Made me laugh, that did.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

None of us do but at least he’s getting paid for it

Tactically Hodgson is nothing if not predictable, so I am expecting a backs to the wall park the bus effort aiming to negate United's attacking threat. That said, United will make the breakthrough and Palace won't respond, fearful of the counter attack and being under instruction to keep the goals against tally to a minimum. Nevertheless, another couple of United goals will follow aided by Palace's passivity and inability to defend a set piece, and on 85 minutes Roy will look at Ray, hoping for some inspiration, and Ray will just shrug his shoulders as if to say, "What are we doing here?" Roy will then make a double substitution.
The fullbacks will be targeted.

Edited by southnorwoodhill (28 Sep 2023 9.18am)

Its got 1-0 Palace written all over it, MU 27 shots, CP 1, probably a header from our only corner.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

It is absurd, but some do it anyway. The present situation with injuries was always a possibility, it’s a problem for all clubs, and only a strong all round squad can minimise its effects. In our case we just don’t have an all round strong squad, in so many words Hodgson himself was saying that before the window closed, admitting to needing more in.This might not be his opinion , but I,ll own it as mine ,and that is the problem was in many ways compounded by giving contracts to two or three players that are no longer contributing anywhere near enough.

Hodgson can see what is in front of him, as can any one that has seen Palace perform without at least thirteen of their best fifteen. He clearly said before the Plymouth game this is the chance for second string players to impress, that’s encouragement enough surely for players on money they almost certainly will not earn elsewhere. Yet the players concerned failed miserably. United was a different problem for him in many ways. Let’s face it most of their second string would be in our first string, and beating them with our limited resources wasn’t ever more than an outside chance. Quiet honestly that leaves him with little he could do other than what he did, at Plymouth, and again with less effect at United, which was an attempt to save face by bringing on some of his best players, that he really needs to keep fit. If all he has is to tell them how good they are when they prove he is lying , is all he has as a coach, I can see him saying goodby at Christmas.
It’s not beyond Palace to put in a top performance this weekend, because there is enough of the best fifteen to do so. But anymore injuries and no amount of bulls*** from Hodgson will help.

Edited by Putitout (28 Sep 2023 2.25pm)

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