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View EddieMac's Profile EddieMac Flag 13 Oct 20 8.16am Send a Private Message to EddieMac Add EddieMac as a friend

Originally posted by sprites

Really though? Batshyai, Benteke, Wikcham, Ayew, Zaha ( now playing striker)....that's a lot of strikers. Agree about creative midfielders though. Although with Eze a nailed on started once he's up to speed and the talented Meyer and Riederwald still with plenty to offer, I don't think we're particularly weak there now.

You were doing well till you said that.

 

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 13 Oct 20 8.27am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

I've nothing against him but he wasn't right and seems to have withdrawn. He may have knowledge but things change anyway. No certainties in football, particularly this season.

How true has been a strange transfer window

 

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View MonsterMunch's Profile MonsterMunch Flag Cambridge 13 Oct 20 8.50am Send a Private Message to MonsterMunch Add MonsterMunch as a friend

Originally posted by EddieMac

You were doing well till you said that.

I have my doubts with Max too, I don’t think he’s got it. He won’t be given the opportunity by a Roy to have a consistent run in the team to show what he can do anyway. Another just going through the motions until contact runs down. With another manager we may have seen something different but he has no chance under the current management team. Bye max

 

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View steven_t92's Profile steven_t92 Flag Orpington 13 Oct 20 9.08am Send a Private Message to steven_t92 Add steven_t92 as a friend

On paper, bringing 2 more players in gives us a very strong mid-table side in my opinion if we imagine we have no one injured (apart from the regulars). I've also offered Roy's opinion on the matter though....can't stand him!

Mine: bring in Benrahma and sign up Clyne...

Guaita
Clyne Cahill Tomkins PvA
McArthur Reidewald
Benrahma Eze Zaha
Batshuayi


Roy: "We have a perfectly ageing squad already and Zaha is a natural striker"

Guaita
Ward Kouyate Sakho Mitchell
Townsend McArthur McCarthy Eze
Ayew Zaha


Don't get me wrong, I think Mitchell's got a big future for us and Kouyate has done a decent job at cb but they aren't first choice.

 

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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 13 Oct 20 9.19am Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Easy to be critical via a keyboard. Roy has done a fantastic job on an equivalent shoestring with an ageing squad that has been decimated by injuries for long periods under his tenure.
We may not play the most entertaining football but he knows how to set up a team to grind out results. He is a Chairman's dream.
We have been punching above our weight for a long time now. The lower leagues are littered with teams that got carried away and thought they would play a more expansive style of football, only to fall through the trapdoor and never to be seen again.

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Online Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 13 Oct 20 9.19am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by MonsterMunch

I have my doubts with Max too, I don’t think he’s got it. He won’t be given the opportunity by a Roy to have a consistent run in the team to show what he can do anyway. Another just going through the motions until contact runs down. With another manager we may have seen something different but he has no chance under the current management team. Bye max

Meyer arrived with a bit of a 'Fanfare'.
It had been reported in some areas of the media that he was a German international, whom Schalke rated at near £30 Mill and was a target for top European clubs yet he ended up with us on a Free! It was seen as a bit of a coup yet I was infused with scepticism and may have expressed my sceptical views on HOL.I certainly expressed these views outside this cherished site!

When one considers some of the players signed from abroad during the Hodgson reign, only Guaita has delivered.One could hardly assert that the likes of Meyer,Jach, Sorloth,Rakip have been positive influences at the club!

Edited by Willo (13 Oct 2020 9.22am)

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Online Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 13 Oct 20 9.23am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Bexley Eagle

Easy to be critical via a keyboard. Roy has done a fantastic job on an equivalent shoestring with an ageing squad that has been decimated by injuries for long periods under his tenure.
We may not play the most entertaining football but he knows how to set up a team to grind out results. He is a Chairman's dream.
We have been punching above our weight for a long time now. The lower leagues are littered with teams that got carried away and thought they would play a more expansive style of football, only to fall through the trapdoor and never to be seen again.

I garland these comments with praise.Jolly well done.

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Online Flag 13 Oct 20 9.33am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Bexley Eagle

Roy has done a fantastic job on an equivalent shoestring with an ageing squad that has been decimated by injuries for long periods under his tenure.
We may not play the most entertaining football but he knows how to set up a team to grind out results. He is a Chairman's dream.

He is "our" chairman's dream as opposed to "a" chairman's dream as our ambition seems to peak at mere survival

 

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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 13 Oct 20 10.12am Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

He is "our" chairman's dream as opposed to "a" chairman's dream as our ambition seems to peak at mere survival

Parish is not alone. I would say that there are probably 10 other PL Chairman that would be happy with that. Surely survival and the occasional cup run is the holy grail?

 

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 13 Oct 20 10.29am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Bexley Eagle

Parish is not alone. I would say that there are probably 10 other PL Chairman that would be happy with that. Surely survival and the occasional cup run is the holy grail?

But wasn’t it Parish that said “ fans shouldn’t be satisfied with standing still, we need to progress” having said that the same bloke said “ I don’t understand the fans fascination with bringing ex-players back to the club”

 

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View spartakev2's Profile spartakev2 Flag Anerley 13 Oct 20 10.41am Send a Private Message to spartakev2 Add spartakev2 as a friend

Originally posted by Bexley Eagle

Parish is not alone. I would say that there are probably 10 other PL Chairman that would be happy with that. Surely survival and the occasional cup run is the holy grail?

How sad is that....

 

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View Hudsoneagle's Profile Hudsoneagle Flag 13 Oct 20 12.07pm Send a Private Message to Hudsoneagle Add Hudsoneagle as a friend

I wonder though, what is the alternative?

Fighting for relegation every year is never going to be a pleasing state of play...but there are many many clubs bigger than Palace that have to make that a priority every season. It doesn’t mean that a priority of staying up can’t end with rewarding results.

Our stadium is one of the oldest and needs major investment. We have all seen how difficult it has been for the club to progress the main stand project forward. Until Selhurst Park capacity is increased (and full for that matter) then we can’t expect to make much progress. The TV money just about covers wages. There is very little left of it to put towards growing the club.

Teams like Everton, Wolves and Leicester are miles ahead of us in terms of the quality of the team and the money spent on it. They are also miles ahead when it comes to the structure of the club being there to aid growth...be it rich investors or quality stadiums.

We have a good squad, one of the best squads I can remember even if it’s not the best team. It’s just enough to keep us going in a very competitive league...but I fear we are still a small club in the Prem and overachieving is rarely a regular occurrence for any small club. Burnley are the exception and when Dyche leaves them then you may see Burnley take a nose dive down the leagues.

 

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