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The Crystal Palace 500.



:) I had them to lose 5-0 on my BBC predictor this month...How about starting another pole - HOW Many goals will they concede before scoring?
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
It's the financial incompetence that is fantastic - the money they spent on Cabaye's transfer and wages, the £27m on Sakho, the paying off of de Boer, it's just one fvck up after another. Early days I appreciate, but if they don't turn it around, any resale value those players have will, in the event of relegation, be a pittance compared to what they've paid.

You would have thought so but Sunderland went down and sold Pickford for 30 million. Unbelievable price.
 


Megazone

On his last warning
Jan 28, 2015
8,679
Northern Hemisphere.
I think this is very harsh how we're all laughing at Palace. Would we do the same if it was Woking or Lewes playing in the Prem? So why laugh at Palace? It's actually extraordinary how a club of their size with such few fans and with an embarrassing stadium have somehow managed to get to the Prem. They will be a very proud club once they're back to normality, dealing with constant administrations. Their fans will be able to tell their grandkids how they spent over 30m on Benteke and how they managed to formulate one of the greatest team of mercenaries football will ever see. Good on them.
 


DavidinSouthampton

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Jan 3, 2012
16,536
Yeah, but we do have to go up there yet

But maybe it will be the shock of the season!....

...... Then again, maybe it won't. But I would like to see the account of Aguero being in Lewis Dunk's pocket and de Bruyne's creativity being smothered by Dale Stephens.
 


jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
It's the financial incompetence that is fantastic - the money they spent on Cabaye's transfer and wages, the £27m on Sakho, the paying off of de Boer, it's just one fvck up after another. Early days I appreciate, but if they don't turn it around, any resale value those players have will, in the event of relegation, be a pittance compared to what they've paid.

I'm not sure they say things in those terms up in Croydon though, do they? Just reach for that big red "Administration" button under the desk and away you go again.
 




hart's shirt

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
10,123
Kitbag in Dubai
If things continue in the way that they've started, Palace will soon have reached the point of no return.

Palace fans can console themselves in the knowledge that they'll have one point then.
 








hart's shirt

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
10,123
Kitbag in Dubai
Goals in Palace's last 11 league games:

0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Perhaps they had an off day?


Meanwhile undercover dressing room video footage has just been released of a Palace striker selecting his 2017-2018 boots:

 


Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
63,388
Withdean area
On the Holmesdale forum, a new thread has started saying it's even worse than the Pardew era:

"His distarous run of 6 wins in a calendar year, I thought it can't get worse than this. How wrong was I. Never felt so disconnected from the club as I do right now. Nothing to cheer. Players don't give a flying f***. Squad depth embrassingly thin. Steve parish has overseen this shoddy mess. It's time he step aside. I didn't expect a win today but if the 1st half performance was replicated in the 2nd half, then you can't complain but the attitude and cowardness arose as soon as that 2nd goal went in. Team of overpaid spineless individuals. 5 years wasted for what a lack of investment in the squad this summer.

What a mess we're in."

Samaritans (Norwood Branch), have a busy night ahead.
 


jonny.rainbow

Well-known member
Oct 29, 2005
6,576
They've got this record firmly in their sights:

Most consecutive games without scoring: 11, Coventry City (Second Division, 1919–20) and Hartlepool United (League Two, 1992–93)

Palace are currently on seven and are on track to secure the record by Bonfire Night.
 






Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
They've got this record firmly in their sights:

Most consecutive games without scoring: 11, Coventry City (Second Division, 1919–20) and Hartlepool United (League Two, 1992–93)

Palace are currently on seven and are on track to secure the record by Bonfire Night.

We're game 14.

Would anyone take losing to palace if it was their first points and goal(s) of the season?
 


Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm
Helpful Moderator
Jul 21, 2003
19,780
Playing snooker
Come on now folks, time to give it a rest.

After all, there are children growing up in Croydon - right now - who think their local football team is called Crystal Palace Nil.
 










Petee

Well-known member
Nov 22, 2010
3,031
Brighton
This week's #cpfc tweet selection

[tweet]911675167209918464[/tweet]

[tweet]911670831884926977[/tweet]

[tweet]911670598056759299[/tweet]

[tweet]911668785605640192[/tweet]
 




Fountainhead

Active member
Jan 31, 2011
286
Herts
I think we might all be getting carried away with their pisspoor start to the season.
Palace are managing the trickiest of situations here, namely improving their ground and their training facilities whilst remaining competitive in the toughest league in the world. It's only taken 5 years but I think so far, it's three out of three in my opinion, so let's not be too quick to take the piss eh? ��
 


Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
63,388
Withdean area
I think we might all be getting carried away with their pisspoor start to the season.
Palace are managing the trickiest of situations here, namely improving their ground and their training facilities whilst remaining competitive in the toughest league in the world. It's only taken 5 years but I think so far, it's three out of three in my opinion, so let's not be too quick to take the piss eh? ��

Infrastructure spend never happened, nor have they saved for future builds. The training ground and stadium plans never took off or were blocked by planners.

Instead they've spent collosal sums, all their income, over several windows on fees and huge wages. Liverpool have done particularly well, relieving them of £60m.
 



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