Here is the progress chart for last season: [Link]

Here are the results for last season: [Link]

In a way we were lucky that we had that March & April period of losses and draws because it got us to properly sort ourselves out and rely on form or reputation to win the play offs. And I never thought we'd get auto promotion. It was always going to be the play offs, whether 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. We never had and never will have that squad strength and depth without richer owners, a bigger stadium, more revenue, a few years in the Prem. We're Crystal Palace, not Leicester or QPR.

COYP

after his latest mess at the Den, i reckon his football manager career is finished. Getting up through the playoffs was mostly to the credit of zaha, not holloway.

holloway seems to be way out of his depth and should think about managing a coffee shop - but not one at Victoria or London Bridge station, just a small regional coffee shop - maybe at Merstham station.

Laughing at Charlton - Every London Clyub's fourth or fifth most hated team -
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I've heard it all now. What you're trying to say is that IH bought a load of donkeys and Pulis has turned them into silk purses

IH's mistakes were:

1. Making too many changes in 1 game, any game, every game. I think the most obvious one where this was his downfall this season was at home vs Swansea. There were about 4 debuts and possibly 1 or 2 more who hadn't played the game before.

2. Playing Gayle and not playing Chamakh at no. 10 and someone else at number 9. Murray obviously out and I think Jerome wasn't fully fit either.

3. Not having Bolasie available.

4. Not having KG available enough.

5. Not playing behind the ball as much as possible when you haven't got it. You can see this is the instruction whenever we lose it. It is now such a habit Pulis rarely has to remind people. Only an individual when he is the one on the floor or who has lost the ball with him being immediately in front of it.

We now pass and take on the opposition when there is support to do so, not trying to do it whenever we can. There hasn't been a massive change, just basic ones and I'm glad KM and then TP did.

COYP

No I am saying Holloway was not capable of managing the players he bought. How many people called, Guedioura, Bannan, Chamakh, Puncheon, Jerome s*** and should never wear a palace shirt again after the Swansea game.

He is perfect for Champ football. Plays outright attacking football to get 3 points rather than 2 draws in a row. He got Blackpool promoted, then relegated. Not surprising with a wage cap of £10k per week. Then he go them into the play off final vs West Ham after changing the squad round following Charlie Adam etc leaving. He then got us promoted. That is hardly failure. He just isn't suited to the dynamics of the Premier League.

If he was useless then anyone who is lower or middle management and very good at what they do but cannot succeed at CEO level or for a multi-national/blue chip compnay, then they are useless clowns as well.

IH knows what he can do/can't do. DF thinks he's bigger than he is. TP only says what is necessary and runs down the touchline and drives away to privacy asap. We've been lucky we've had the right people at the right time. Have anyone of those in the wrong order or not at all and my I reckon we would not be where we are now. No chance.

COYP