Anybody home?

Mind the gap.

oooh, biting!

I'd say more factual than biting.

[Man C away]

two points better than 2015-16, to date. It was a down year for the big six then and clearly Liverpool are excpetional now but i'd suggest this is a better division now than back then

They are a better footballing team, more ways to play and can play with possession but on the counter if required. The press game is really well defined too

Clearly running a bit above EV, Have saved 80% of opponent's shots on target, scoring 40% of their own and Vardy too, converting double his xG in his eight game goalscoring run but nevertheless, quite the team


Man C away and Liverpool at home on 22nd and 26th, so it gets tougher

Gets easier! Then gets tougher with Liverpool.

You'll run riot at our gaff based on recent form.

Anybody home?

Mind the gap.

I'm not as big a fan of Poch as some people (I think he's very good, but not brilliant), but what a baffling and hilarious decision to sack him and then replace him with the dinosaur that is Maureen.

If I was a spud I'd be fucking steaming.

Poch out.

Those rotunda appear to be wearing wooly hats and the middle one reminds me of someone..

Phil Jones?

Least your next 2 games are easy.

So when you call me rotund, you're actually just saying I'm built like a building?

Sweet.

Is there a chance Sergio no more than rotates the starting role with Jesus in the PL the rest of the season we think hhyyyfytrr?

Plays all the CL and Cup games, and starts his wind-down in the PL? Have already sold his PL goals at a crazy 27, might be tempted to go again.

It's so hard to call.

This does feel like a 'passing of the torch' season for Aguero/Jesus. Our record with Jesus playing is really good, and I think Pep is conscious of him getting a bit restless/impatient. He's more than ready to lead the line for us.

But Aguero is an enigma. People will start to write him off, then he'll go and bang in 10 goals in 5 games. His injury record has improved in the last year or 2 as well, which in theory should prolong his time with us.

My instinct is that he'll still start more often than not this season, then move to be the understudy role for Jesus from 20/21, and either move back to Argentina end of next season or possibly one more year to 21/22 which will give him a decade at City.

Kompany left last season, Merlin end of this season, Fernandinho probably leaves end of next season, maybe with Aguero. End of a beautiful era

Edit; just realised I didn't really answer the Q. Yes, I think he does somewhat rotate but still starts the majority of games across all comps.

Been looking at odds for Glastonbury headliners next summer, and one bet that really stands out to me is Kasabian to headline the pyramid stage @ 12/1 with Shy Bet.

Back in 2014 they headlined the festival for the first time, just a couple of weeks after they has released their new album. Also just a week or so before their headline slot they performed a homecoming at Victoria Park in Leicester, which obviously later turned out to be a warm up gig for Glasto.

The past couple of weeks the band have been teasing a new album release for next year on social media, and have just yesterday announced the same homecoming gig in Leicester, the weekend before Glastonbury 2020.

After speaking to a few mates who are huge fans of the band believe it's a glastonbury warm up gig.

12/1 with Shy looks a very decent price, would comfortably take anything double figures and would probably still flick a 20 ball at 8's.

The Leicester gig is their ''only UK show in 2020''.
I know bands sometimes tell porkies but if they are to be believed then Glasto looks to be a non-starter?

What happened to the days when you'd do well to get Venetian for under £200 or so a night?

We're going for 5 nights next mid June (Sunday to Friday to avoid the weekend rates), and you can currently get (via Trivago) a 2xQueen bed room with the grab and go breakfast for £99 a night.

I've got it for even less through one of our trade sites with the agent discount

And the £ is doing better against the $, though plenty can change between now and June.

Pics of the pooch please.

Our Rottweiler died about 4 years ago exactly.
She was a lovely girl, soft as shit. Hated cats, and small dogs that would jump up and yap at her. She could tolerate them for about 20 seconds before she'd unleash a big bark.

Strangers were, understandably, a bit wary of her, but this was more due to the breed reputation than anything as she had a very gentle manner. Would walk her off the lead and never had any issues or problems. Once random people on her walks got to know her they were always so affectionate towards her, and naturally she loved the attention.
And she definitely mellowed out even more in her twilight years.

Think she was about 9 before she kicked the bucket; went out into the garden one morning for a piss, collapsed and never woke up. We knew something was up as in the days before that she was shunning food and walks. Her time had simply and sadly come.

I think back to when she was a pup and young rotties are outrageously cute. Just want them to stay that way forever

Pep has always said he'd start 11 midfielders if he could, and we weren't far off that figure yesterday. A back 4 that have probably never even trained together, let alone played together, looked pretty assured throughout and limited Palace to scraps. Ederson at his best for the couple of chances they did create, but we mostly controlled the game and were deserving of the 3 points.

The Nazi was their best player, his straight right arm stop from Bernardo was a particular highlight of his many saves.

Decent performance against potentially tricky opponents, and if by some miracle our noisy neighbours can get a result today suddenly the table won't look too bad.

Paging Ant & Plumpy.

Palace play Man City in Saturday's Late game.

Palace, in 6th, sit exactly 2 points behind Man City, & the current mid-prices for the game are;

Palace 10/1

Draw  5/1

Man City  2/9


Meanwhile, on Sunday, Man U, at home to Liverpool, are 4/1 in places.

I think we'll win, but I wouldn't touch us at 2/9.
Couple of players returning from injury, and I think the international break came at a good time for the squad.
Watford faced the backlash after our defeat at Norwich, but Palace usually give us a good, close game (or failing that, kick the shit out of us)

Palace look the more value option for sure, though Ant may think otherwise.

Surprised united aren't bigger than that tbh. Liverpool (sadly) look pretty unstoppable so far and this united squad and coaching set up are dreadful and woefully inept.
We need a favour from them but I don't hold out much hope for that.

[It's pretty terrible for real fans, yeah.]

It's pretty terrible for real fans, yeah.

Can't really blame Prime, it's just business, but the football authorities are guilty of pure greed. 

And what about us plastic fans?