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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 26 Aug 17 9.20am
There are some 'Irons in the fire' but whether we get them over the line is an entirely different matter. I happen to believe that if we are just left with our current squad when the 'Window' closes it could well be a very long and challenging season. Hopefully we will beat Swansea this afternoon and an air of negativity amongst some of our supporters will be lifted.A defeat and I fear that not only will HOL be awash with vitriol, there will be real concern amongst our fanbase even though the season is in it's infancy.Pray God the former. Edited by Willo (26 Aug 2017 9.20am)
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South coast - west of Brighton. 26 Aug 17 9.20am

There are some 'Irons in the fire' but whether we get them over the line is an entirely different matter.

I happen to believe that if we are just left with our current squad when the 'Window' closes it could well be a very long and challenging season.

Hopefully we will beat Swansea this afternoon and an air of negativity amongst some of our supporters will be lifted.A defeat and I fear that not only will HOL be awash with vitriol, there will be real concern amongst our fanbase even though the season is in it's infancy.Pray God the former.

Edited by Willo (26 Aug 2017 9.20am)

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chateauferret 26 Aug 17 9.50am
Originally posted by Willo There are some 'Irons in the fire' but whether we get them over the line is an entirely different matter. I happen to believe that if we are just left with our current squad when the 'Window' closes it could well be a very long and challenging season. Hopefully we will beat Swansea this afternoon and an air of negativity amongst some of our supporters will be lifted.A defeat and I fear that not only will HOL be awash with vitriol, there will be real concern amongst our fanbase even though the season is in it's infancy.Pray God the former. Edited by Willo (26 Aug 2017 9.20am) If we fail to beat Swansea at home with them in their current state without its being attributable to appalling luck or outrageous refereeing then it would certainly be reasonable to conclude that whatever we are doing is fundamentally bollocks and had better change immediately. ============ The Ferret ============
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chateauferret

26 Aug 17 9.50am

Originally posted by Willo

There are some 'Irons in the fire' but whether we get them over the line is an entirely different matter.

I happen to believe that if we are just left with our current squad when the 'Window' closes it could well be a very long and challenging season.

Edited by Willo (26 Aug 2017 9.20am)

If we fail to beat Swansea at home with them in their current state without its being attributable to appalling luck or outrageous refereeing then it would certainly be reasonable to conclude that whatever we are doing is fundamentally bollocks and had better change immediately.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 26 Aug 17 10.02am
Originally posted by chateauferret If we fail to beat Swansea at home with them in their current state without its being attributable to appalling luck or outrageous refereeing then it would certainly be reasonable to conclude that whatever we are doing is fundamentally bollocks and had better change immediately. If we draw or lose at home to Swansea, irrespective of the reasons, I believe many if not most of our supporters will take this view.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 26 Aug 17 10.02am

Originally posted by chateauferret

If we fail to beat Swansea at home with them in their current state without its being attributable to appalling luck or outrageous refereeing then it would certainly be reasonable to conclude that whatever we are doing is fundamentally bollocks and had better change immediately.

If we draw or lose at home to Swansea, irrespective of the reasons, I believe many if not most of our supporters will take this view.

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fish mitten Chelmsford 26 Aug 17 10.52am
It's become obvious that we are struggling to compete with the big fees being paid and once we get past the first team there is a real lack of depth in the squad especially upfront. To leave everything with days to go is a risky business, and I find it stupid to almost effectively write-off the first 3 games each season. However, there is bugger all we can do about it. The club will be here for us to support next season whatever division we are in.
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fish mitten

Chelmsford 26 Aug 17 10.52am

It's become obvious that we are struggling to compete with the big fees being paid and once we get past the first team there is a real lack of depth in the squad especially upfront.

To leave everything with days to go is a risky business, and I find it stupid to almost effectively write-off the first 3 games each season.

However, there is bugger all we can do about it. The club will be here for us to support next season whatever division we are in.

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teedee Croydon 26 Aug 17 11.00am
I have it on good authority at least 2 signings before Thursday deadline.
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Croydon 26 Aug 17 11.00am

I have it on good authority at least 2 signings before Thursday deadline.

