Fair point, well made and well presented.
OK, apart from forgetting about the title race AND the FA Cup, I got 2 out of 4 things to look forward to right, didn't I? Us going for a place in Europe, and Palace trying to avoid relegation. That's 50% correct, and not to be sniffed at. I'm sure...
Yes, a huge game on April 26, after we play City on 23rd. It may still not be the decider you might think though, as there are still 4 games for both Arsenal and City in May.
What an end to the season this promises to be. Once we've cleared the decks following the pointless international dross, it'll be weeks and weeks of top drawer entertainment at the business end of the season.
Main act:
BHA going for a place in Europe;
Supporting act:
Palace, Roy, slippers...
Yep. But sometimes, it's the journey and not the destination.
Whatever the final destination turns out to be, I think the journey is going to be a hoot. There are only 4 points covering the 9 bottom teams, so there will be many changes in league position coming......
Oh, there are going to be leaky bottoms at Palace for the rest of the season, especially if the new manager bounce doesn't materialise. I take your point about Roy's set up. And on a short-term contract, the players will know he doesn't care and is not invested. Having said that, 6 teams need to...
The wily old fox will have taken a close look at the table, and the run-in and concluded that it will take all the teams between Palace and the drop zone (Wolves, Leeds, Everton, Forest, and Leicester) as well as one from the drop zone to all do better than Palace in the remaining 10 or 11...
I would have thought that, contrary to your central point, your own statistics actually DO confirm that Palace are overachieving, in terms of league position - 12th, and 27 points (1.0 ppg) and three points above the drop zone. Your own statistics tell us you think you should be in 19th or 20th...
I think you've hit the nail on the head. Wasn't Gallagher their POTS?
When you take a player on loan, if he has a great season, at the end of that season, he's going back to his owner club. You're going to lose a good player, and to replace him, you're going to have to dig deep into your...