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Bitter Harpenden 08 May 14 8.44am
Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am Interesting thread. I feel that when we got promoted, yes, we were a championship club still. Bit as soon as Pulis and his coaches came, he instilled a lot of premier league quality into the team, even though a few of our players were evolving it naturally anyway. I agree that in hindsight, because a lot of our players played in the championship last season, we can be seen as a championship club, but we're not now we're a premier league club with some naturally developed premier league quality. It can only get better with new additions too. I think this comment has hit the nail on the head. The Championship players have developed into Premiership players. We are now guaranteed to finish in 11th place. I was thinking that it would only take a small change in luck for those 1-0 wins to become 1-0 defeats, but Tony Pulis has built a career out of being lucky every year, which leads me to wonder how much is it about having a positive mentality - he manufactures luck!
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Harpenden 08 May 14 8.44am

Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am

Interesting thread. I feel that when we got promoted, yes, we were a championship club still. Bit as soon as Pulis and his coaches came, he instilled a lot of premier league quality into the team, even though a few of our players were evolving it naturally anyway. I agree that in hindsight, because a lot of our players played in the championship last season, we can be seen as a championship club, but we're not now we're a premier league club with some naturally developed premier league quality. It can only get better with new additions too.

I think this comment has hit the nail on the head. The Championship players have developed into Premiership players. We are now guaranteed to finish in 11th place. I was thinking that it would only take a small change in luck for those 1-0 wins to become 1-0 defeats, but Tony Pulis has built a career out of being lucky every year, which leads me to wonder how much is it about having a positive mentality - he manufactures luck!

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Hoof Hearted 08 May 14 10.21am
Quote Bitter at 08 May 2014 8.44am Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am Interesting thread. I feel that when we got promoted, yes, we were a championship club still. Bit as soon as Pulis and his coaches came, he instilled a lot of premier league quality into the team, even though a few of our players were evolving it naturally anyway. I agree that in hindsight, because a lot of our players played in the championship last season, we can be seen as a championship club, but we're not now we're a premier league club with some naturally developed premier league quality. It can only get better with new additions too. I think this comment has hit the nail on the head. The Championship players have developed into Premiership players. We are now guaranteed to finish in 11th place. I was thinking that it would only take a small change in luck for those 1-0 wins to become 1-0 defeats, but Tony Pulis has built a career out of being lucky every year, which leads me to wonder how much is it about having a positive mentality - he manufactures luck! Shades of the old golf expression (many top golfers have used it) .... "Yeah I was lucky, but the more I practice, the luckier I get!"
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Hoof Hearted 08 May 14 10.21am

Quote Bitter at 08 May 2014 8.44am

Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am

Shades of the old golf expression (many top golfers have used it) .... "Yeah I was lucky, but the more I practice, the luckier I get!"

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crackerau melbourne 08 May 14 12.18pm
We are not just a premiership club, but a good premiership club. we have beaten two title contenders. I think Bolasie, Gayle and Ince can cause a lot of problems, but we need a good striker or two. we were lucky with injuries, but had some decent backup. Reports of my death are highly exaggerated
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melbourne 08 May 14 12.18pm

We are not just a premiership club, but a good premiership club. we have beaten two title contenders. I think Bolasie, Gayle and Ince can cause a lot of problems, but we need a good striker or two. we were lucky with injuries, but had some decent backup.

Reports of my death are highly exaggerated

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 08 May 14 12.27pm
Quote crackerau at 08 May 2014 12.18pm We are not just a premiership club, but a good premiership club. we have beaten two title contenders. I think Bolasie, Gayle and Ince can cause a lot of problems, but we need a good striker or two. we were lucky with injuries, but had some decent backup. Chelsea and........? Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 08 May 14 12.27pm

Quote crackerau at 08 May 2014 12.18pm

We are not just a premiership club, but a good premiership club. we have beaten two title contenders. I think Bolasie, Gayle and Ince can cause a lot of problems, but we need a good striker or two. we were lucky with injuries, but had some decent backup.

Chelsea and........?

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Proper_Gander Anerley 08 May 14 12.36pm
Quote Cucking Funt at 08 May 2014 12.27pm Quote crackerau at 08 May 2014 12.18pm We are not just a premiership club, but a good premiership club. we have beaten two title contenders. I think Bolasie, Gayle and Ince can cause a lot of problems, but we need a good striker or two. we were lucky with injuries, but had some decent backup. Chelsea and........? In fairness to him, coming back from 0-3 when we didn't even need any points felt like a victory. Just a shame Gayle's last shot was wide. Imagine if he had scored a hat-trick and we had won 4-3...
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Anerley 08 May 14 12.36pm

Quote Cucking Funt at 08 May 2014 12.27pm

Quote crackerau at 08 May 2014 12.18pm

Chelsea and........?