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Direwolf Lincoln 26 Aug 17 12.02pm
Originally posted by fish mitten It's become obvious that we are struggling to compete with the big fees being paid and once we get past the first team there is a real lack of depth in the squad especially upfront. To leave everything with days to go is a risky business, and I find it stupid to almost effectively write-off the first 3 games each season. However, there is bugger all we can do about it. The club will be here for us to support next season whatever division we are in. Let's see how we do against Swansea but I agree that we shouldn't be throwing away points at the beginning of the season and hoping we pick them up later. At least Huddersfield gave us a reality check. If we'd had Man City and then Liverpool as a start and lost we would have been expecting it and be feeling that things would inevitably improve.
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Lincoln 26 Aug 17 12.02pm

Originally posted by fish mitten

It's become obvious that we are struggling to compete with the big fees being paid and once we get past the first team there is a real lack of depth in the squad especially upfront.

To leave everything with days to go is a risky business, and I find it stupid to almost effectively write-off the first 3 games each season.

However, there is bugger all we can do about it. The club will be here for us to support next season whatever division we are in.

Let's see how we do against Swansea but I agree that we shouldn't be throwing away points at the beginning of the season and hoping we pick them up later. At least Huddersfield gave us a reality check. If we'd had Man City and then Liverpool as a start and lost we would have been expecting it and be feeling that things would inevitably improve.

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matthau South Croydon 26 Aug 17 12.49pm
Originally posted by Willo If we draw or lose at home to Swansea, irrespective of the reasons, I believe many if not most of our supporters will take this view. What if benteke and hennessey get sent off after ten mins. Think that might change perception
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matthau

South Croydon 26 Aug 17 12.49pm

Originally posted by Willo

If we draw or lose at home to Swansea, irrespective of the reasons, I believe many if not most of our supporters will take this view.

What if benteke and hennessey get sent off after ten mins. Think that might change perception

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highbury eagle Islington 27 Aug 17 11.29am
Originally posted by Willo There are some 'Irons in the fire' but whether we get them over the line is an entirely different matter. I happen to believe that if we are just left with our current squad when the 'Window' closes it could well be a very long and challenging season. Hopefully we will beat Swansea this afternoon and an air of negativity amongst some of our supporters will be lifted.A defeat and I fear that not only will HOL be awash with vitriol, there will be real concern amongst our fanbase even though the season is in it's infancy.Pray God the former. Edited by Willo (26 Aug 2017 9.20am) Vindication for the Darwinists on here. Life is the same as it always will be, Easy as picking foxes from a tree. M Bolan
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Originally posted by Willo

There are some 'Irons in the fire' but whether we get them over the line is an entirely different matter.

I happen to believe that if we are just left with our current squad when the 'Window' closes it could well be a very long and challenging season.

Edited by Willo (26 Aug 2017 9.20am)

Vindication for the Darwinists on here.

Life is the same as it always will be,
Easy as picking foxes from a tree.
M Bolan

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majorkaios Trowbridge, Wilts 28 Aug 17 2.59am
Originally posted by Huswell Mills I think the Club wallet has been firmly put away for this window. Leaves us with much-needed squad additions not addressed if that turns out to be the case. Leaves us facing relegation without a Christmas firefighter to turn things around like before. Maybe a foreign loan or two, but loan signings are the cheap option and the cheap option isn't usually the best. I wonder what de Boer was told about the pot of money available to him? I don't remember that issue being discussed at his opening press conference other than he wanted to look at the players we had first. Well, he's looked and we still have no fit second striker of note and no quality goalkeeper and no strength in depth. pure poppycock and balderdash !!! Despite the board repeatedly going on air to confirm they were waiting for the right players during this window, you go and start a divisive thread during mid-August. This indicates to yet another lazy fan starting yet another pointless thread. School, SN.Juniors, SN High, Selhurst. 1st match 1972 CP 2 N. Utd 1. Thank you, John Jackson and Vince Hilair for brightening our darkest days. I moved to the west country in 1983. Always Proud and 'Glad All Over' to be a Palace Fan. ))
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Trowbridge, Wilts 28 Aug 17 2.59am

Originally posted by Huswell Mills

I think the Club wallet has been firmly put away for this window. Leaves us with much-needed squad additions not addressed if that turns out to be the case. Leaves us facing relegation without a Christmas firefighter to turn things around like before.

