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elgrande bedford 10 Aug 17 6.51pm
Originally posted by jamiemartin721 I know that come Saturday my glass will be frequently empty. First game of the season and its 3pm at home on a Saturday - we're always a bit s**t, I think we've won one in 12, and not even got a point in the premiership. But winning isn't want the first day of the season is about, its about the thrill of a new campaign, seeing people you haven't seen for a few months and drinking too much in the pub afterwards. Only the plus side this time we're not facing Spurs, Arsenal or West Brom, and we've got a manager and a striker who can score goals... Party time! Sums it up perfectly....although I did go to the shalke game..so had a head start with the Guinness always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.
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elgrande

bedford 10 Aug 17 6.51pm

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

I know that come Saturday my glass will be frequently empty. First game of the season and its 3pm at home on a Saturday - we're always a bit s**t, I think we've won one in 12, and not even got a point in the premiership.

But winning isn't want the first day of the season is about, its about the thrill of a new campaign, seeing people you haven't seen for a few months and drinking too much in the pub afterwards.

Only the plus side this time we're not facing Spurs, Arsenal or West Brom, and we've got a manager and a striker who can score goals... Party time!

Sums it up perfectly....although I did go to the shalke game..so had a head start with the Guinness

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

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Shifty97 Croydon 11 Aug 17 4.25pm
Originally posted by CPFC/SCCC What immature response, while Steve parish has done great things for the club it's doesn't mean his immune from criticism. Edited by CPFC/SCCC (10 Aug 2017 6.50am) Who said he's immune from criticism? Everyone can improve, however it seems that you think that buying players is easy and that if we don't have a strong enough team for the start of the season then Parish has not been trying to sign players or negotiating over the summer which just isn't the case.
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Shifty97

Croydon 11 Aug 17 4.25pm

Originally posted by CPFC/SCCC

What immature response, while Steve parish has done great things for the club it's doesn't mean his immune from criticism.

Edited by CPFC/SCCC (10 Aug 2017 6.50am)

Who said he's immune from criticism? Everyone can improve, however it seems that you think that buying players is easy and that if we don't have a strong enough team for the start of the season then Parish has not been trying to sign players or negotiating over the summer which just isn't the case.

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Maine Eagle USA 11 Aug 17 5.50pm
Just like the OP I find it baffling that we are about to start a season in the premier league with 1 fit striker of the correct standard to actually score some goals. If Benteke gets injured tomorrow, what are we going to do then? All this time has passed, and we havent added a striker, its crazy. We needed to shore up the defence for sure but we are absolutely paper thin up top, and the season starts tomorrow. Fingers and toes crossed for no Benteke injury, and if he doesnt get hurt, Parish will just about get away with this bizarre lack of ability to sign a permanent or loan forward to ensure we actually have some cover up front. Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.
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Maine Eagle

USA 11 Aug 17 5.50pm

Just like the OP I find it baffling that we are about to start a season in the premier league with 1 fit striker of the correct standard to actually score some goals. If Benteke gets injured tomorrow, what are we going to do then? All this time has passed, and we havent added a striker, its crazy. We needed to shore up the defence for sure but we are absolutely paper thin up top, and the season starts tomorrow. Fingers and toes crossed for no Benteke injury, and if he doesnt get hurt, Parish will just about get away with this bizarre lack of ability to sign a permanent or loan forward to ensure we actually have some cover up front.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

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Goldfiinger Just down the road 11 Aug 17 6.16pm
Originally posted by Maine Eagle Just like the OP I find it baffling that we are about to start a season in the premier league with 1 fit striker of the correct standard to actually score some goals. If Benteke gets injured tomorrow, what are we going to do then? All this time has passed, and we havent added a striker, its crazy. We needed to shore up the defence for sure but we are absolutely paper thin up top, and the season starts tomorrow. Fingers and toes crossed for no Benteke injury, and if he doesnt get hurt, Parish will just about get away with this bizarre lack of ability to sign a permanent or loan forward to ensure we actually have some cover up front. Plenty of attacking players in the squad if a crisis hit. Benteke Wilf Townsend Sako Wickham Lokilo Manage has said he wants to build from the back. We're clearly looking at forwards or at least the rumors are there. Didn't the boss recently say we wasn't looking at someone as he was to similar to Benteke but that we was looking. So I take it that we are looking and want to sign someone, but have prioritised the defence first. What's wrong with that after last season. Blinkered thinking to blame Parish just becuases we haven't, doesn't mean we're not trying. So many fans so quick to dig Parish out. Edited by Goldfiinger (11 Aug 2017 6.18pm)
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Goldfiinger

Just down the road 11 Aug 17 6.16pm

Originally posted by Maine Eagle

Plenty of attacking players in the squad if a crisis hit.

