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Championship and below 2015/16

Proper Cup game tonight, none of your Mickey Mouse ones. Looks like a sell out, 4,000 Palace fans, so should be a good atmosphere. Looks like Vydra is not going to make it, possible sub, which is a big blow. 6 goals already in the competition. HRK and McShane sould play. Can't have been many Championship teams get to the semi final of the FA Cup two years running. What could possibly go wrong.:mad:

URZZZZZZZ.
 
Cant wait! I even endured last nights double eastenders so i get the TV tonight! Wish i was going, will be a great atmosphere no doubt!! Very much a Royal tonight!!
 
richart said:
Proper Cup game tonight, none of your Mickey Mouse ones. Looks like a sell out, 4,000 Palace fans, so should be a good atmosphere. Looks like Vydra is not going to make it, possible sub, which is a big blow. 6 goals already in the competition. HRK and McShane sould play. Can't have been many Championship teams get to the semi final of the FA Cup two years running. What could possibly go wrong.:mad:

URZZZZZZZ.
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Seriously hope it's a good spectacle, enjoy it Rich
 
richart said:
I am not driving Chris, so even if we lose I will enjoy it !!

Just hope not decided by dodgy ref decision, unless it goes our way.:D

Just off to get some beer and food at the ground.
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Thousands of Palace fans at the Three Guineas by Reading station by 4.15 and so I think they'll be well lubricated to bring plenty of noise. Has the makings of a good game
 
Palace on top at the moment (creating more chances) but think Reading are lulling them into a false sense of security and they are knocking it around better than they against Fulham. That may have been a case of dragging them to our level though
 
richart said:
Just hope not decided by dodgy ref decision, unless it goes our way.:D
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Oh Dear. :(

Palace better team, deserved to win, but not like that. I was 100 yards away but definitely not a penalty !! As soon as he went down, looked at ref, nothing, Palace players rush towards him, suddenly he points. Did he give decision or was it linesman ? If it had happened anywhere else on the pitch Bolaise would have run on and played the ball. Soft as they come, and I would give the dive 5.7 for artistic impression.:thup:

Palace really quick up front, and our defence struggled to cope when they broke on us. Thought we defended set pieces really well, with Cooper winning every header. In second half I said to my daughter we will get one good chance and have to take it. We didn't.:(

Shame Vydra was nursing his hamstring, as he looked good when he came on. Didn't charge around putting defenders under pressure as he normally does, but some nice touches. Keeper was brilliant, nearly saved the penalty, and has really won the crowd over. Dropped everything at the beginning of the season, but on fire now. Nice bloke as well, and highlight of the season was when we scored the third against WBA, and he ran over and surfed the crowd.:cool:

Feel rubbish today. Stupid game
 
richart said:
Oh Dear. :(

Palace better team, deserved to win, but not like that. I was 100 yards away but definitely not a penalty !! As soon as he went down, looked at ref, nothing, Palace players rush towards him, suddenly he points. Did he give decision or was it linesman ? If it had happened anywhere else on the pitch Bolaise would have run on and played the ball. Soft as they come, and I would give the dive 5.7 for artistic impression.:thup:

Palace really quick up front, and our defence struggled to cope when they broke on us. Thought we defended set pieces really well, with Cooper winning every header. In second half I said to my daughter we will get one good chance and have to take it. We didn't.:(

Shame Vydra was nursing his hamstring, as he looked good when he came on. Didn't charge around putting defenders under pressure as he normally does, but some nice touches. Keeper was brilliant, nearly saved the penalty, and has really won the crowd over. Dropped everything at the beginning of the season, but on fire now. Nice bloke as well, and highlight of the season was when we scored the third against WBA, and he ran over and surfed the crowd.:cool:

Feel rubbish today. Stupid game
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Pretty fair summation Rich. The pitch didn't look great and neither side seemed to be in control of the ball enough. Going forward we are a threat especially with Bolasie and Zaha, Adebayor looks ok at times, then disinterested at others. Our keeper is very suspect but we've done like most clubs in the middle of the table and beefed up the players, solid rather than flair.

Sorry that it ended that way too but I guess a win is a win.
 
Pitch is not good, though some of the passing was very poor . We struggle against pace, so knew we were in for a hard time. Cabaye is quality, Bolaise and Zaha give you pace down both flanks, though Adeboyar struggled to get in the box to reach crosses. Defensively you looked theer for the taking. Your left back gets caught upfield a lot.

We did our homework on your corners, freekicks. All floated in, and Cooper, who didn't have to pick up a man, free to mop up. For a youngster he is going to be a player when he gets experience. First season and has made mistakes, but great in the air, and once he gets moving a bit of pace. He also looks to pass to a man, but if not gets rid of it. Much better defender than Hector.

Your keeper looked edgy especially on a couple of crosses. He jumps too early and tries to hang in the air. Needs better footwork. Clattered McShane, and then gets the freekick.:mad:

Hope you go on and win it. Decent away support, and you are now the little club left in the Cup.;)

Oh and your invite to The Berkshire is cancelled. :ears:
 
richart said:
Pitch is not good, though some of the passing was very poor . We struggle against pace, so knew we were in for a hard time. Cabaye is quality, Bolaise and Zaha give you pace down both flanks, though Adeboyar struggled to get in the box to reach crosses. Defensively you looked theer for the taking. Your left back gets caught upfield a lot.

We did our homework on your corners, freekicks. All floated in, and Cooper, who didn't have to pick up a man, free to mop up. For a youngster he is going to be a player when he gets experience. First season and has made mistakes, but great in the air, and once he gets moving a bit of pace. He also looks to pass to a man, but if not gets rid of it. Much better defender than Hector.

Your keeper looked edgy especially on a couple of crosses. He jumps too early and tries to hang in the air. Needs better footwork. Clattered McShane, and then gets the freekick.:mad:

Hope you go on and win it. Decent away support, and you are now the little club left in the Cup.;)

Oh and your invite to The Berkshire is cancelled. :ears:
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I'd agree with that Rich. I can't stand Mike Dean, he always looks to give a penalty and has done against us many times. The McShane incident was never a free kick I agree and I can't see why Speroni isn't getting a run out now he's fit as he was a bolt on starter in the team until his injury.

Our fans are really noisy and it helps the team greatly but I didn't feel we played our best for a good part of the game, your keeper pulled out a couple of stunners though. I think you should have taken the game to us more but I realise that it would have been a dangerous ploy with our attacking on the counter being a strength. Shame it ended as it did and your view and feeling in the stadium is usually more reliable than on the box but it was a daft thing for the defender to do, but we got stung like that last week!
 
The poacher said:
Martin i really want Fulham to stay up ,but they are reall really not helping themselves are they ,yet another lead thrown away .they have a test of character between now and the end of the season.
heres hoping they find some.
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I think someone said that's it's like ten games we've led this season and not won. If you argued that we won half of those we'd be right on the fringe of the play offs. Something has to be wrong somewhere
 
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