Maybe a foreign loan or two, but loan signings are the cheap option and the cheap option isn't usually the best.

I wonder what de Boer was told about the pot of money available to him? I don't remember that issue being discussed at his opening press conference other than he wanted to look at the players we had first. Well, he's looked and we still have no fit second striker of note and no quality goalkeeper and no strength in depth.

pure poppycock and balderdash !!!

Despite the board repeatedly going on air to confirm they were waiting for the right players during this window, you go and start a divisive thread during mid-August. This indicates to yet another lazy fan starting yet another pointless thread.

School, SN.Juniors, SN High, Selhurst. 1st match 1972 CP 2 N. Utd 1. Thank you, John Jackson and Vince Hilair for brightening our darkest days. I moved to the west country in 1983. Always Proud and 'Glad All Over' to be a Palace Fan. ))

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Xchurch Eagle Christchurch 28 Aug 17 8.17am
Originally posted by Huswell Mills I think the Club wallet has been firmly put away for this window. Leaves us with much-needed squad additions not addressed if that turns out to be the case. Leaves us facing relegation without a Christmas firefighter to turn things around like before. Maybe a foreign loan or two, but loan signings are the cheap option and the cheap option isn't usually the best. I wonder what de Boer was told about the pot of money available to him? I don't remember that issue being discussed at his opening press conference other than he wanted to look at the players we had first. Well, he's looked and we still have no fit second striker of note and no quality goalkeeper and no strength in depth. It doesn't help the start we've had, who'd want to come to us at the moment, we've got a boss that has blind faith in a philosophy which isn't working at Selhurst. Be great to land Wimmer and an attacking central midfielder to keep Punch on his toes....but FDB might need to leave first...i see fdb staying another 2-3 games and us having a big January window... Perhaps Parish doesn't have the confidence in fdb now to give him the extra dosh? Hopkin looks to curl one!
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Christchurch 28 Aug 17 8.17am

Originally posted by Huswell Mills

Maybe a foreign loan or two, but loan signings are the cheap option and the cheap option isn't usually the best.

I wonder what de Boer was told about the pot of money available to him? I don't remember that issue being discussed at his opening press conference other than he wanted to look at the players we had first. Well, he's looked and we still have no fit second striker of note and no quality goalkeeper and no strength in depth.

It doesn't help the start we've had, who'd want to come to us at the moment, we've got a boss that has blind faith in a philosophy which isn't working at Selhurst.

Be great to land Wimmer and an attacking central midfielder to keep Punch on his toes....but FDB might need to leave first...i see fdb staying another 2-3 games and us having a big January window... Perhaps Parish doesn't have the confidence in fdb now to give him the extra dosh?

Hopkin looks to curl one!

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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 28 Aug 17 9.06am
Originally posted by Xchurch Eagle It doesn't help the start we've had, who'd want to come to us at the moment, we've got a boss that has blind faith in a philosophy which isn't working at Selhurst. Be great to land Wimmer and an attacking central midfielder to keep Punch on his toes....but FDB might need to leave first...i see fdb staying another 2-3 games and us having a big January window... Perhaps Parish doesn't have the confidence in fdb now to give him the extra dosh? He's going to Stoke - fee agreed at £15m Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978
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born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 28 Aug 17 9.06am

Originally posted by Xchurch Eagle

It doesn't help the start we've had, who'd want to come to us at the moment, we've got a boss that has blind faith in a philosophy which isn't working at Selhurst.

Be great to land Wimmer and an attacking central midfielder to keep Punch on his toes....but FDB might need to leave first...i see fdb staying another 2-3 games and us having a big January window... Perhaps Parish doesn't have the confidence in fdb now to give him the extra dosh?

He's going to Stoke - fee agreed at £15m

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

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Huswell Mills Oludeniz 30 Aug 17 6.41am
Well?
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Oludeniz 30 Aug 17 6.41am

Well?

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