Benteke
Wilf
Townsend
Sako
Wickham
Lokilo

Manage has said he wants to build from the back. We're clearly looking at forwards or at least the rumors are there. Didn't the boss recently say we wasn't looking at someone as he was to similar to Benteke but that we was looking.

So I take it that we are looking and want to sign someone, but have prioritised the defence first. What's wrong with that after last season.

Blinkered thinking to blame Parish just becuases we haven't, doesn't mean we're not trying.

So many fans so quick to dig Parish out.

Edited by Goldfiinger (11 Aug 2017 6.18pm)

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alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 11 Aug 17 7.27pm
Originally posted by Maine Eagle Just like the OP I find it baffling that we are about to start a season in the premier league with 1 fit striker of the correct standard to actually score some goals. If Benteke gets injured tomorrow, what are we going to do then? All this time has passed, and we havent added a striker, its crazy. We needed to shore up the defence for sure but we are absolutely paper thin up top, and the season starts tomorrow. Fingers and toes crossed for no Benteke injury, and if he doesnt get hurt, Parish will just about get away with this bizarre lack of ability to sign a permanent or loan forward to ensure we actually have some cover up front. We have cover but not Benteke standard cover. Same with Spurs. Who covers Kane and Ali.? Palace 13th 2017/18.
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alaneagle1

Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 11 Aug 17 7.27pm

Originally posted by Maine Eagle

We have cover but not Benteke standard cover.
Same with Spurs.
Who covers Kane and Ali.?

Palace 13th 2017/18.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 11 Aug 17 7.46pm
Originally posted by alaneagle1 We have cover but not Benteke standard cover. Same with Spurs. Who covers Kane and Ali.? Concern has been raised regarding no backup for Benteke so let's concentrate on Kane.In the strikers department they can also call upon Son and Janssen who combined cost a total not that much shy of £40 Mill. Edited by Willo (11 Aug 2017 7.48pm)
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 11 Aug 17 7.46pm

Originally posted by alaneagle1

We have cover but not Benteke standard cover.
Same with Spurs.
Who covers Kane and Ali.?

Concern has been raised regarding no backup for Benteke so let's concentrate on Kane.In the strikers department they can also call upon Son and Janssen who combined cost a total not that much shy of £40 Mill.

Edited by Willo (11 Aug 2017 7.48pm)

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Dan89 Se25 11 Aug 17 7.48pm
Originally posted by Willo Concern has been raised regarding no backup for Benteke so let's concentrate on Kane.In the strikers department they can also call upon Son and Janssen. Edited by Willo (11 Aug 2017 7.47pm) Willo from out of nowhere. #told Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football
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Dan89

Se25 11 Aug 17 7.48pm

Originally posted by Willo

Concern has been raised regarding no backup for Benteke so let's concentrate on Kane.In the strikers department they can also call upon Son and Janssen.

Edited by Willo (11 Aug 2017 7.47pm)

Willo from out of nowhere. #told

Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football

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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 11 Aug 17 8.32pm
I've said before that we should consider Giroud and was ridiculed. He cant even get on the bench tonight for the Arse. Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978
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kevlee

born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 11 Aug 17 8.32pm

I've said before that we should consider Giroud and was ridiculed. He cant even get on the bench tonight for the Arse.

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

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Dan89 Se25 11 Aug 17 8.33pm
Originally posted by kevlee I've said before that we should consider Giroud and was ridiculed. He cant even get on the bench tonight for the Arse. Where do you see him playing at Palace then? Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football
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Dan89

Se25 11 Aug 17 8.33pm

Originally posted by kevlee

I've said before that we should consider Giroud and was ridiculed. He cant even get on the bench tonight for the Arse.

Where do you see him playing at Palace then?

Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football

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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 11 Aug 17 8.36pm
coming on for benteke of course and when he does come on as sub he normally scores Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978
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kevlee

born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 11 Aug 17 8.36pm

coming on for benteke of course and when he does come on as sub he normally scores

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

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PZ Eagle Penzance 11 Aug 17 9.43pm
Originally posted by kevlee coming on for benteke of course and when he does come on as sub he normally scores He did just that tonight. Conjunctivitis.com - A site for sore eyes.
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PZ Eagle

Penzance 11 Aug 17 9.43pm