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 TomThePalaceFanatic  20 Jan 19 6.23pm |
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With our team we should realistically be 9th-12th. Under Hodgson we'll most likely finish 13th-15th. We're at a crossroads, a mid-table crisis that every team experiences. What do we actually want? That's the Premier League problem. A mid table side can't be satisfied. Hodgson is slightly underachieving but not Pardew levels of desperation. In the Championship you always have the aim of getting to the Premier League. In the Premier League it's an existential crisis. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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| timmyb Banstead 20 Jan 19 9.06pm |
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For starters, play like we did yesterday in the cup next week. Put out a decent team, be bold and have a go at a weakened Spurs team. I don't see how a damp squib exit from the cup would help our league form at all. It doesn't need to follow that a cup run goes hand in hand with a slump in the league like it did under Pards in 2016. It didn't do us any harm in 1990...it built momentum.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 21 Jan 19 7.42am |
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Originally posted by timmyb
For starters, play like we did yesterday in the cup next week. Put out a decent team, be bold and have a go at a weakened Spurs team. I don't see how a damp squib exit from the cup would help our league form at all. It doesn't need to follow that a cup run goes hand in hand with a slump in the league like it did under Pards in 2016. It didn't do us any harm in 1990...it built momentum. We don’t have a huge amount of choice as to who we pick as the squad is now so thin?
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taylors lovechild  21 Jan 19 8.54am |
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Originally posted by timmyb
For starters, play like we did yesterday in the cup next week. Put out a decent team, be bold and have a go at a weakened Spurs team. I don't see how a damp squib exit from the cup would help our league form at all. It doesn't need to follow that a cup run goes hand in hand with a slump in the league like it did under Pards in 2016. It didn't do us any harm in 1990...it built momentum. We play Spurs Sunday then Saints on Wednesday. Saints have the weekend off. We can't afford to play a full strength team in my opinion. If we were half a dozen points better off I'd agree with you, but we're not, so I say put in the reserves where possible and let them battle it out with Spurs' reserves. Definitely bring Ward, Kelly and Dann in. Give Meyer 90 minutes and also give Wickham a start (if he's up to it). Also, please don't risk Zaha, as he has lost his invincibility when it comes to injuries. Maybe Kai Kai can get another chance before we offload him?
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| CharlesPaterson 21 Jan 19 5.14pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
Maybe Kai Kai can get another chance before we offload him?
We are nearly down to the bare bones.
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ARGILE OLD GEEZER  PORTIMAO 21 Jan 19 5.20pm |
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Originally posted by Dangermouse
I'm really torn about Roy. Cons. In his defence he is working with a squad assembled by Pulis, Warnock, Pardew, Big Sam and FdB. I'm sure he's wanted to bring in players and I'm sure if we could we would, but FFP on the wages appears to be the problem. Plus he can't score the open goals we've missed all season long. So all things considered, I'm just not sure what's for the best?
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| ARGILE OLD GEEZER PORTIMAO 21 Jan 19 5.25pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
We play Spurs Sunday then Saints on Wednesday. Saints have the weekend off. We can't afford to play a full strength team in my opinion. If we were half a dozen points better off I'd agree with you, but we're not, so I say put in the reserves where possible and let them battle it out with Spurs' reserves. Definitely bring Ward, Kelly and Dann in. Give Meyer 90 minutes and also give Wickham a start (if he's up to it). Also, please don't risk Zaha, as he has lost his invincibility when it comes to injuries. Maybe Kai Kai can get another chance before we offload him? Agree 100%, points are far more important than a cup run considering our position.
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| matthau South Croydon 21 Jan 19 5.37pm |
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It’s all intentional. None of them were good enough. This gives us a chance of bringing in one player albeit on loan for now perhaps, of first team quality. Or maybe come summer with all this clutter gone we will be able to afford a big spend once again, because we remained tight in January and last summer and managed to pay off previous summers big spend
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| MR200% 21 Jan 19 7.04pm |
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Cardiff have already brought in two strikers, Sorloth scores two goals last week, Do we really have a plan ?
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| .TUX. 21 Jan 19 8.44pm |
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Originally posted by ARGILE OLD GEEZER
Agree 100%, points are far more important than a cup run considering our position. I disagree 100% (with all due respect).
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NI_palace_fan  Newtownards 21 Jan 19 8.50pm |
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Originally posted by .TUX.
I disagree 100% (with all due respect). I agree, we are close to relegation zone but we will get enough points to stay up why not go for a decent run in the cup another final would be brilliant with the chance of winning this time??
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| Canterbury Palace Whitstable 21 Jan 19 8.52pm |
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My 3 big criticisms of Roy are; - Leaves subs too late, doesn’t seem to trust the bench All 3 of these are arguably down to a lack of investment in the squad in the last few transfer windows. Unfortunately we just don’t seem to have the funds available to take us to the next level.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold... |
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