This Weekend's Fixtures & West Ham v Huddersfield (09/10/11 Sept).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schlupp.

Shocking.

[Globalgunner]

Dann
Stevie Wonder would be proud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 FT.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Tbh Palace have been unlucky in their last two games - both lost because of individual brainfarts by players (Kelly & Lee) which essentially gifted goals to the opponents. Don't think they're on the same level as Bournemouth & West Ham in terms of shit show.

That being said they still haven't scored a goal yet! That's inexcusable.

Bentenke

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Our ex player Hayden is starting for Newcastle - been quite good for them from what I've heard.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Surely if you want your team to start playing "Better" football and completely change the style, acknowledging that it may take some time, then you then need to actually give the manager a chance to do it, especially if you make little in the way of signing new players who may adapt quicker than some of the oafs they have.

[Globalgunner]

There must be a universal rule that footballers hairstyles are ridiculous in inverse proportion to their actual talent. Or is it simply a yoof thing?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Surely if you want your team to start playing "Better" football and completely change the style, acknowledging that it may take some time, then you then need to actually give the manager a chance to do it, especially if you make little in the way of signing new players who may adapt quicker than some of the oafs they have.

The problem is that the PL is far too brutal & unforgiving to give a manager too long too try out new ideas. Palace simply have to turn the course otherwise it's going to be relegation for sure.

Whilst I do admire De Boer & Palace for wanting to play better football (frankly we have too many shithouse Pulis' style teams pubbing up the league tbh), it's something that would take several seasons too achieve and not something that can happen over the course of a few games or even one season.

If Palace and De Boer were clever about it, they'd acknowledge that keeping the style that's been effective for them at the start is necessary instead of making any dramatic changes off the bat....... but it's about then gradually transitioning over a period of years through piecemeal bringing in the right players in successive transfer windows and slowly changing things when you know you have the leeway & safety to do i.e. (safe from relegation).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lascelles denies Tammy with a last ditch block.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The problem is that the PL is far too brutal & unforgiving to give a manager too long too try out new ideas. Palace simply have to turn the course otherwise it's going to be relegation for sure.

Whilst I do admire De Boer & Palace for wanting to play better football (frankly we have too many shithouse Pulis' style teams pubbing up the league tbh), it's something that would take several seasons too achieve and not something that can happen over the course of a few games or even one season.

If Palace and De Boer were clever about it, they'd acknowledge that keeping the style that's been effective for them at the start is necessary instead of making any dramatic changes off the bat....... but it's about then gradually transitioning over a period of years through piecemeal bringing in the right players in successive transfer windows and slowly changing things when you know you have the leeway & safety to do i.e. (safe from relegation).

I disagree, I don't think a manager should be promoting a style of football they don't really believe in -; if you don't set your stall out at the beginning and only try to do introduce it when everybody is content and safe then what motivation is there for the players to take heed of a new style against what they've always been comfortable with? Plus I don't expect any Dutch players that grew up with Ajax to be doing anything by half measures.

Initially what you're saying is that he should be telling the club owners he's going to keep the great Fat Sam traditions, I can't see that as being a particularly exciting reason to appoint anybody.