Crystal Palace FC Thread + Premiership Palaver

[The Camel]

Oh Ant, how I admire your optimism.

Glenn Murray likened to Robert Lewandowski

This is a new highlight.

Is Dean Moxey the new Roberto Carlos?

Or perhaps Stuart O'Keefe is the new Andres Iniesta?

[anthonyl]

Oh Ant, how I admire your optimism.

Glenn Murray likened to Robert Lewandowski

This is a new highlight.

Is Dean Moxey the new Roberto Carlos?

Or perhaps Stuart O'Keefe is the new Andres Iniesta?

Most palarse fans think this way.

Murray doesn't have a squad number so whose coming out in January?

[Ant040689]

Oh Ant, how I admire your optimism.

Glenn Murray likened to Robert Lewandowski

This is a new highlight.

Is Dean Moxey the new Roberto Carlos?

Or perhaps Stuart O'Keefe is the new Andres Iniesta?

Where's Chompy to save me here. Twas a joke as I tongue in cheek likened the two before and he keeps on bringing it up for a laugh where he can.

Obv not completely off my rocker but if you must know Joel Ward is the new Cafu.

[Ant040689]

Oh Ant, how I admire your optimism.

Glenn Murray likened to Robert Lewandowski

This is a new highlight.

Is Dean Moxey the new Roberto Carlos?

Or perhaps Stuart O'Keefe is the new Andres Iniesta?

Most palarse fans think this way.

Murray doesn't have a squad number so whose coming out in January?

Grandin would come out.

[anthonyl]

Another great signing then. That other French bloke still being paid who didn't make the squad?

[Ant040689]

Another great signing then. That other French bloke still being paid who didn't make the squad?

Pretty sure that ended via mutual consent.

[Ant040689]

http://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/article/pulis-joins-palace-1190906.aspx

Official. We have Pulis. He will take charge after the game today.

[Ant040689]

Get the fuck in, etc.

[Ant040689]

They had a one on one opportunity with Sagbo clean through and definitely should have put them one up.

Palace had no real chance during the game, just a lot of what could have beens with bad last balls and lack of awareness. Our defense aside from their big chance were superb. Every ball in the box dealt with and we did reduce them to only that one real chance in the match. Up until their last minute corner melee that should not have been given in the first place. They had a header cleared off of the line, then immediately put back in on the half volley which cannoned against the post. Real heart attack inducing stuff, and would have been outrageously undeserved.

Our goal was really surprisingly well taken and Cameron Jerome was superb for it, does well to get past his man, by sidestepping him, coming in from the angle, knows its a bad angle for a shot so picks out Bannan at the back post and he just slides in before his man to put us 1-0.

Bolasie all game was frustrating. He has so much talent with the ball at his feet and the capability to get past his man, but he constantly has Soccer AM's showboat reel in the back of his mind as when it comes to the point where he needs to shoot or pass after he has done a piece of great skill, he waits for the man to come again before attempting another bit of skill.

He was not like that in the championship, he would get past his man then get the ball in immediately or get the shot off. I think he is missing a goal hanger to target at the end of all of his passages of play, Murray provided this before and Bolasie's crosses for him all of last season were superb. This season we have no real out and out striker as they are always dropping in deep, and we are failing to push up and support enough.

His sending off was a little farcical. Have a look at what i mean about him in that it opens up for the shot for him but he tries to cut inside and goes into danger, loses the ball then goes in after it with a clumsy challenge. A yellow maybe, but I would assume that it will get rescinded for our next game.

Of the defense Jedinak had a worldie, he has finally got back to his best, all of our back line were exceptional, aside from the one moment Gabiddon most notably didnt clear that through ball that got through to Sagbo.

The game deserved to be a draw in all honesty, as both keepers in the match really didn't have much to do, but with some of the bad luck Palace have had this season I will take the win, and it was a beautiful moment seeing Bannan hit the back of the net. I was very surprised.

[Ant040689]

Have seen a few pressers involving Pulis now and he comes across well. In his most recent one he alludes to the fact our set up is not properly aligned to football in the top flight, but he thinks that the guys in and around the club are 'Palace mad', a phrase he has used a couple of times now, endearingly, and is generally positive about his prospects at the club.

He talks of the need to bring in new players in January, but was full of praise of the attitude of the current crop of players.

He stated that he was a little worried he enforced too much of his own tactics towards these players too soon this week saying he was going to look to filter that down before kick off. He was generally full of praise to Keith Millen too, and also mentioned he is going to have an U21 player who scored a hat trick in a development game recently, come in to the squad for today.

Of the game later on today he has hinted heavily that he is going to keep the same team in that won against Hull at Norwich, with only a change for Bolasie as he is suspended, assuming Puncheon will take his place. Will be interesting to see who starts in the lone striker role though, Chamakh or Jerome.

I do not know what to expect against Norwich, but would hope we look as good defensively as we did in our last two.

[TheDazzler]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/gravesen-makes-fortune-retirement-moves-vegas-stunning-model-113143405.html

Well done Thomas gravesen but I fear this could all end in tears. Does anyone know if he is a good poker player? I can't imagine his roulette and blackjack results are too good:)

[The Camel]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/gravesen-makes-fortune-retirement-moves-vegas-stunning-model-113143405.html

Well done Thomas gravesen but I fear this could all end in tears. Does anyone know if he is a good poker player? I can't imagine his roulette and blackjack results are too good:)

WAL

[Ant040689]

Haha, fair play.

[Kmac84]

Any love for Palace tonight? I was on unders in the West Ham v Fulham game at the weekend and feel a little raw that it never got home I though the hammers looked woeful and doubt they would have score those goals against anyone in the league.

I would have preferred Pullis got off to a decent start but it wasn't to be but I am marginally interested in sticking with him I think, he and Olly might actually have made the perfect double act.

Palace in the games I watched previously looked ok on the ball but a little disorganised and missing a natural scorer at this level. If Pullis gets them organised and working as a team then he might turn things around and tonight could be the start of that.

[pleno1]

Unders doesnt seem a bad bet, think Maiga is terrible. Morrison is really good though and could rip Palace apart.