I’m fairly sure that the highest consideration in putting together a program of friendlies to best prepare the squad for the season, is not the relative appeal to away fans.
Lots of players from their squad would be assets to our squad.
Eze, Wharton, Munoz, Henderson, Sarr, Mateta, Guehi certainly.
There isn't much difference in quality between the sides. (Which is why our latest troll's assertion that only TWO of ours would get in their side, is embarrassing).
If what you say is correct, and NINE of your starting eleven, are better than their Albion counter-parts, what is your explanation for your largely settled team finishing 4 places and 8 points adrift of us? Are you suggesting that your manager is shit / massively underperforming?
That is simply not true. The four horsemen of the crapocalypse do not own equal shares.
Textor owns more than 40% of Palace. They will try to argue that they meet the rules because he does not have majority CONTROL of the club (as Parrish retains control despite owning less) - but he is the...
(ignoring the last line, where I presume you have missed a 'not')
This is awful, and I think you need to print it out, and read it back to yourself many, many times.
Literally, you are exposing your prejudice - that you BEGIN the selection process with a preconceived idea of who 'will be' the...