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PZ Eagle Penzance 28 Apr 19 9.38am
Originally posted by A89M Hear, hear!! There is some sense on these boards. Wasn’t the greatest game, Wilf seems to not trust teammates at times or maybe he’s just trying too hard to impress. 12 clean sheets this season, 6th highest in the league behind 4 of the top 6, the 5th being Everton. A nil nil draw seems about right. We may not consistently play exciting football but we’ve had our moments, don’t care if it’s home or away, wins are wins in the toughest, most exciting league in the world. Another season under Roy keeping it tight is fine with me. If the worst were to happen and we lose Wilf, there isn’t many other managers I’d want leading us into 2019/2020 season. I fear that is much too positive post for this forum, pretty soon no doubt someone will be telling you that you know nothing about football. Conjunctivitis.com - A site for sore eyes.
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Penzance 28 Apr 19 9.38am

Originally posted by A89M

Hear, hear!! There is some sense on these boards.

Wasn’t the greatest game, Wilf seems to not trust teammates at times or maybe he’s just trying too hard to impress.

12 clean sheets this season, 6th highest in the league behind 4 of the top 6, the 5th being Everton. A nil nil draw seems about right.

We may not consistently play exciting football but we’ve had our moments, don’t care if it’s home or away, wins are wins in the toughest, most exciting league in the world. Another season under Roy keeping it tight is fine with me.

If the worst were to happen and we lose Wilf, there isn’t many other managers I’d want leading us into 2019/2020 season.

I fear that is much too positive post for this forum, pretty soon no doubt someone will be telling you that you know nothing about football.

Conjunctivitis.com - A site for sore eyes.

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ChrisGC Wantage 28 Apr 19 9.41am
Originally posted by PZ Eagle I fear that is much too positive post for this forum, pretty soon no doubt someone will be telling you that you know nothing about football. Whoa back PZ, he might not have had a trial with a semi professional team in the dark ages, how do you know you can trust his opinion?
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Wantage 28 Apr 19 9.41am

Originally posted by PZ Eagle

I fear that is much too positive post for this forum, pretty soon no doubt someone will be telling you that you know nothing about football.

Whoa back PZ, he might not have had a trial with a semi professional team in the dark ages, how do you know you can trust his opinion?

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PZ Eagle Penzance 28 Apr 19 9.58am
Ah well sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, worse when the facts are wrong as Palace have always, since the war at least, been a fully professional team. Conjunctivitis.com - A site for sore eyes.
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Penzance 28 Apr 19 9.58am

Ah well sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, worse when the facts are wrong as Palace have always, since the war at least, been a fully professional team.

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ChrisGC Wantage 28 Apr 19 10.06am
Originally posted by PZ Eagle Ah well sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, worse when the facts are wrong as Palace have always, since the war at least, been a fully professional team. Facts can never be wrong by definition. Edited by ChrisGC (28 Apr 2019 10.07am)
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Wantage 28 Apr 19 10.06am

Originally posted by PZ Eagle

Ah well sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, worse when the facts are wrong as Palace have always, since the war at least, been a fully professional team.

Facts can never be wrong by definition.

Edited by ChrisGC (28 Apr 2019 10.07am)

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monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 28 Apr 19 10.09am
No matter how crap a game or performance is, there’s always something to remember, sitting right behind Guaita’s save will live long in the memory. Although I do admit that having seen it on my phone on the way home and TV several times since, it did seem better at the time. Plus I do enjoy the gallows humour when it’s a crap game, I suppose we have to make our own entertainment Edited by monkey (28 Apr 2019 10.29am)
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Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 28 Apr 19 10.09am

No matter how crap a game or performance is, there’s always something to remember, sitting right behind Guaita’s save will live long in the memory. Although I do admit that having seen it on my phone on the way home and TV several times since, it did seem better at the time.

Plus I do enjoy the gallows humour when it’s a crap game, I suppose we have to make our own entertainment

Edited by monkey (28 Apr 2019 10.29am)

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HesHereHesThere Beckenham 28 Apr 19 12.35pm
Originally posted by A89M Hear, hear!! There is some sense on these boards. Wasn’t the greatest game, Wilf seems to not trust teammates at times or maybe he’s just trying too hard to impress. 12 clean sheets this season, 6th highest in the league behind 4 of the top 6, the 5th being Everton. A nil nil draw seems about right. We may not consistently play exciting football but we’ve had our moments, don’t care if it’s home or away, wins are wins in the toughest, most exciting league in the world. Another season under Roy keeping it tight is fine with me. If the worst were to happen and we lose Wilf, there isn’t many other managers I’d want leading us into 2019/2020 season. I think you're right on both accounts, he doesn't trust his team mates (quality of passing has been atrocious this season by most in the team) and he's trying to impress possible suitors..however to get the big move he may crave he needs to start doing the simple things right, such as pass and move rather than continually running into dead ends surrounded by 2/3 defenders trying to do it on his own. Our home form is the worry we're the 5th worst team over ten seasons and the figures are from the end of last season. So with our white hot home form this year I wonder where we will sit when they do the new stats. [Link] Crystal Palace are the lowest ranked Premier League side (1.35 points per match), with Selhurst Park the sole Premier League ground among the top 10 easiest stadiums to travel to: Sunderland, Stadium of Light – 1.15 points per game Yeovil Town, Huish Park – 1.29 points per game Morecambe, Christie Park / Globe Arena – 1.32 points per game Oldham Athletic, Boundary Park – 1.33 points per game Crystal Palace, Selhurst Park – 1.35 points per game Portsmouth, Fratton Park – 1.36 points per game Barnsley, Oakwell – 1.36 points per game Coventry City, Ricoh Arena – 1.37 points per game Crewe Alexandra, Gresty Road – 1.38 points per game Doncaster Rovers, Keepmoat Stadium – 1.40 points per game
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Originally posted by A89M

Hear, hear!! There is some sense on these boards.

