We were in the corner, me and my mate both got slung out and missed three of the penalties for giving pissed up verbal to the Palace fans on our left
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[Albion] Palace Fans Biggest Fear
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We were in the corner, me and my mate both got slung out and missed three of the penalties for giving pissed up verbal to the Palace fans on our left
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
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Ha, thanks loz! I remember at the time being outraged at the penalty awards against us, but when I watch these replays, I am always gob-smacked that the only "dodgy" penalty really was the one given to us!! @<u><a href="https://www.northstandchat.com/member.php?u=23343" target="_blank">Baldseagull</a></u>.. my memory was viewing from the corner, but as you an read here, my memory of the day is flawed somewhat! Maybe we had the corner and the bit behind the goal. Feel certain that i watched from there, behind the goal, for another game when we played in all red .. Gary O'Reilly still playing for us. age is a terrible thing!
We always used to be in the white horse end but pretty sure for the 5 penalty match we were all in the arthur waite.
There is a problem with the sound, however I wouldn’t advise trying to rectify it outside
Baldseagull
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Maybe that's what I have in mind? Would have been Charlton in 87, Dons were still at Plough Lane till the 90's. I also went to a Palace v Newcastle game and stood with Geordies around that time in that end
Baldseagull
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I was definitely at the Holmesdale end, I just thought I was more central than I must have been.
A 'mildly amusing' (there's a quote for the review) Palace fan at Edinburgh Fringe includes this exchange in his set.
New to me, but it's from five years ago...
Still, more up-to-date than the mispelt name in club badge (2004), which was also mentioned.
New to me, but it's from five years ago...
Still, more up-to-date than the mispelt name in club badge (2004), which was also mentioned.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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We are 8th so I’d take a drop to 7th after tonight’s game.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
I found myself in a strange position last night because I always enjoy it when Liverpool are struggling, just because of all the hangers-on in their support base with no connection to the city. And it's always an instinctive thing to root for the underdog.
So I actually watched the game from a fairly neutral perspective and tried to assess Palace without my usual Brighton bias.
I think they deserved the draw, despite riding their luck quite a lot. The counter-attack for the goal was well worked, exposed Liverpool's flaws, and after that they remained organised, if not exactly fluent.
Which brings me to Zaha. He took his goal well and arguably should have had a winner in the second half, but apart from that I thought he looked like a player who's faded quite a lot. Very little work rate off the ball, nothing like what you see from, say, Maupay when he finds himself isolated for long periods.
I'll admit that Zaha has been a phenomenal player over the years and obviously he does well against us. But last night he looked way past his best. Injury? Attitude? Or just age? I have no idea.
So I actually watched the game from a fairly neutral perspective and tried to assess Palace without my usual Brighton bias.
I think they deserved the draw, despite riding their luck quite a lot. The counter-attack for the goal was well worked, exposed Liverpool's flaws, and after that they remained organised, if not exactly fluent.
Which brings me to Zaha. He took his goal well and arguably should have had a winner in the second half, but apart from that I thought he looked like a player who's faded quite a lot. Very little work rate off the ball, nothing like what you see from, say, Maupay when he finds himself isolated for long periods.
I'll admit that Zaha has been a phenomenal player over the years and obviously he does well against us. But last night he looked way past his best. Injury? Attitude? Or just age? I have no idea.
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Have to say I thought Palace should've taken all three points and, like us, everyone was talking of Liverpool failing rather than recognising what was a decent performance. Hopefully it won't last and they'll not resist cocking it up as the season progresses! Oh, and when Zahahaha goes to PSG or wherever they now think he's worthy of.
Mancgull
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So a draw at Anfield is not to be sniffed at, but Liverpool are weak at present. They had Milner and Elliot in central midfield and were down to ten men with around half an hour to go.
Liverpool equalise and then no change of plan from Palace. Still happy to defend deep and see if they could catch Liverpool on the break. I think it was an opportunity lost for them, albeit a draw is, on paper, a good result at Anfield.
Wins are tough in the Premier League and they failed against a ten man team to capitalise. Oh well...
Liverpool equalise and then no change of plan from Palace. Still happy to defend deep and see if they could catch Liverpool on the break. I think it was an opportunity lost for them, albeit a draw is, on paper, a good result at Anfield.
Wins are tough in the Premier League and they failed against a ten man team to capitalise. Oh well...
Palace were particularly fortunate that both Salah and Nunez were hopeless (esp the latter, obviously). But they definitely looked very lively on the break. Zaha is an absolute enigma - took his goal very well, but missed a couple of other presentable chances.
Roy would have been proud of that performance!
Roy would have been proud of that performance!
Really odd from palace - I though Paddy V was meant to bring a brave new world, after the ultra-conservative Roy years? They were good in the first half, and ahead through a really good goal on the break. Then, faced with a misfiring ten men, and the chance for a fantastic win - bottled it, sat deep and played for a point. Very strange.
What I would say, is that they didn't really have an 'extra man' in the second half. Such was Zaha's complete lack of effort, in the latter stages, that it was effectively 10 v 10.
What I would say, is that they didn't really have an 'extra man' in the second half. Such was Zaha's complete lack of effort, in the latter stages, that it was effectively 10 v 10.
ThePaddy
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Big Pat is being pragmatic. In the majority of games we'll look to keep the ball and dominate possession, and when playing away from home against superior opposition we'll look to keep things tight with 5 defenders and play on the counter. In order to be successful, we'll need to be able to do both. That's how we took 4 points off City last season without conceding a goal. There was definitely a part of me watching the game last night that hoped we'd take the game to Liverpool, but a point away from home is always a good result, especially against Liverpool at Anfield (where they haven't lost a game since the paleolithic era).
As for Wilfried, he was playing as an isolated lone striker for 96 minutes and was tasked with running into the channels to chase through balls for the entire game. It's no surprise he was exhausted. If it were any other player, he'd have been taken off after 60 minutes to be replaced with fresh legs.
ThePaddy
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I'm going to pretend that this result doesn't count because there weren't any fans in the stadium. I hope that's alright.
On the whole, I agree with the pragmatism. In last night's circumstance though, it was pure cowardice. I'd have been hugely disappointed if Potter's Albion had done the same. Not with the final result, of course, but with the lack of intent. It was all very Chris Hughton.