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1990/91 team v current first XI
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 ex hibitionist  Hastings 05 Jan 21 12.34pm |
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Martyn or Guaita who from the current squad gets in the composite first XI? for me only Eze and Wilf And although our third place in 90/91 was amazing, I agree with Coppell who said we were pretty average but were good at what we did, a sort of Burnley with more flair - our third said more about the state of English football at the time than it did about Palace (Wimbledon used to finish 6th or 7th regularly at this time). But I may have to revise my opinion a bit bcos the side back then compares favourably to our current 'established' premier league squad.
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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 05 Jan 21 11.40pm |
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Revise indeed!Probably got rose tinted glasses on Exhib, don"t let the semi final and first final saturday game cloud your judgement, remember the 9 goals at anfield a few months before!
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 06 Jan 21 12.52am |
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ok, add Mitchell and Wardy to the team, still say Gray and Thomas in the middle wud be an upgrade on what we have now
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 06 Jan 21 1.40am |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
ok, add Mitchell and Wardy to the team, still say Gray and Thomas in the middle wud be an upgrade on what we have now You mean at their age now? I know Grays brother, will ask him to bring his boots!
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| Fatherken 06 Jan 21 10.10am |
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remember we just got beaten 7 - 0 by Liverpool so no tinted glasses here .
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Teddy Eagle  06 Jan 21 11.32am |
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Bubbs  Edinburgh 11 Jan 21 4.11am |
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Only Wilf could get into that ‘91 team. You don’t finish third in the league by being overrated.
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| TheBigToePunt 20 Jan 21 10.26am |
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I probably love that 1990 team more than at least one, if not all, of my children! One of the reasons I think we play ultra-defensively now compared to the early 1990s is that the two main things a smaller club could rely on to compete with the big clubs have been taken away: Physical bullying and bad pitches. If you want a reminder of how much we would bully teams watch the ZDS cup final. Keown is taken to pieces by Bright and Thomas! Anyway, apart from Wright and Bright the whole of the current team would be miles better technically than the 1990 lot, as both sides were a product of their time. If a match between them were played on a 2021 pitch with a modern ref and VAR then it would be a comfortable win for the current side. If, on the other hand, the game were played with a 1990 pitch and ref, it would be a very, very uncomfortable defeat for the current side, one or two of whom would end up needing counselling after!
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| Bexley Eagle Bexley Kent 20 Jan 21 12.38pm |
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Originally posted by Bubbs
Only Wilf could get into that ‘91 team. You don’t finish third in the league by being overrated. I would say that is a fair summary. Based on current form and not historical performances (Cahill in his pomp at Chelsea would get in) Wilf would be the only one.
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 20 Jan 21 1.20pm |
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Can you imagine if the crazy gang got hold of him though? They would’ve kicked him out of the game within a few minutes, or wound him up so much he’d get sent off. Vinnie Jones would’ve gone for him straight from the kick off
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| gaz1959 Bamford Lancashire 20 Jan 21 1.26pm |
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Martyn or Guaita Edited by gaz1959 (20 Jan 2021 1.27pm) Edited by gaz1959 (20 Jan 2021 1.28pm)
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| TQ_Eagle Torquay 06 Mar 21 3.45pm |
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Bright or Benteke...... Tough call. Edited by TQ_Eagle (06 Mar 2021 3.45pm)
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