Wasn’t the greatest game, Wilf seems to not trust teammates at times or maybe he’s just trying too hard to impress.

12 clean sheets this season, 6th highest in the league behind 4 of the top 6, the 5th being Everton. A nil nil draw seems about right.

If the worst were to happen and we lose Wilf, there isn’t many other managers I’d want leading us into 2019/2020 season.

I think you're right on both accounts, he doesn't trust his team mates (quality of passing has been atrocious this season by most in the team) and he's trying to impress possible suitors..however to get the big move he may crave he needs to start doing the simple things right, such as pass and move rather than continually running into dead ends surrounded by 2/3 defenders trying to do it on his own.

Our home form is the worry we're the 5th worst team over ten seasons and the figures are from the end of last season. So with our white hot home form this year I wonder where we will sit when they do the new stats.

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Crystal Palace are the lowest ranked Premier League side (1.35 points per match), with Selhurst Park the sole Premier League ground among the top 10 easiest stadiums to travel to:

Sunderland, Stadium of Light – 1.15 points per game
Yeovil Town, Huish Park – 1.29 points per game
Morecambe, Christie Park / Globe Arena – 1.32 points per game
Oldham Athletic, Boundary Park – 1.33 points per game
Crystal Palace, Selhurst Park – 1.35 points per game
Portsmouth, Fratton Park – 1.36 points per game
Barnsley, Oakwell – 1.36 points per game
Coventry City, Ricoh Arena – 1.37 points per game
Crewe Alexandra, Gresty Road – 1.38 points per game
Doncaster Rovers, Keepmoat Stadium – 1.40 points per game

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Eaglecoops CR3 28 Apr 19 2.06pm
Originally posted by monkey No matter how crap a game or performance is, there’s always something to remember, sitting right behind Guaita’s save will live long in the memory. Although I do admit that having seen it on my phone on the way home and TV several times since, it did seem better at the time. Plus I do enjoy the gallows humour when it’s a crap game, I suppose we have to make our own entertainment What made that save so good was the speed at which it arrived at him. It’s only when you slow it down you can see it is a pure reflex action to get a hand on it. A stunning save and quite rightly received a standing ovation from a lot in the ground. Edited by monkey (28 Apr 2019 10.29am)
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CR3 28 Apr 19 2.06pm

Originally posted by monkey

Plus I do enjoy the gallows humour when it’s a crap game, I suppose we have to make our own entertainment

What made that save so good was the speed at which it arrived at him. It’s only when you slow it down you can see it is a pure reflex action to get a hand on it. A stunning save and quite rightly received a standing ovation from a lot in the ground.

Edited by monkey (28 Apr 2019 10.29am)

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Crystal_Clear Belfast 28 Apr 19 4.31pm
Our setup and playing style is suited for away matches where we can sit deep and play on the break. This style is not conducive to playing at home, where we struggle to dictate games. In order to be better at home, we need a dominant creative midfielder.
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Belfast 28 Apr 19 4.31pm

Our setup and playing style is suited for away matches where we can sit deep and play on the break. This style is not conducive to playing at home, where we struggle to dictate games.

In order to be better at home, we need a dominant creative midfielder.

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Booted Eagle Bristol 28 Apr 19 5.28pm
Originally posted by Crystal_Clear Our setup and playing style is suited for away matches where we can sit deep and play on the break. This style is not conducive to playing at home, where we struggle to dictate games. In order to be better at home, we need a dominant creative midfielder. Whilst you may well be right we did win 7 home games last season without this type of midfielder, only 4 wins so far this season which can only get to 5. Perhaps Cabaye and RLC losses have weakened our attacking midfield options, particularly as Meyer hasn't played a lot or really contributed much when he has ? If we can't find a passing creative midfielder then I hope we can recruit a decent dead ball specialist. “ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” —United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
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Bristol 28 Apr 19 5.28pm

Originally posted by Crystal_Clear

Our setup and playing style is suited for away matches where we can sit deep and play on the break. This style is not conducive to playing at home, where we struggle to dictate games.

In order to be better at home, we need a dominant creative midfielder.

Whilst you may well be right we did win 7 home games last season without this type of midfielder, only 4 wins so far this season which can only get to 5. Perhaps Cabaye and RLC losses have weakened our attacking midfield options, particularly as Meyer hasn't played a lot or really contributed much when he has ? If we can't find a passing creative midfielder then I hope we can recruit a decent dead ball specialist.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 28 Apr 19 5.31pm
The one positive I can find from yesterday's game was that at least we kept a clean sheet. Edited by Willo (28 Apr 2019 5.32pm)
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South coast - west of Brighton. 28 Apr 19 5.31pm

The one positive I can find from yesterday's game was that at least we kept a clean sheet.

Edited by Willo (28 Apr 2019 5.32pm)

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YT Oxford 28 Apr 19 5.53pm
Originally posted by Willo The one positive I can find from yesterday's game was that at least we kept a clean sheet. Edited by Willo (28 Apr 2019 5.32pm) Many of the Palace players may as well have stayed between the sheets. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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