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 FairweatherEagle  London 02 Dec 16 11.44pm |
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Seriously it will make a nice change not to lose by a frustratingly close margin.
If we defend like we have been they'll put four or five past us, if you ask me 3-1's a decent scoreline when you match the teams up and account for our current form.
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| dreamwaverider London 03 Dec 16 4.06am |
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I don't think SP ever saw this coming when he gave AP a 5 year contract. There was so much hype put on AP about the England job he probably wanted to tie him in. Bit naive when you consider our league form Jan-April but hey ho probably felt like we all did that with the successful deals in the summer we were moving into a new era.
Well he got that wrong! But it's not insurmountable. Whoever agreed that contract has in hindsight given us a harder decision to make now. I am struggling to see a way out of the current crisis other than new manager. Wouldn't want to be in SP shoes right now. He's undoubtedly put himself in a difficult place.
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| Jacey 03 Dec 16 8.32am |
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The Independent report that the Palace hierarchy have agreed to give Pardew the one game today to turn things around against Southampton.
We lose ,he goes and Big Sam will take over.
Much pressure on Pards, but he has been given acres of time to get us winning ,failed to do so in a results driven business.Not all his fault I know and Millen must take his share of the blame also and be relieved of his responsibilities,also.
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| Sportyteacher London 03 Dec 16 8.36am |
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Absolutely want Palace to win today and to use victory as kick start to season again with Pardew's job saved. Definitely don't want mercenary managers like Allerdyce in his place.
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Henry of Peckham  Eton Mess 03 Dec 16 8.54am |
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I wonder if it was a "gentleman's agreement" during the international break that Pardew had three opportunities to turn it around? We had two games against teams below us and today's game where a hard fought draw might have been possible. (I think Southampton are probably two goals better than us!)
For me, the nature of last week's defeat and our current form make Pardew's position untenable. I can't understand why he was given further time unless he is actually going to walk or has agreed to reduce his demands for compensation?
Denial is not just a river in Egypt
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| braunstoneagle the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 03 Dec 16 8.54am |
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wow what a thread. hope we lose? what a load of bollocks
‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway
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| Johng 03 Dec 16 9.15am |
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Originally posted by Michaelawt85
Not really. I don't pay my money to watch us lose. We also lost last week and don't seem to have moved any further forward for the experience
Every time you pay your money, you take the risk that you'll watch us lose. This whole subject is about whether or not a loss today is desirable rather than desired. If you can see the distinction.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Dec 16 9.36am |
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Originally posted by Jacey
The Independent report that the Palace hierarchy have agreed to give Pardew the one game today to turn things around against Southampton.
We lose ,he goes and Big Sam will take over.
Much pressure on Pards, but he has been given acres of time to get us winning ,failed to do so in a results driven business.Not all his fault I know and Millen must take his share of the blame also and be relieved of his responsibilities,also.
I am reliably informed that similar sentiments have been expressed in the 'Telegraph'.
But as I have said "Don't believe all you read in the press".
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| DocSavage1 Brackley 03 Dec 16 9.40am |
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i hope palace win and stay up
but i now think they were right at charlton, west ham and newcastle in respect of super al's staying power and vision
so perhaps kick him upstairs and bring a coach in
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chateauferret  03 Dec 16 9.48am |
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Obviously I hope we play well and win. That won't mean Pardew is suddenly safe though, look at him over a season and over a year and six wins in 2016 isn't really much less s***e than five. Add in the deterioration in the performances of quite a few players whom he's presumably supposed to be developing and you would think the writing's on the wall regardless of an individual result.
And I'm afraid that if he now wins six on the trot we'll always be wondering when the next frefall in coming and hoping wd've got 40 points in the bag when it does.
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| Phil H 03 Dec 16 2.02pm |
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I hope the crowd is 110% behind Pardew and the team today. And that we win. And that AP goes on a long winning streak. He seems to have eaten a lot of humble pie this week accepting that senior players and the board are on his back - he has accepted there is a problem and is hopefully adapting his tactics accordingly. We could do without the disruption of a new manager, we are capable of playing brilliantly under AP.
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| beer man Kent 03 Dec 16 2.12pm |
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Originally posted by Phil H
I hope the crowd is 110% behind Pardew and the team today. And that we win. And that AP goes on a long winning streak. He seems to have eaten a lot of humble pie this week accepting that senior players and the board are on his back - he has accepted there is a problem and is hopefully adapting his tactics accordingly. We could do without the disruption of a new manager, we are capable of playing brilliantly under AP.
I must have missed all that or it only happened in your head.
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| Phil H 03 Dec 16 2.16pm |
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Look at the press conference on the Palace web site. He definitely accepts that senior players have given him advice. And that he must produce results. A very different tone to the normal super confident one.
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| Inapickle South West 03 Dec 16 2.21pm |
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..we will win today.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 03 Dec 16 4.36pm |
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we are all over the place but football gods on our side today 
Big chest and massive boobs
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| Phil H 04 Dec 16 1.11pm |
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Originally posted by beer man
I must have missed all that or it only happened in your head.
Pardew listened to advice, adjusted the team,re-jigged back four brought Damo back, changed set-piece marking duties. Shows he is capable of change. Let's see what happens next. COYP.
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| spartakev2 Anerley 04 Dec 16 1.22pm |
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Originally posted by Phil H
Pardew listened to advice, adjusted the team,re-jigged back four brought Damo back, changed set-piece marking duties. Shows he is capable of change. Let's see what happens next. COYP.
But why has it taken him so long to do this. Fans have been saying it for weeks and it seems the players felt the same, but it takes, as he puts it 'a mini crisis' before he gets the message. Now he's some sort of mastermind for doing what to he honest was bleedin' obvious to everyone else.
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