Only a couple of million per spot, and I don't believe that motivates players. It is great for a club target, but I seriously doubt any player at any club goes onto the pitch toward the end of the season spurred on by the motivation that the club may get another 2 million (on top of the 130m...
Fulham have a temporary manager who wants the job permanently and a team of players who are playing for pride, playing for jobs next season (either in the hope of a prem move or to not get discarded in the championship). Fulham were also lucky not to concede at least one penalty.
Palace are...
Even during our worst run of form, we always step up against the big teams. Usually that stepping up means putting in a great defensive shift, bodies on the line, not giving opposition too much time and space. But against the big teams that is not usually enough. They will always find a way...
You don't need to be world beaters if over the course of two games one of your opponents is on the beach having nothing to play for, and the other is imploding and struggling themselves. We did the double over palace (with 10 men in one of those games!), we beat Man Utd when both still had...