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 Helmet46  Croydon 01 Feb 19 9.35am |
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I rarely start threads on here and apologise if this has been discussed. In my head and on paper, with the addition of MB this looks to be probably the most talented Palace team I can remember for years if ever. From VG forward it oozes quality and, to my mind, if MB starts instead of Ayew - we should start tearing it up a bit.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 01 Feb 19 9.40am |
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Originally posted by Helmet46
I rarely start threads on here and apologise if this has been discussed. In my head and on paper, with the addition of MB this looks to be probably the most talented Palace team I can remember for years if ever. From VG forward it oozes quality and, to my mind, if MB starts instead of Ayew - we should start tearing it up a bit. You're absolutely spot on for me. Absolutely criminal that the majority of fans seem stuck in the mindset of survival and that we're probably beyond catching 13th. That backline alone deserves a top ten finish. Watford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Newcastle to name just 4 teams above us don't have better sides than us.
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| MonsterMunch Cambridge 01 Feb 19 9.57am |
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Yes very much agree. I just hope we have the manager willing to allow the full potential of the team/squad. Great deal with Bats. Hats off to Parish. Was a bit disappointed with the no option to buy but probably sensible. If he comes in and contracts our strikeritis and forgets where the goal is theres no commitment there for a very weighty player (financially). Edited by MonsterMunch (01 Feb 2019 9.58am)
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| NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 01 Feb 19 9.58am |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
You're absolutely spot on for me. Absolutely criminal that the majority of fans seem stuck in the mindset of survival and that we're probably beyond catching 13th. That backline alone deserves a top ten finish. Watford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Newcastle to name just 4 teams above us don't have better sides than us. I think the whole club - SP, RH, players and fans first focus is on survival. That's the same for more than half of the clubs in the Premier League. Hardly '' criminal ''. West Ham spent £100m in the summer and they are mid-table. And out of the Cup. I don't know of anyone that would claim that finishing 13th is beyond us. At the moment we are 3 points away from that. I agree that on paper we have a small nucleus of players that could and should be higher in the league. Statistically the main reason for that is a lack of goals v chances created. The club have just tried to address that by signing Batshuayi. Squad wise I would contend that Bournemouth and Watford have more strength in depth. But don't let me stop you ( and I'm sure you won't ) having a downer on Steve Parish, Roy Hodgson, the fans and any members of HOL that don't agree with you. Your main purpose on here seems to be as an agitator without any creative ideas on how to resolve any of the issues that you have in the way the club is being run.
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| Ghostship Norfolk 01 Feb 19 10.00am |
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With a front 3 of Wilf Andros and Michy with Meyer Kouyate and Luka we could really start to climb the league and we should aim for a top 10 finish and then build on that for next season.
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| Tom-the-eagle Croydon 01 Feb 19 10.03am |
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Individualy probably. Collectively no.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 01 Feb 19 10.06am |
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Originally posted by NEILLO
I think the whole club - SP, RH, players and fans first focus is on survival. That's the same for more than half of the clubs in the Premier League. Hardly '' criminal ''. West Ham spent £100m in the summer and they are mid-table. And out of the Cup. I don't know of anyone that would claim that finishing 13th is beyond us. At the moment we are 3 points away from that. I agree that on paper we have a small nucleus of players that could and should be higher in the league. Statistically the main reason for that is a lack of goals v chances created. The club have just tried to address that by signing Batshuayi. Squad wise I would contend that Bournemouth and Watford have more strength in depth. But don't let me stop you ( and I'm sure you won't ) having a downer on Steve Parish, Roy Hodgson, the fans and any members of HOL that don't agree with you. Your main purpose on here seems to be as an agitator without any creative ideas on how to resolve any of the issues that you have in the way the club is being run. Sorry my mistake, I meant 12th. I find it interesting that I keep getting called an agitator by three posters just because they don't like to be confronted with the facts of reality. It's only an opinion, it wouldn't get to you.if it didn't ring true.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 01 Feb 19 10.08am |
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Originally posted by Ghostship
With a front 3 of Wilf Andros and Michy with Meyer Kouyate and Luka we could really start to climb the league and we should aim for a top 10 finish and then build on that for next season. Totally agree, but Hodgson won't even start Meyer or drop Ayew for Wickham, so realistically, is this likely to happen? Edited by Midlands Eagle (02 Feb 2019 8.59am)
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| Helmet46 Croydon 01 Feb 19 10.08am |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Individualy probably. Collectively no. I think I agree with this, hence my comment that it should showcase how good or otherwise Roy is. I wonder, for example, what Eddie Howe would/could do with this team? (I reference him because of the close bond and team spirit that seems to exist within Bournemouth).
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| ChrisGC Wantage 01 Feb 19 10.13am |
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Originally posted by Helmet46
I think I agree with this, hence my comment that it should showcase how good or otherwise Roy is. I wonder, for example, what Eddie Howe would/could do with this team? (I reference him because of the close bond and team spirit that seems to exist within Bournemouth). Eddie Howe is underrated, the job he's done at Bournemouth is incredible. If Potch goes to United I can see him stepping in at Spurs. Good scouting network, buys from lower leagues, promotes youth. All compatible with how Levy operates and they play some cracking football at times. Very envious of how Bournemouth is run/ managed.
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| tonymikejoe UK 01 Feb 19 10.21am |
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MB has made 24 appearances for Valencia this season (many as sub). He has scored 3 goals. One in the league, (against bottom 3 club Celta de Vigo) one in the cup (against second tier opposition) and one in Europe (versus Young Boys). Edited by tonymikejoe (01 Feb 2019 10.30am)
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| Helmet46 Croydon 01 Feb 19 10.26am |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Eddie Howe is underrated, the job he's done at Bournemouth is incredible. If Potch goes to United I can see him stepping in at Spurs. Good scouting network, buys from lower leagues, promotes youth. All compatible with how Levy operates and they play some cracking football at times. Very envious of how Bournemouth is run/ managed. Not envious of how it’s run at all. Parish is a great chairman and a fan - which helps. Would hate to be run like some clubs (Spurs/Newcastle etc). There are some poor chairman out there.
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