Palace v City pre match thread

[Ducado]

Can we restrict this thread to the game on Monday night rather than it becoming an all out woman fest, there are plenty of other threads for that

 

[christened at st marks]

Bit to far that. 7 points above the dippers with a game in hand is hardly hanging on.

we also have to watch out for spurs and if they win there game tomorrow they will be 5 points behind and with us having to play them aswell shocking shocking shocking

its so hard to back our manager this season he has let a team that was so far ahead of the other 3 top teams Chelsea arsenal united that its shocking in turn over of points to see us fight for 4th place
and that gap from champions to what we are tonight is what is going to get him the sack

I don't like to point fingers at players and manager but come on???? what we have built in the past 5 years is slowly going down the pan and just getting 4th place is not what the fans and the chairman called for this season champions don't defend there title like we have

Very true, we've progressively got worse in general, we did well last season sticking with its when scousers bottled it and deservedly won the league, but overall poor transfer windows since our 2012 title win, coupled with bad luck with injuries have contrived to set us back while the main rivals strengthen.

Since 2012 we've seen RvP, Hazard, Sanchez, Di Maria, Costa & Fabregas all sign for our three main rivals, and who have we signed of that level since Sergio? We need to seriously strengthen our first team this summer or we'll be battling for top 4 instead often the title every season. It seems a wonderful opportunity to really kick on and crush our rivals after 2012 was lost that summer. We can rectify it if we get Bale and Pogba this year, no-one else who's realistically available is good enough.

Totally agree we keep being linked with average type players Bale Koke or Pogba 2 of the 3 and bring in kids for cup games Zab can play LB if needed so can Mangala stop buying crap City
The highlited players are the qulity we need not fkin Ward Prowse or Creswell and Co

 

[Ducado]

Can we restrict this thread to the game on Monday night rather than it becoming an all out woman fest, there are plenty of other threads for that

I think this needs repeating

 

[malg]

Can we restrict this thread to the game on Monday night rather than it becoming an all out woman fest, there are plenty of other threads for that

I think this needs repeating

The thread appears to have morphed into the '1-0 down' Matchday thread!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Zab-komps-Mangala-Clichy
---------Fernando-----------
----Milner------Dinho------
-----------Silva----------
-------Aguero---Bony------

Power and industry to match Palace's enthusiasm and enough ability to beat them.

 

[bluegoal]

Heart says City 3-1.

Form and spirit says 2-1.

 

[BenLlewellyn]

Hart
Zaba Kompany Mangala Clichy

Fernandinho Milner

Navas Silva Jovetic

Aguero

Don't want Yaya and Nasri to play they don't deserve to with their recent performances and won't put the effort in for these easier games, Jovetic has done well when he's played and would be nice to see him from the start, really don't know about this game, it's defenitely a must win with the derby coming up, a performance like the one against West Brom would do but it was hard to judge cause they had 10 men.

 

[rnblade]

I can see another game with us having 70%+ possession and drawing 1-1. MP will then say we were unlucky.
Put the fcuking ball in the net!! We have missed chances that school boys could put away.

 

[Ducado]

I can see another game with us having 70%+ possession and drawing 1-1. MP will then say we were unlucky.
Put the fcuking ball in the net!! We have missed chances that school boys could put away.

So you are depressed even before the game is played?

 

[rnblade]

I can see another game with us having 70%+ possession and drawing 1-1. MP will then say we were unlucky.
Put the fcuking ball in the net!! We have missed chances that school boys could put away.

So you are depressed even before the game is played?

No, but can just see another half assed performance on the cards. No one can deny our season has been poor/shite. As champions we should at least be challenging to retain our title instead of what appears to be lacklustre, disinterested efforts. Seems as though the players have already given up and are already on holiday, or maybe something more sinister??