obviously. Poor squad despite bringing in loads
Newcastle- same problem as us, thin squad, and crap strikers
West Ham- still haven't settled at new home. Not a great squad

Would have said Swansea but Bony and Sanchez represented cracking deadline day business. They should be okay

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aashman12 03 Sep 17 5.50pm
Can't see Burnley in the mix
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aashman12

03 Sep 17 5.50pm

Can't see Burnley in the mix

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Part Time James 03 Sep 17 6.00pm
I'll just retrospectively edit my post at the end of the season if my trousers look at risk
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Part Time James

03 Sep 17 6.00pm

I'll just retrospectively edit my post at the end of the season if my trousers look at risk

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Petereagle Brockley 03 Sep 17 6.04pm
Originally posted by Eager eagle After the embarrassing debacle of the transfer window, I'd like to know everyone's thoughts on 3 teams who are worse than us. I'd possibly say Brighton and maybe Newcastle, but that is being hopeful as they both have better managers in my opinion. Maybe am alone in thinking the recent transfer window wasnt a debacle? We made two excellent loan signings in Loftus Cheek and Fosu Mensah, as well as signing Sakho who is one of the best CBs around and also an inspirational leader. Not so sure about Reiderwalde, but supposedly very good on the ball etc. If you add in the January signings of Luka, and two very good left backs/wingbacks, then the last 9 months has seen a significant upgrade to about half the team. We also have a very good PL level striker in Benteke. OK we are still vulnerable to an injury to Benteke. But basically we have most of the elements to make a solid mid table team. We did however in my view (and many others) make the wrong choice of manager, and becuase of that a team of basically very good players has been made to look uncomfortable, ordinary and toothless.
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Brockley 03 Sep 17 6.04pm

Originally posted by Eager eagle

Maybe am alone in thinking the recent transfer window wasnt a debacle? We made two excellent loan signings in Loftus Cheek and Fosu Mensah, as well as signing Sakho who is one of the best CBs around and also an inspirational leader. Not so sure about Reiderwalde, but supposedly very good on the ball etc. If you add in the January signings of Luka, and two very good left backs/wingbacks, then the last 9 months has seen a significant upgrade to about half the team. We also have a very good PL level striker in Benteke. OK we are still vulnerable to an injury to Benteke. But basically we have most of the elements to make a solid mid table team.

We did however in my view (and many others) make the wrong choice of manager, and becuase of that a team of basically very good players has been made to look uncomfortable, ordinary and toothless.

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Part Time James 03 Sep 17 6.07pm
It was only a bad window in terms of bringing in personnel to play 3-4-3. If we were playing 4-2-3-1 or a derivative of that then we'd all be salivating over the improved quality of our back four right now. Time will tell if it's a bad window. I'd like to hope it'll nudge Frank back towards a gradual transition of tactics rather than a blind plunge into the deep end. Edited by Part Time James (03 Sep 2017 6.08pm)
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Part Time James

03 Sep 17 6.07pm

It was only a bad window in terms of bringing in personnel to play 3-4-3. If we were playing 4-2-3-1 or a derivative of that then we'd all be salivating over the improved quality of our back four right now.

Time will tell if it's a bad window. I'd like to hope it'll nudge Frank back towards a gradual transition of tactics rather than a blind plunge into the deep end.

Edited by Part Time James (03 Sep 2017 6.08pm)

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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 03 Sep 17 6.08pm
At the moment and post transfer window its looking like, in reverse order- Brighton; Newcastle; us / west ham. Don't know why someone has mentioned Stoke, or Burnley? How I wish now he had chosen Dyche, especially as I had £20 on him at good odds. Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978
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kevlee

born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 03 Sep 17 6.08pm

At the moment and post transfer window its looking like, in reverse order-
Brighton;
Newcastle;
us / west ham.
Don't know why someone has mentioned Stoke, or Burnley?
How I wish now he had chosen Dyche, especially as I had £20 on him at good odds.

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

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Brinscall Eagle Brinscall Lancashire/ Villamartin ... 03 Sep 17 6.19pm
The thing is the quality of our players is a lot better than many teams , our problem is getting them to play as a team. This then suggests you need to take into account the manager as well and the way it is going there will not be many below us. We do however live in hope. COYP
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Brinscall Lancashire/ Villamartin ... 03 Sep 17 6.19pm

The thing is the quality of our players is a lot better than many teams , our problem is getting them to play as a team.
This then suggests you need to take into account the manager as well and the way it is going there will not be many below us. We do however live in hope.
COYP

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YT Oxford 03 Sep 17 6.28pm
Originally posted by Part Time James West Ham Brighton Burnley Stoke There ya go. I bet my best trousers we finish above them lot. Confidence is fine, but I urge you not to risk losing those bell-bottoms with embroidered rear pockets and snake-belt. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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