StoneColdStephenIreland

We're getting the ball down the wings but just no space or movement in the final third.

That team with Him, Tony Hibbert and Steven Pienaar was hardly free flowing was it?

That's 20 year ago so no chance they'll bring a points deduction on us. There's been much worse things happened since then without that as a punishment. The FA love money anyway so it'll be a little fine.

The only time teams get docked points is administration. Genuinely can't remember any other time that it's happened?

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Getting beat

Probably reminiscent of the Huddersfield and Brighton away games this one but I'll go 1-1.

I'd rather not sign a player who hasn't shown a bit of form in a year for Palace no matter how good he was for us. If we had a load of money the last player is want is Townsend.

No doubt he'll have some other negatives to moan about.

Just take shots from anywhere and everywhere. Hennessey is the worst goalkeeper to ever play in the Premier League and commits a howler every game.

Aye I said at the beginning of the season that he's bought poorly and expensively. Paul Dummett is quicker than every one of their players so it's not a shock that they're well below par.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/the-way-portrayed-disgrace-shay-13774492

Picking up any point away from home is good work. You can tell just how much another level Rafa is on to our past few managers. Remember Pardew putting out sides to see out a draw or defend from the off and getting tanked 3 or 4 nil every week.

Absolutely. Would be daft not to.

Im with Quiff. No idea why people cash out early.

You'd hardly notice with the amount of empty seats already. Also they're not a big enough club for Sky to report it on as no other can in the country gives a shit about them.

We got beat. We move on. Tight game and either team would have been unfortunate to lose it. I'd like to see a midfield 3 with Shelvey instead of Perez and have Merino in a free'er role than he's playing now. Gayle had 2 tough games against Spurs and Huddersfield earlier in the season and was fed scraps. Give him a chance next week at home vs Liverpool and he'll bag one or two.

Bilbao let me down for 240 from a quid after they conceded twice in 3 minutes to draw with a team who had 10 men all half.

Cheers, usually pick 2 from each league but only had Everton from the Prem, wolves and the Mackems game, Blackburn 3 others and the hartlepool game. It's only took is a season and a half to finally get a win

Won 400 from 3 quid from 8 games btts!

Aye Clarke has been one of our top signings of recent years. Mostly because of his form and how solid he is and secondly because he's from Villa who were glad to get rid and they've capitulated trying to replace him

Probably because he's the player that they've been pining for years for. Quality technique and even better graft. They're just envious and so they should be. They should really be envious about everything we have when you look at how tinpot they are.

9 points out of 12 from the teams that will be around us is a cracking start. Especially when you see the likes of Palace without a win against 4 of the poorer sides in the league and Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs dropping points against Burnley.

Crystal Palace says hello

Because Diouf was all over Darmian last weekend so Rafa counteracted their strength.