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chateauferret 05 Feb 17 10.20am
Originally posted by Mo Sizlak That man has done untold damage to my club. We should've learnt from Southampton, West Ham, Charlton and Newcastle. He's always been a divisive character and anyone who can't see that is living in La La Land. This. It now looks as if some of the players have been so badly damaged they'll never be competitive in the Premier League again. Delaney probably more due to age. But Puncheon, Kelly, Hennessey, Ledley - completely f***ed. They can only be repaired in a full and well-designed close-season boot camp, if at all. Dann and Ward also severley damaged. ============ The Ferret ============
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05 Feb 17 10.20am

Originally posted by Mo Sizlak

That man has done untold damage to my club.
We should've learnt from Southampton, West Ham, Charlton and Newcastle.
He's always been a divisive character and anyone who can't see that is living in La La Land.

This. It now looks as if some of the players have been so badly damaged they'll never be competitive in the Premier League again. Delaney probably more due to age. But Puncheon, Kelly, Hennessey, Ledley - completely f***ed. They can only be repaired in a full and well-designed close-season boot camp, if at all.

Dann and Ward also severley damaged.

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chateauferret 05 Feb 17 10.23am
Originally posted by Salford eagle I think you're reading too much into it. We lost due to a combination of bad decisions tactically and the players bottled it. Replacing the injured Cabaye with Ledley sealed the deal. The midfield was too one dimensional, Remy should have came on with macathur dropping in to Cabaye's position. Hopefully BS has learnt his lesson from yesterday, no more Ledley puncheon combination. No more Ledley or Puncheon full stop. Schlupp and Milevojevic. ============ The Ferret ============
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05 Feb 17 10.23am

Originally posted by Salford eagle

I think you're reading too much into it. We lost due to a combination of bad decisions tactically and the players bottled it.

Replacing the injured Cabaye with Ledley sealed the deal. The midfield was too one dimensional, Remy should have came on with macathur dropping in to Cabaye's position. Hopefully BS has learnt his lesson from yesterday, no more Ledley puncheon combination.

No more Ledley or Puncheon full stop. Schlupp and Milevojevic.

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Rudi Hedman Caterham 05 Feb 17 10.28am
Originally posted by chateauferret This. It now looks as if some of the players have been so badly damaged they'll never be competitive in the Premier League again. Delaney probably more due to age. But Puncheon, Kelly, Hennessey, Ledley - completely f*ed. They can only be repaired in a full and well-designed close-season boot camp, if at all. Dann and Ward also severley damaged. This is sadly true. What Pardew did to Kelly is criminal. No left back cover at all and then plays Kelly there for 2 months and Ward at right back instead of the other way round. And people say he's probably laughing at this and us now. COYP**
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Caterham 05 Feb 17 10.28am

Originally posted by chateauferret

Dann and Ward also severley damaged.

This is sadly true. What Pardew did to Kelly is criminal. No left back cover at all and then plays Kelly there for 2 months and Ward at right back instead of the other way round.

And people say he's probably laughing at this and us now.

COYP

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Maddie Crawley 05 Feb 17 10.49am
Originally posted by Painter There are a multitude of problems, that appear obvious. 1. There appears to be no pattern to how we play, it seems to change every game. So the players don't know what they are supposed to be doing. Every player should know, what is expected of them, they don't, they seem strangers that just met in the changing room. 2. Lack of organisation in defence still. In yesterdays game, everytime we were attacking Sunderland, they were perfectly lined up in 2 banks of When they attacked us, we were shambolic. 3. No leader on the pitch, along with no desire from about 5 players. 4. Fitness was an issue, getting better. 5. No point blaming Pardew anymore, that is easy cop out. 6. Puncheon and Ledley need a long rest, not needed in the team as contribute nothing anymore. Absolutely agree with your points. Why on our are we playing our best player, MacArthur, as a winger. As far as I can remember he has never played there. At the if the day the players are coached in where to play and it failed miserably. Why oh why are we not playing two strikers at home against the team with the worst defensive record in the league. Our play has not improved under bfs in fact we are letting in goals by the shed load since he came in. Wrong choice of manager he is greedy and o my in it for the money. Since the Americans started getting involved on the playing side it has been a disaster.
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Crawley 05 Feb 17 10.49am

Originally posted by Painter

There are a multitude of problems, that appear obvious.

