For most of the last ten years in the premier league,my excitment from palace was reliant on Wilf or the period of Pardews management when Bolasie was with us.For some time now, the anxiety of trying to hold out for a Nil Nil draw for me is depressing.
Would playing in the Championship be that bad?
It seems to me that football has become a competitive business with 20 teams all competing for success.We are, using that equation or analogy, a cornershop competing with the big brands/companies e.g Tescos,sainsburys etc.
Under Pardew our football was exciting and also disappointing as we unfortunately often conceded more than we scored. The same applies now but without the excitement of scoring goals,though with Eze and Olise we have that potential.
So i ask myself,would I prefer to watch us win more often by playing less defensive football in the Championship than in our current situation and style.
Having watched Palace for over 60 years, and most of that time in lower divisions, the days of Johnny Byrne, team of the 80's which rose from our then youth team via the third division, were much more enjoyable experiences than today which I consider is the need to survive and park the bus.
Maybe Ive burnt out watching Palace and would be better off watching Dulwich Hamlet.

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You mention Pardew Bill, well I don’t hate him like some do, at least we attacked and got our flair players on the ball more, well I should say player not players, as in Wilf I know it nearly ended in disaster because we couldn’t defend under him, but let’s be honest, considering our manager now and the quality we’ve got at the back, our defending is not that great sometimes now

Edited by monkey (28 Dec 2023 11.31am)

Miss exciting football??

Coming our way next season,in the Championship!!

As long as we do a Leicester and not a Charlton and carry on sliding

It's the old story, Bill. When it comes to wages football is entertainment and the players are entitled to be paid as such.
When you've coughed up £50+ to suffer through a tedious 0-0 football is a results business and all about the points.

It's really difficult to know whether a spell in the Championship would deliver a more satisfying experience, or even prove to be a blessing in disguise. I have followed Palace for over 70 years and feel very proud that the club I first supported in the 3rd Division South is now an established member of the world's biggest league but watching them struggle each year just to hold onto that is dispiriting. Especially when there have been many times that delivered entertainment and fun.

It's not just us. The type of high-pressure football on display in which the flare players are given no time or space isn't good to watch. I guess we have planned to buy quality cheaply, put it on display, sell high to fund the new stand and then replace from within the academy. The first bit looks to be OK but the second not yet so I suspect we will try to just hang on again as the fear of going down and not bouncing back is just too great.

The owners won't mind the quality as we do. Their priorities are different. Pro footballers don't recognise the concept of a "good" goal. For them a goal is a goal. Same with owners. A win is a win, however it is achieved. Unless they are mega-rich. Would we want that? As we won't be asked anyway our views don't matter.

The only thing I feel confident about is that it's not going to get any easier in the PL.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.