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Do you REALLY think you are top of the table material??
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Oh the 27th is gonna give so many bounced thread options to choose from. Cannot wait, early pint in Brighton anyone?
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
They'll just use more lamp-posts to stick their begging posters on-although that doesn't appear to have worked too well does it?. Maybe hand out free tickets during Poundland's Sale?
Brightonfan1983
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Is there a 'zzzzzzz' smiley?
The_Real_SussexSeagull123
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- Aug 4, 2011
- 707
Who the f*** are palace?
Do I really have to keep putting 'Crystal Palace average attendance' and click on the second link on google to the pikey holmesdale website to show you Croydon muppets that you averaged 24,000 in the Premiership in 2004-5, but are now averaging around 12-14000 this season? Are your additional 10k or so Premiership fans plastics or just fans who have come back to the club for better times?
Average attendances - Crystal Palace FC Supporters' Website - The Holmesdale Online
Now why can I see plain facts on your own website, but you lot can't? You really do waste my time.
None of you Palace lot going to explain how you've lost 10k supporters since you got relegated from the Prem?
Must've been all those Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs fans frequenting your Shady Shithole.
countryman
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- Jun 28, 2011
- 1,893
And will you be bringing your caravan to the seaside?
Tony Towner's Fridge
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severnside gull
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A reasonable question from a Palace fan with no unecessary insults or homophobic remarks attached is a pleasant change 
Are we top of the table material? Currently yes. In the long run who knows? If we can play consistently with the skill and tactical nous that we displayed at Cardiff then yes. If we can show the resiliance that we showed at Portsmouth then yes again. We will come up against some good sides in good form who will catch us out and Blackpool was a warning about not defending too deep that I thought we seemed to have learned from against Bristol on Saturday when we showed the winners' habit of taking the points against a side set-up specifically to spoil against our style of play and were not firing on all cylinders by any means. We possibly don't score enough goals, particularly at home, to beat sides easily but then we rarely concede many goals either - as the season progresses we may see a few disappointing low score draws. There won't be many games though when we don't get on the scoresheet, especially away from home I suspect when the opposition have to do more to appease their fans. We have some serious attacking talent and, disturbingly for opponents, it is in-depth talent.
Instinctively you would expect Leicester and West Ham to come good. Middlesborough have weathered the storm of last year's inconsistency while Southampton on form score goals for fun and that will stand them in good stead. Ipswich,Forest (despite McLean's protestations) Derby and Hull have all spent so much they must surely come good but will they be consistent enough? Birmingham's foray into Europe may cost them this season although they will be dangerous on a game-by-game basis. All in all I think we could realistically make the play-offs. I would add the usual caveats of course that we will need to maintain our form, introduce some tactical variations (as we were able to at times last season) against sides who set their stall to counter our passing game by pressing high up the pitch, and keep a fit and hungry squad.
That said I would be much more inclined to question whether Palace can maintain their rather surprising but nonetheless excellent start? Palace fans must be thinking they have died and gone to heaven right now but do they have the strength in depth and does their management team have the experience to maintain their form for the long run.
As to the game on 27th, it is one game at the end of the day and whilst the fans buy in to the rivalry I doubt it will have very much effect on the players tbh - we need to be in the same league playing each other regularly for it to start to impact within the clubs themselves and of course we have been down in the dumps more than we have been up for most of the last two decades. Ask me to name which side is more likely to get promoted this particular season though and I have no hesitation in plumping for the Albion. I suspect most Palace fans would realistically agree no matter how much they hate the idea.
A one-off game on the 27th? Maybe a draw wouldn't be the biggest surprise? Plenty of bookings for sure. Lots of rubbish officiating (from one viewpoint or the other). Quite probably not the greatest spectacle. Hopefully no stupidity by fans of either side either in the stadium or outside but the way some people try to stoke-up hatred I wouldn't be too sure of that sadly
Are we top of the table material? Currently yes. In the long run who knows? If we can play consistently with the skill and tactical nous that we displayed at Cardiff then yes. If we can show the resiliance that we showed at Portsmouth then yes again. We will come up against some good sides in good form who will catch us out and Blackpool was a warning about not defending too deep that I thought we seemed to have learned from against Bristol on Saturday when we showed the winners' habit of taking the points against a side set-up specifically to spoil against our style of play and were not firing on all cylinders by any means. We possibly don't score enough goals, particularly at home, to beat sides easily but then we rarely concede many goals either - as the season progresses we may see a few disappointing low score draws. There won't be many games though when we don't get on the scoresheet, especially away from home I suspect when the opposition have to do more to appease their fans. We have some serious attacking talent and, disturbingly for opponents, it is in-depth talent.
