Surely Palace can't... 16/17

ThePaddy said:

We had a couple of sloppy moments at the back over 90 minutes but that's because we're trying to transition to a more possession based approach. Palace actually played very well yesterday, nobody was below a 7/10 and a few players in particular (Zaha, Townsend, Mcarthur) were magnificent.

I'm not sure who you mean by "all the half decent teams". Palace aren't competing with Sunderland/Stoke/Hull for relegation spots. With the squad we've got, anything less than a top half finish would be a failure. The likes of Mandanda, Dann, Cabaye, Zaha and Benteke won't stick around if we're sat in 14th place at the end of the season.

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lawros left foot said:

One of my personal favourites

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Return of the Makh said:

We have £100 on us coming top 12

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Swillis said:

I seem to remember a lot of people saying that Gayle was not worth what we paid for him, seems to be doing okay.

We only have one problem, Pardew. Get rid of him and we will be more than okay again.

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scousefan said:

They will be ok. They have the most talented squad ever -allegedly....

https://mobile.twitter.com/cpfc/status/827842892026695680

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Swillis said:

It won't, but it will keep you off top spot. Good enough for me.

I'm far more confident of us being in the premier league than Brighton next season, we just have a clueless manager.

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SeagullofMalaysia said:

So much for [MENTION=29419]Return of the Makh[/MENTION]'s drooling over that squad

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fosters headband said:

Does anyone else think that the Return of the Makh's wild rambling post's remind them of a certain Seaside Eagle?

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deletebeepbeepbeep said:

Did they bring any defenders in during Jamuary as that appears to be their huge problem.

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fosters headband said:

Does anyone else think that the Return of the Makh's wild rambling post's remind them of a certain Seaside Eagle?

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ThePaddy said:

Pardew needs to go or we'll lose Benteke and Zaha before the start of next season. Two utterly brilliant footballers playing in the most poorly organised team in the division. The fact that this squad of players is currently in the bottom half of the league is a testament to how sensationally shit our defensive coaching has been. Even Big Fat Sam would have this lot banging on the European door. It's honestly painful to see such a fantastic set of players wasted like this.

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ThePaddy said:

Yes. I have been banging my head against the wall repeatedly after watching the PL's 5th highest scorers concede ridiculously soft goals week after week because our defensive coaching is so poor.

When Pardew goes this team will fly up the table. The likes of Benteke and Zaha are far too good to be playing in the bottom half of the league. Wilf has 7 assists and 2 goals in his last 7 games, which is the sort of form that will see Spurs calling with a £30m bid in January.



The squad we've got is good enough to compete with the top 7/8 teams in this division. The likes of Benteke, Zaha, Cabaye, Mandanda are all superb players who would excel in a team managed by a competent individual. The reason we're struggling this season is because we've conceded the most set piece goals of any team in the division. If we had someone like Allardyce or Pulis we'd be absolutely fine. This team is far, far superior to the side Pulis came 11th with a couple of years ago; the difference is that we're now being set up by a cretin.

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The Fifth Column said:

Spare a thought for Palace fans everywhere! Imagine, you've had the shittiest footballing weekend ever and been utterly spanked by the bottom team in the League who handed you your arses on a plate. Your miserable weekend looks like giving you a brief glimmer of happiness and lift your mood of depression as your bitter rivals contrive to lose 3-2 after conceding a goal in the dying seconds of their game. You are eagerly planning to visit NSC and gloat a bit at how Brighton are choking and how you might reel in a few mugs to bite, the BBC website even confirms that Brighton have lost, Oh happy days...then you hear the name - Tomer Hemed and how he gloriously smashed in a bullet headed equaliser with the last kick of the game. The footballing gods are really pissing on your face and you slink away again to start another week of despair.

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