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 cpfccccc  Bromley 10 Jan 20 11.43am |
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We are relying on three words right now. Three worse teams. Whilst I share frustrations with our transfer policy as I’m sure we all do. But what clubs are strengthening? Every year around this time we hear how much better Burnley, Watford, Bournemouth, Brighton, Southampton etc are, and pretty much every year we finish higher than them all Strengthening means just that, not just buying players
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| michaelpearce grays 10 Jan 20 11.59am |
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Originally posted by Cucking Funt
First time I've ever raised a concern, fella. My apologies so many negative comments on this site its hard to keep track who has said what,my west spam friends find our supporters so funny to read when we are doing well still find fault,there parting comment was wish we was as bad as you
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 Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 10 Jan 20 12.19pm |
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Originally posted by michaelpearce
My apologies so many negative comments on this site its hard to keep track who has said what,my west spam friends find our supporters so funny to read when we are doing well still find fault,there parting comment was wish we was as bad as you Accepted. My worry is the apparent lack of forward planning which has only really become obvious in this and last season. If the issues I pointed out aren't addressed, we're in schtuck.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 10 Jan 20 1.41pm |
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Originally posted by cpfccccc
We are relying on three words right now. Three worse teams. Whilst I share frustrations with our transfer policy as I’m sure we all do. But what clubs are strengthening? Every year around this time we hear how much better Burnley, Watford, Bournemouth, Brighton, Southampton etc are, and pretty much every year we finish higher than them all Strengthening means just that, not just buying players Exactly! Look how much Wet Spam spent and we did the double over them even though they probably had a stronger team than us. It's not just a question of strengthening rather than buying, it's also bringing in players who will fight hard in every game so that we can continue to punch above our weight.
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NickinOX  Sailing country. 10 Jan 20 2.24pm |
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Originally posted by Cucking Funt
Accepted. My worry is the apparent lack of forward planning which has only really become obvious in this and last season. If the issues I pointed out aren't addressed, we're in schtuck. That is my broader concern too. We have an aging team with a number on really expensive contracts. That is unsustainable as the club clearly already knows. We seem, finally, to be addressing that but until we are rid of Sahko, Benteke, and possibly even Zaha, I think we will struggle sufficiently to restructure the squad and stay up. I think we also need to have a system of play in place so that every time we change managers we don't have to swap out a bunch of players who don't fit. I remember reading an interesting piece about Seville looking at the period after their financial strife. The article claimed they had a fairly consistent style of play, and focused on aiming for the top half of the league rather than trying to push on. This gave them sufficient solidity to stay up, without risking too much financially in an attempt to move further up the table, and any extra league places or cup runs were welcomed.
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| michaelpearce grays 10 Jan 20 4.47pm |
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yes i understand the worry's and yes would like a nice signing or 2,but the point is other clubs have the same problems, hence why we finish above them because we do have a squad better than people think
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| pompeyeagle Relocated to Shropshire 10 Jan 20 4.59pm |
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Originally posted by cpfccccc
We are relying on three words right now. Three worse teams. Surely most teams in the league go into the season thinking exactly the same thing, that hopefully there will be three worse teams than them.
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| Painter Croydon 10 Jan 20 7.09pm |
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Originally posted by cpfccccc
We are relying on three words right now. Three worse teams. Why is a team in 9th and 8 points clear the relegation spots, relying on three worse teams? Last season, we never lower than 16th at any time. We are a hard team to breakdown and beat, if you want to find the relegation candidates always look for the goal difference stats.
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| southnorwoodhill 10 Jan 20 7.18pm |
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Originally posted by Painter
Why is a team in 9th and 8 points clear the relegation spots, relying on three worse teams? Last season, we never lower than 16th at any time. We are a hard team to breakdown and beat, if you want to find the relegation candidates always look for the goal difference stats. This is so, I'd say Guaita is responsible for 8 points with his performances, which is great obviously, but wouldn't it be nice to see those points accumulated through attacking play and goal scoring?
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 10 Jan 20 10.01pm |
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Originally posted by Painter
Why is a team in 9th and 8 points clear the relegation spots, relying on three worse teams? Last season, we never lower than 16th at any time. We are a hard team to breakdown and beat, if you want to find the relegation candidates always look for the goal difference stats. Agree with all that.
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 10 Jan 20 10.03pm |
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Originally posted by southnorwoodhill
This is so, I'd say Guaita is responsible for 8 points with his performances, which is great obviously, but wouldn't it be nice to see those points accumulated through attacking play and goal scoring? We do do attacking play, we just don't like the scoring part.
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| Zaha127 11 Jan 20 4.32pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Are you happy with the board/owners?' by Midlands Eagle Firstly, it is great the leap we have taken to stay in the EPL for a long period of time. For that we are very grateful. However, as we have been an established EPL team surely our goal should be an established top 10 side. I just feel the owners feel that we are in the EPL that is all what matters and we can get away with little investment. Ticket prices rise year on year but the quality of football from Palace is the same and no real investment in new players. People might say Palace have no money! Well they do but they choose not to spend it (mostly fault of American owners) What are your thoughts of Palace the gold and the bad?
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