Instinctively you would expect Leicester and West Ham to come good. Middlesborough have weathered the storm of last year's inconsistency while Southampton on form score goals for fun and that will stand them in good stead. Ipswich,Forest (despite McLean's protestations) Derby and Hull have all spent so much they must surely come good but will they be consistent enough? Birmingham's foray into Europe may cost them this season although they will be dangerous on a game-by-game basis. All in all I think we could realistically make the play-offs. I would add the usual caveats of course that we will need to maintain our form, introduce some tactical variations (as we were able to at times last season) against sides who set their stall to counter our passing game by pressing high up the pitch, and keep a fit and hungry squad.
That said I would be much more inclined to question whether Palace can maintain their rather surprising but nonetheless excellent start? Palace fans must be thinking they have died and gone to heaven right now but do they have the strength in depth and does their management team have the experience to maintain their form for the long run.
As to the game on 27th, it is one game at the end of the day and whilst the fans buy in to the rivalry I doubt it will have very much effect on the players tbh - we need to be in the same league playing each other regularly for it to start to impact within the clubs themselves and of course we have been down in the dumps more than we have been up for most of the last two decades. Ask me to name which side is more likely to get promoted this particular season though and I have no hesitation in plumping for the Albion. I suspect most Palace fans would realistically agree no matter how much they hate the idea.
A one-off game on the 27th? Maybe a draw wouldn't be the biggest surprise? Plenty of bookings for sure. Lots of rubbish officiating (from one viewpoint or the other). Quite probably not the greatest spectacle. Hopefully no stupidity by fans of either side either in the stadium or outside but the way some people try to stoke-up hatred I wouldn't be too sure of that sadly
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A reasonable question from a Palace fan with no unecessary insults or homophobic remarks attached is a pleasant change
Are we top of the table material? Currently yes. In the long run who knows? If we can play consistently with the skill and tactical nous that we displayed at Cardiff then yes. If we can show the resiliance that we showed at Portsmouth then yes again. We will come up against some good sides in good form who will catch us out and Blackpool was a warning about not defending too deep that I thought we seemed to have learned from against Bristol on Saturday when we showed the winners' habit of taking the points against a side set-up specifically to spoil against our style of play and were not firing on all cylinders by any means. We possibly don't score enough goals, particularly at home, to beat sides easily but then we rarely concede many goals either - as the season progresses we may see a few disappointing low score draws. There won't be many games though when we don't get on the scoresheet, especially away from home I suspect when the opposition have to do more to appease their fans. We have some serious attacking talent and, disturbingly for opponents, it is in-depth talent.
Instinctively you would expect Leicester and West Ham to come good. Middlesborough have weathered the storm of last year's inconsistency while Southampton on form score goals for fun and that will stand them in good stead. Ipswich,Forest (despite McLean's protestations) Derby and Hull have all spent so much they must surely come good but will they be consistent enough? All in all I think we could realistically make the play-offs. I would add the usual caveats of course that we will need to maintain our form, introduce some tactical variations (as we were able to at times last season) against sides who set their stall to counter our passing game by pressing high up the pitch, and keep a fit and hungry squad.
That said I would be much more inclined to question whether Palace can maintain their rather surprising but nonetheless excellent start? Palace fans must be thinking they have died and gone to heaven right now but do they have the strength in depth and does their management team have the nous to maintain their form for the long run.
As to the game on 27th, it is one game at the end of the day and whilst the fans buy in to the rivalry I doubt it will have very much effect on the players tbh - we need to be in the same league playing each other regularly for it to start to impact within the clubs themselves and of course we have been down in the dumps more than we have been up for most of the last two decades. Ask me to name which side is more likely to get promoted this particular season though and I have no hesitation in plumping for the Albion. I suspect most Palace fans would realistically agree no matter how much they hate the idea.