In fairness to him, coming back from 0-3 when we didn't even need any points felt like a victory.

Just a shame Gayle's last shot was wide. Imagine if he had scored a hat-trick and we had won 4-3...

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Eggy Sutton 08 May 14 12.47pm
Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am Interesting thread. I feel that when we got promoted, yes, we were a championship club still. Bit as soon as Pulis and his coaches came, he instilled a lot of premier league quality into the team, even though a few of our players were evolving it naturally anyway. I agree that in hindsight, because a lot of our players played in the championship last season, we can be seen as a championship club, but we're not now we're a premier league club with some naturally developed premier league quality. It can only get better with new additions too. As the OP this was very much the point I was trying to make, along with the fact that all this success has effectively been achieved with a team made up of players from the Championship, and who went toe to toe with title contenders. I do think we're a Premier league team, which has been achieved by making players better, not buying in loads of Premier League experience / mercenaries etc.. In TP I'm sure we have the right man to add the right players to the squad (as already proved in January) to strengthen further and take us forward.
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Sutton 08 May 14 12.47pm

Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am

As the OP this was very much the point I was trying to make, along with the fact that all this success has effectively been achieved with a team made up of players from the Championship, and who went toe to toe with title contenders.

I do think we're a Premier league team, which has been achieved by making players better, not buying in loads of Premier League experience / mercenaries etc..

In TP I'm sure we have the right man to add the right players to the squad (as already proved in January) to strengthen further and take us forward.

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Generix Orpington 08 May 14 1.04pm
I think the oppo to OP. Clearly the players are Prem players who last season were playing in the Championship...
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Generix

Orpington 08 May 14 1.04pm

I think the oppo to OP.

Clearly the players are Prem players who last season were playing in the Championship...

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Eagle_SA Just outside Cape Town 08 May 14 2.07pm
They say the table doesn't lie. 11th in the league with 44 points would suggest we're a credible Premier League team. And I see signs of half remembered days, I hear bells that chime in strange familiar ways
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Eagle_SA

Just outside Cape Town 08 May 14 2.07pm

They say the table doesn't lie.

11th in the league with 44 points would suggest we're a credible Premier League team.

And I see signs of half remembered days, I hear bells that chime in strange familiar ways

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Brentmiester_General Front line in the battle against t... 08 May 14 10.57pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 08 May 2014 10.21am Quote Bitter at 08 May 2014 8.44am Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am Interesting thread. I feel that when we got promoted, yes, we were a championship club still. Bit as soon as Pulis and his coaches came, he instilled a lot of premier league quality into the team, even though a few of our players were evolving it naturally anyway. I agree that in hindsight, because a lot of our players played in the championship last season, we can be seen as a championship club, but we're not now we're a premier league club with some naturally developed premier league quality. It can only get better with new additions too. I think this comment has hit the nail on the head. The Championship players have developed into Premiership players. We are now guaranteed to finish in 11th place. I was thinking that it would only take a small change in luck for those 1-0 wins to become 1-0 defeats, but Tony Pulis has built a career out of being lucky every year, which leads me to wonder how much is it about having a positive mentality - he manufactures luck! Shades of the old golf expression (many top golfers have used it) .... "Yeah I was lucky, but the more I practice, the luckier I get!" As well as "You make your own luck" and "Fortune favors the brave" "We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ...
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Front line in the battle against t... 08 May 14 10.57pm

Quote Hoof Hearted at 08 May 2014 10.21am

Quote Bitter at 08 May 2014 8.44am

Quote Calzardi at 08 May 2014 7.22am

Shades of the old golf expression (many top golfers have used it) .... "Yeah I was lucky, but the more I practice, the luckier I get!"

As well as "You make your own luck" and "Fortune favors the brave"

"We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ...

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danboy Kidbrooke 08 May 14 11.03pm
I say keep McCarthy at all costs hes still our Captain and I still rate him R.I.P staffie
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danboy

Kidbrooke 08 May 14 11.03pm

I say keep McCarthy at all costs hes still our Captain and I still rate him

R.I.P staffie

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CPFC-NAC London 11 May 14 12.49pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..no
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CPFC-NAC

London 11 May 14 12.49pm

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..no

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doublesuited77 London (Camden) 11 May 14 6.15pm
The gap between the 9th team in the Premier League down to the 5th in the Championship is not that much. With Leicester's form, they likely wouldnt have been relgated with the team they have. Your point I think is that we probably only have 3 or 4 players who would get regular playing time with a top 6 club. (Bolasie, Delaney, Dann, maybe Punch) Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Palace
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The gap between the 9th team in the Premier League down to the 5th in the Championship is not that much. With Leicester's form, they likely wouldnt have been relgated with the team they have.

Your point I think is that we probably only have 3 or 4 players who would get regular playing time with a top 6 club. (Bolasie, Delaney, Dann, maybe Punch)

Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Palace

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