Uh_huh_him
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Same.
However 18th often has a much better GD than one or two that escape the drop.
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[Albion] Palace Fans Biggest Fear
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However 18th often has a much better GD than one or two that escape the drop.
I can imagine the Palace board: The first rule when discussing Palace - Never bring up facts
um bongo molongo
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I find the decision to include full stops interesting
Stop making me dream.
Brok
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If we are going to talk attendances what happened prior to the Amex? I am led to believe that the Withdean had many matches that were not a sell out, although I stand to be corrected
Most teams have fickle fans that disappear when the "glamour" of the PL is gone, I'm sure this applies to both our clubs, although I suspect one team may find out way before the other....
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Superb!
Bob!
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Withdean was a crap place to play and watch football,
Whereas Selhurst Park......
oh, ok point taken.
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HellBilly
Apart from they were formed in 1576, that is a clearly an established fact.
Uh_huh_him
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We managed to consistently get average League 1 attendances in a ground not much bigger than that level.
And a ground that many away fans would only go to once.
We have fairly consistently managed 80%+ of capacity since returning back to Sussex, regardless of the division we've been playing in.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brighton-amp-hove-albion/besucherzahlenentwicklung/verein/1237
Not so much for Palace
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/crystal-palace/besucherzahlenentwicklung/verein/873
Deportivo Seagull
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There is no substitute for natural ability.
That fits within the rules nicely.
Mmm. I guess Jordan doesn't really understand numbers.
Firstly, the reason we're talking about attendances, is because Simon Jordan wants to pretend you were the Manchester United of the south. WTF? Manchester United are the biggest club in the country, so were Palace ever in a position to be the biggest club in the south, given clubs like Arsenal and Spurs are in London?
But you want to talk about our attendances too, no problem.
For a game to be a sell out, then the away fans need to sell all their tickets. Unsurprisingly, away fans didn't always fancy sitting out in the elements a couple of hundred yards from the pitch.
As for the home fans, a large percentage were season ticket holders, and when some didn't turn up (which happens at all grounds) we reported the number of those that did, as opposed to tickets sold (which is what Palace reported, and we now report). For the tickets left, you had to buy in advance, rather than pay on the gate, which stopped anyone going out on a Saturday and then deciding to go to the game (which is what happened before), so sometimes there were some unsold tickets.
But when we've had a ground of our own, that's not been the case.
We sold out our ground every year in the Championship. We've got some more seats since then, so I don't know what it would be like if/when we get relegated.
I wouldn't worry, you're not getting relegated any time soon. If there aren't 3 clubs worse than you, then there'll be clubs deducted points to save you.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ch-manager-roy-hodgson?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ch-manager-roy-hodgson?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
Makes sense to be honest, why would he move to a similar size club with not as much pedigree or history, even if they do not go up this year, they will next and he knows the board are behind him at Ipswich.....
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Like he'd even consider Palace, when West Ham etc, I assume, will be looking for good young managers
Change at Barnham
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And the fans are behind McKenna at Ipswich.
I wonder what Roy thinks of the Palace fans these days?
Why would anyone go to Palace?
They have owners who don't get on with each other.
They need to try a find a source to borrow a huge amount of money that they can't afford to repay.
They will have a very limited budget for new players.
They are likely to sell a couple of their best young players, probably Olise and Guehi to show they can replicate the pathway that Brighton have successfully demonstrated.
Three better teams than Palace will be promoted into the Prem next season.
2024/25 will see Palace relegated.
Because there are only 20 seats at the top table.
At least 8 are out of reach for a McKenna type manager.
Of the 12 others 3 will be gone.
Leaving just 9 Premier League jobs open to all deserving managers.
Of those 9 jobs, what 2? will become available each season.
palace is a very desirable job, imagine how low the bar is.
Comfortably 12th in the league 40 goals & 4th round of the FA Cup - where do i sign.
We've been saying that for a long time.
Next season will be their 11th in the EPL.
Uh_huh_him
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It depends how desperate he is to manage in the Premier League.
As Stat points out, there are limited opportunities.
Beaky spins a good yarn, and has tempted plenty of smart people to manage/invest in Palace.
It is also entirely possible that Textor/Harris/Blitzer manage to sell their stakes to someone willing to invest properly in the club.