1. There appears to be no pattern to how we play, it seems to change every game. So the players don't know what they are supposed to be doing. Every player should know, what is expected of them, they don't, they seem strangers that just met in the changing room.
2. Lack of organisation in defence still. In yesterdays game, everytime we were attacking Sunderland, they were perfectly lined up in 2 banks of When they attacked us, we were shambolic.
3. No leader on the pitch, along with no desire from about 5 players.
4. Fitness was an issue, getting better.
5. No point blaming Pardew anymore, that is easy cop out.
6. Puncheon and Ledley need a long rest, not needed in the team as contribute nothing anymore.

Absolutely agree with your points. Why on our are we playing our best player, MacArthur, as a winger. As far as I can remember he has never played there. At the if the day the players are coached in where to play and it failed miserably. Why oh why are we not playing two strikers at home against the team with the worst defensive record in the league. Our play has not improved under bfs in fact we are letting in goals by the shed load since he came in. Wrong choice of manager he is greedy and o my in it for the money. Since the Americans started getting involved on the playing side it has been a disaster.

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Rainforest London England 05 Feb 17 11.05am
Originally posted by Maddie Absolutely agree with your points. Why on our are we playing our best player, MacArthur, as a winger. As far as I can remember he has never played there. At the if the day the players are coached in where to play and it failed miserably. Why oh why are we not playing two strikers at home against the team with the worst defensive record in the league. Our play has not improved under bfs in fact we are letting in goals by the shed load since he came in. Wrong choice of manager he is greedy and o my in it for the money. Since the Americans started getting involved on the playing side it has been a disaster. I wonder whether they interfere in the day to day running of the club or whether they call the shots in the selling and buying of players.
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London England 05 Feb 17 11.05am

Originally posted by Maddie

Absolutely agree with your points. Why on our are we playing our best player, MacArthur, as a winger. As far as I can remember he has never played there. At the if the day the players are coached in where to play and it failed miserably. Why oh why are we not playing two strikers at home against the team with the worst defensive record in the league. Our play has not improved under bfs in fact we are letting in goals by the shed load since he came in. Wrong choice of manager he is greedy and o my in it for the money. Since the Americans started getting involved on the playing side it has been a disaster.

I wonder whether they interfere in the day to day running of the club or whether they call the shots in the selling and buying of players.

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Midlands Eagle 05 Feb 17 11.15am
Originally posted by Mo Sizlak There's only ever been one problem and that's Pardew. This charlatan has gotten away with it since he took charge. He had a good spell but he papered over so many cracks with the cup run. And because he wasn't sacked early enough, we are now paying the price. Its that simple. I think it's time to give it a rest otherwise you will be in danger of being thought of as a one trick pony. Blaming Pardew for absolutely everything is neither constructive nor the answer to our current plight so it's not that simple
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Originally posted by Mo Sizlak

There's only ever been one problem and that's Pardew.
This charlatan has gotten away with it since he took charge.
He had a good spell but he papered over so many cracks with the cup run.
And because he wasn't sacked early enough, we are now paying the price.
Its that simple.

I think it's time to give it a rest otherwise you will be in danger of being thought of as a one trick pony.

Blaming Pardew for absolutely everything is neither constructive nor the answer to our current plight so it's not that simple

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Aray South London 05 Feb 17 11.32am
Goalkeeper makes a mistake and the trouble starts. Cabeye replaced with Ledley (surely Flamini was the better option) Punch remains in midfield I cannot understand why Jim Mac didn't swap positions with punch Delaney's poor distribution putting Ledley in trouble- and let's face it he can do that all by himself. Tomkins turned inside out by Defoe and unable to hit the back end of a cow with a banjo. To think He took the ball off Dann's head... Sat on a train with a Sunderland fan. Reckons SA will get us going in the end. He still thinks they're going down. Let's face it - they can't face us every week. More generally- I'm concerned with our shape as Ward is no wing-back. Hope we go back to 4 at the back coz we can then drop DD and PVA will need someone good in front of him but that only works if he's at leftback - not left wingback.
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South London 05 Feb 17 11.32am

Goalkeeper makes a mistake and the trouble starts. Cabeye replaced with Ledley (surely Flamini was the better option) Punch remains in midfield

I cannot understand why Jim Mac didn't swap positions with punch

Delaney's poor distribution putting Ledley in trouble- and let's face it he can do that all by himself.