A one-off game on the 27th? Maybe a draw wouldn't be the biggest surprise? Plenty of bookings for sure. Lots of rubbish officiating (from one viewpoint or the other). Quite probably not the greatest spectacle. Hopefully no stupidity by fans of either side either in the stadium or outside but the way some people try to stoke-up hatred I wouldn't be too sure of that sadly
Absolutely this.....
The Sock of Poskett
The best is yet to come (spoiler alert)
- Jun 12, 2009
- 2,811
An intelligent and reasonably put post. Suspect the OP will be most disappointed.
Poyetry In Motion
Pooetry Motions
Hi babe, long time no see.
Er, ok.
No, we were not that good. We were deserved winners of L1, but the Championship is a step up, and we are currently above our natural position. But then so are Palace.
That doesn't make sense to me. Our unbeaten run will end sooner or later, but if we could guarantee we don't lose against Leicester or Liverpool that would be pretty sweet (more likely to lose them both).
You are either poorly informed, or insanely jealous. Our stadium is quite unique, it is not close to an identikit. If it was an identikit though, I'd still be happy, you don't know what it's like to lose your ground.
You've not taken him to a Palace away match before? Poor lad hasn't lived.
seagull_special
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Palace should be whistling a happy tune, Freedman has stabilised the club and they have had a reasonable start to the season but the fact that for the first time in 15yrs we are soaring just sticks in their throats, Palace are heading for a very dull future and will probably yoyo between the championship and league for the next five years and fade into oblivion. Our future is as bright as it has ever been, with the best young manager in the country, a stadium that will accommodate us when we reach the premiership and a chairman who has put his money where his mouth is. There has never been a better time to be a Brighton fan. One last thing, we have lots of fans from other clubs come on this site who love a bit of banter and a wind up and they all seem, funnier, more passionate and more knowledgable then the homophobic, 'kick and rush' school of football neanderthals who profess to be 'football' fans who are invading NSC.
Severnside is one of the most consistently thoughtful and informed posters on NSC. Nothing to add.
I very much doubt that. 115 replies and counting...
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
This is wonderful stuff. Essexeagle making a complete and utter arse of himself, has the man know self respect!
Lets face it, having spent a couple of years at Gilingham and too many years at the Withdean, we know a shithole when we see it and selhurse certainly ticks all the boxs, whereas the Amex is a Thing of beauty, a concept which seems to have passed our croyden friends by.
Wil we finish top... No. Will we promoted... Unlikely, do I care... No because if not this year, it will be next. For the first time in years we have a very bright future, that'll do for me!
Lets face it, having spent a couple of years at Gilingham and too many years at the Withdean, we know a shithole when we see it and selhurse certainly ticks all the boxs, whereas the Amex is a Thing of beauty, a concept which seems to have passed our croyden friends by.
Wil we finish top... No. Will we promoted... Unlikely, do I care... No because if not this year, it will be next. For the first time in years we have a very bright future, that'll do for me!
imissworthing2
New member
As much as these boys are complete tools, the whole we've got the Amex now so lets start slating every other ground is get abit tedious. Lets just comfort ourselves in the fact that we have a better squad than them, team than them, chairman than them, manager than them, league position than them, season ticket holders than them and dont have to go to croydon to watch our home games unlike them
No doubt I've forgotten afew
No doubt I've forgotten afew
bhaexpress
New member
There is one thing that Palace have that we don't, it's a 'special school' called Priory School, just down the road from Selhurst Park. Apparently many Palace fans are amongst their alumni.
bhaexpress
New member
As much as these boys are complete tools, the whole we've got the Amex now so lets start slating every other ground is get abit tedious. Lets just comfort ourselves in the fact that we have a better squad than them, team than them, chairman than them, manager than them, league position than them, season ticket holders than them and dont have to go to croydon to watch our home games unlike them
No doubt I've forgotten afew
Actually it was one of theirs that started slagging on The Amex. But you're right, it is getting very tedious. Palace fans have no need to constantly remind us how inferior they are.