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[Albion] Palace Fans Biggest Fear



Tim Over Whelmed

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For the first time in a long while, it isn't one of our stars that are top of the transfer rumours list.

If we can keep Mitoma/Pedro/Enciso/Adingra we will be in a strong position to push on.

I think Olise is likely to be constantly linked with a big move. and would have as big an impact on them as losing Caicedo has had on us.
Is there any truth in the £60m release clause?

Seems like a massive f*** up, if true.

Not so sure it's a F*&^ up, sometimes just a point the agent (player) wants, i.e. I'll sign under those terms but want to lower the release clause?
 




hans kraay fan club

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Not so sure it's a F*&^ up, sometimes just a point the agent (player) wants, i.e. I'll sign under those terms but want to lower the release clause?
Indeed.

Olise signed for palace, when other clubs were interested, and seemingly insisted on a release clause (reported to have been £40m).

When it looked like he was agitating for a move last year, and Parish was generally under pressure - they offered him a new deal, basically throwing him all of Wilf's 'saved' wages, in return for a higher release clause (reported widely to be £60m).

No 'f*** ups' by palace there really - just did what they were compelled to do, to sign, and then retain (in the short term), their best player.
 


Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Are the palace fans still waving their bed sheets in protest at their matches? no shared vision, no structured plan. Parrish out. Yanks out.
Is that still a thing for them or has getting a new manager, getting their best players back and winning a few games suddenly convinced them that actually there is a shared vision and structured plan?

Which will vanish again when they lose a few next season...
 


Jeremiah

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Mar 15, 2020
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Are the palace fans still waving their bed sheets in protest at their matches? no shared vision, no structured plan. Parrish out. Yanks out.
Is that still a thing for them or has getting a new manager, getting their best players back and winning a few games suddenly convinced them that actually there is a shared vision and structured plan?

Which will vanish again when they lose a few next season...
To be fair - that is pretty much what happens on NSC every time we lose or draw a match that we think we should win. However, our good friends up the road just take it that bit farther and it manifests at home games or London away games (as they don't tend to travel outside the M25 in numbers).
 


Tim Over Whelmed

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The problem is Sunday, we may have a fired up United whilst Palace have “on the beach” Villa!
 






Guy Fawkes

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Olise's agent has been banned
(plus do the BBC know something we don't? hence why this is under league 1 on their site?)

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nwgull

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The problem is Sunday, we may have a fired up United whilst Palace have “on the beach” Villa!
For this to be an issue, Man U will have to beat Newcastle tonight. And even then the highest they could finish is 7th if Chelsea beat us, and I'm not sure the Conference League has quite the same motivation for them.
 




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pigmanovich

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I'm a bit confused this season about European places. The highest United could finish if they beat us is seventh - is that still a Conference place ?
It is if City win the FA Cup; sixth is a Europa Conference League place at present because of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup win.
 








Simster

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Jul 7, 2003
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I doubt Man Utd will be that fired up, tbh.

They are 8th and while 7th will probably be a Conference place, I doubt a club of that size will be all that interested. And on paper, Newcastle have an easier game than they do so they probably think it has gone anyway. Plus obviously they'll be considering resting players for the cup final.

We simply have to beat them to finish top half and above the Nigels.
 




hans kraay fan club

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I doubt Man Utd will be that fired up, tbh.

They are 8th and while 7th will probably be a Conference place, I doubt a club of that size will be all that interested. And on paper, Newcastle have an easier game than they do so they probably think it has gone anyway. Plus obviously they'll be considering resting players for the cup final.

We simply have to beat them to finish top half and above the Nigels.
If we DRAW 0-0, and Palace beat Villa 3-2 (or 1-1 and 4-3, etc) then the Albion and Palace will finish with identical tallies of 49pts / -5GD / 55GF / 60 GA...

That 'consolation' goal Welbeck scored last night, might just be important.
 


Simster

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If we DRAW 0-0, and Palace beat Villa 3-2 (or 1-1 and 4-3, etc) then the Albion and Palace will finish with identical tallies of 49pts / -5GD / 55GF / 60 GA...

That 'consolation' goal Welbeck scored last night, might just be important.
If that happens I guess it goes head to head then? :cool:
 


Flounce

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Unlikely I know but Chelsea may be on the beach and lose to Bournemouth. I’d be upset to finish below Palace and The Plucky, we need a win.
 


hans kraay fan club

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If that happens I guess it goes head to head then? :cool:
Ha. It actually WOULD apparently, IF the placings were to determine a European place, but as they don't, the clubs would be awarded an equal position.


Evidently, the Premier League have realized this as well, and have introduced head-to-head tie-breaker rules in 2019 (Rule C.17.) — much like many other leagues around Europe. If teams cannot be separated on points or goals, we look at the results between just the two of them, weighting away goals as a last resort.
 




hans kraay fan club

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Unlikely I know but Chelsea may be on the beach and lose to Bournemouth. I’d be upset to finish below Palace and The Plucky, we need a win.
Not a chance that Chelsea are on the beach. A win, and a Spurs defeat would see them finish 5th, and in the Europa League instead of the Conference.
 


nwgull

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Not a chance that Chelsea are on the beach. A win, and a Spurs defeat would see them finish 5th, and in the Europa League instead of the Conference.
So Conference is 6th this year? On that basis, Man U cannot realistically make Europe so should be resting players on Sunday.
 


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