Tomkins turned inside out by Defoe and unable to hit the back end of a cow with a banjo. To think He took the ball off Dann's head...

Sat on a train with a Sunderland fan. Reckons SA will get us going in the end. He still thinks they're going down. Let's face it - they can't face us every week.

More generally- I'm concerned with our shape as Ward is no wing-back. Hope we go back to 4 at the back coz we can then drop DD and PVA will need someone good in front of him but that only works if he's at leftback - not left wingback.

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PalazioVecchio south pole 05 Feb 17 11.39am
Originally posted by Mo Sizlak There's only ever been one problem and that's Pardew. This charlatan has gotten away with it since he took charge. He had a good spell but he papered over so many cracks with the cup run. And because he wasn't sacked early enough, we are now paying the price. Its that simple. well said. Pardew has left a toxic cloud and it may be too late to save us. Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford
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Originally posted by Mo Sizlak

well said. Pardew has left a toxic cloud and it may be too late to save us.

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

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palace99 New Mills 05 Feb 17 11.39am
My take on what's gone wrong is as follows: 1. contracts. After 2 or so years suriving in the prem with predominantly championship standard players, many have now been given big premier league contacts - supposedly Ward is on £35k a week. These are life changing sums and it is only natural that a little hunger and desire has now been lost. Players like Ward, Punch etc are definitely not the same player as 2 years ago 2. Unbalanced squad - this goes back to Pulis era who released 2 left backs and didn't buy a replacement. In the summer Pards let 2 centre backs go and replaced with just 1. We only had 1 recognised left back in the whole squad and he then got injured (driving his 120k car too fast!!). A lack of No 10s has not been addressed. This is a critical position in our formation yet we have lacked one for 2 years now - Punch can't do it and Pardew's replacements have been poor (e.g. Lee and Mutch - Mutch will cost the club 10m plus in transfer fee and wages over his contract) 3. New players coming in on silly money has unsettled the squad - Cabeye on £86k and Beneteke on £120k will has caused unrest. Zaha 'only' on £40k is a prime example and his agent has unsettled him. 4. Pardew's philosophy - think he lost sight of what made Palace a decent team - hard work and organisation. I applaud him for trying to get us playing more football but these steps were made too quickly. Home form in particular has been a massive issue for 2 seasons. Having said that we usually in games and rarely lost heavily 4. Big Sam's appointment. Let's be honest in ideal circumstances he would have had consider Palace as an employer so we knew we were buying damaged goods. I think he has one way of managing , just like Redknapp, and times have changed. He has spent massive quantities of money in a desperate trolley dash and yet palace have got worse. He always has an excuse for everything and it is never his fault. The defence has got worse. 5 at the back at home against the bottom club is a bizarre formation. He reminds me of Van Gaal at Man U - this way has worked for me before so i keep doing the same thing. I am concerned for the future, especially when you look at Swansea and Hull and how they've improved recently
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New Mills 05 Feb 17 11.39am

My take on what's gone wrong is as follows:

1. contracts. After 2 or so years suriving in the prem with predominantly championship standard players, many have now been given big premier league contacts - supposedly Ward is on £35k a week. These are life changing sums and it is only natural that a little hunger and desire has now been lost. Players like Ward, Punch etc are definitely not the same player as 2 years ago

2. Unbalanced squad - this goes back to Pulis era who released 2 left backs and didn't buy a replacement. In the summer Pards let 2 centre backs go and replaced with just 1. We only had 1 recognised left back in the whole squad and he then got injured (driving his 120k car too fast!!).
A lack of No 10s has not been addressed. This is a critical position in our formation yet we have lacked one for 2 years now - Punch can't do it and Pardew's replacements have been poor (e.g. Lee and Mutch - Mutch will cost the club 10m plus in transfer fee and wages over his contract)

3. New players coming in on silly money has unsettled the squad - Cabeye on £86k and Beneteke on £120k will has caused unrest. Zaha 'only' on £40k is a prime example and his agent has unsettled him.

4. Pardew's philosophy - think he lost sight of what made Palace a decent team - hard work and organisation. I applaud him for trying to get us playing more football but these steps were made too quickly. Home form in particular has been a massive issue for 2 seasons. Having said that we usually in games and rarely lost heavily

4. Big Sam's appointment. Let's be honest in ideal circumstances he would have had consider Palace as an employer so we knew we were buying damaged goods. I think he has one way of managing , just like Redknapp, and times have changed. He has spent massive quantities of money in a desperate trolley dash and yet palace have got worse.
He always has an excuse for everything and it is never his fault. The defence has got worse. 5 at the back at home against the bottom club is a bizarre formation. He reminds me of Van Gaal at Man U - this way has worked for me before so i keep doing the same thing.

I am concerned for the future, especially when you look at Swansea and Hull and how they've improved recently

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 05 Feb 17 12.34pm
The problems are as much off the pitch as they are on it, probably more so. The change of manager has altered absolutely nothing. Players who, on paper, should make us an upper-mid table side are simply not performing. I don't think there's a single manager out there who could change it. Something, and I simply cannot work out what, happened at the end of 2015 where a massive cloak of negativity suddenly and without warning descended on the club. Players who played creatively and cohesively just stopped functioning. Our mentality changed almost overnight, it was that sudden. Under Pardew, we finished the 14/15 season and started 15/16 very promisingly but spectacularly (and it really was spectacular) fell apart afterwards. How can it simply be down to one man, who got us playing so attracively and so consistently, for this collapse, and if it was, why can his successor (who, like him or hate him, has a rep for putting out tight and disciplined sides) not halt the slide? There seems to be an atmosphere almost like death about the place - everything we built up, the support, the obvious team spirit, the 'never say die' mentality, Fortress Selhurst has evaporated in a puff of smoke. Is it really possible that one man could have destroyed all that, and so suddenly? It's the sudden-ness of the collapse that perplexes me. What can possibly bring about such a dramatic change in so short a period of time? It beats me, it really does. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 05 Feb 17 12.34pm

The problems are as much off the pitch as they are on it, probably more so.

The change of manager has altered absolutely nothing. Players who, on paper, should make us an upper-mid table side are simply not performing. I don't think there's a single manager out there who could change it.

Something, and I simply cannot work out what, happened at the end of 2015 where a massive cloak of negativity suddenly and without warning descended on the club. Players who played creatively and cohesively just stopped functioning. Our mentality changed almost overnight, it was that sudden. Under Pardew, we finished the 14/15 season and started 15/16 very promisingly but spectacularly (and it really was spectacular) fell apart afterwards. How can it simply be down to one man, who got us playing so attracively and so consistently, for this collapse, and if it was, why can his successor (who, like him or hate him, has a rep for putting out tight and disciplined sides) not halt the slide?

There seems to be an atmosphere almost like death about the place - everything we built up, the support, the obvious team spirit, the 'never say die' mentality, Fortress Selhurst has evaporated in a puff of smoke. Is it really possible that one man could have destroyed all that, and so suddenly? It's the sudden-ness of the collapse that perplexes me. What can possibly bring about such a dramatic change in so short a period of time?

It beats me, it really does.

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

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thegreatlardino crawley/selsey 05 Feb 17 12.44pm
i just cant get how our players have turned so st..our captain was being touted as england potential, we had 1 french 1 belgian 2 welsh 1 scottish & 1 ivory coast international playing yesterday really cant understand what is going on, dont get this scared to play at home b**ocks Sometimes I set out for Ludlow Sometimes I end up in Chepstow
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i just cant get how our players have turned so s**t..our captain was being touted as england potential, we had 1 french 1 belgian 2 welsh 1 scottish & 1 ivory coast international playing yesterday really cant understand what is going on, dont get this scared to play at home b****ocks

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Sometimes I end up in Chepstow

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Beanyboysmd 05 Feb 17 1.09pm
Our problem is very simple, if our home record was the same as our away record we would be on 24 points and that would put us safe...ish... If our away record was the same as our home record then we would be on 10 points, thats Aston Villa stuff... Away form for the season we are 10th and home we are 5 points adrift at the bottom. Thats why we are in this position, we can argue about fine tuning and what formation or team to put out but the problem is this simple, we are dogsh1t at home, there is literally nothing else to debate...
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05 Feb 17 1.09pm

Our problem is very simple, if our home record was the same as our away record we would be on 24 points and that would put us safe...ish...
If our away record was the same as our home record then we would be on 10 points, thats Aston Villa stuff...
Away form for the season we are 10th and home we are 5 points adrift at the bottom.
Thats why we are in this position, we can argue about fine tuning and what formation or team to put out but the problem is this simple, we are dogsh1t at home, there is literally nothing else to debate...

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