Premier League, 2017-2018 Season Thread

[weller54]

12 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said:

Roy Hodgson is now confirmed as Crystal Palace manager.

Not sure if this is the right decision; his style has appeared backward at times in the past.

Shakey...

Take Note!! 

[foxy boxing]

First question to Roy Hodgson at His Crystal Palace press conference should be, "Roy do you know what you are doing here!"

[davieG]

1 minute ago, foxy boxing said:

First question to Roy Hodgson at His Crystal Palace press conference should be, "Roy do you know what you are doing here!"

Wouldn't that be best asked of their Board?

[Dan]

Palace are a complete laughing stock. What are they doing  

[ealingfox]

Think Hodgsons a massive knobber after his antics with England.

 

But I will admit to respect for his banter if he gets Benteke to jog over and take Palaces first corner of his tenure.

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

1 hour ago, ealingfox said:

Think Hodgsons a massive knobber after his antics with England.

 

But I will admit to respect for his banter if he gets Benteke to jog over and take Palaces first corner of his tenure.

Good luck, Benteke's already been firmly put on goal-kick duty

[Wymsey]

Can imagine Palace fans wishing now Allardyce didn't turn the opportunity to re-join them down.

This appointment will only be a short-term one, but how short will it be?

Edited 13 September 2017 by Wymeswold fox

[jammie82uk]

5 hours ago, davieG said:

Wouldn't that be best asked of their Board?

Think it's probably a follow on question as when he left England 

when he stated he didn't know why he was at the press conference 

[Babylon]

De Boer sacked and Koeman getting hammered in Europe. These "named" managers who attract the good players and are tactically superior aren't doing too well so far.

[Leeds Fox]

5 hours ago, Babylon said:

De Boer sacked and Koeman getting hammered in Europe. These "named" managers who attract the good players and are tactically superior aren't doing too well so far.

 

This. There's a difference between big name managers and big names in football. Some chairmen/boards don't seem to understand this. 

 

Managed Ajax in a terrible league, failed at Inter and never given a chance at Palace. He's a name from his playing days and lord knows how he's a 'named' manager. Big Nige would've done well in Holland with Ajax, to put it into perspective.

[Aus Fox]

If Palace lose against Southampton, their next 3 are Man City, Man United and Chelsea.

Does Woy then get the boot if they are suddenly 8 games without a point?

Can a team survive after going that far into the season without a point?

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

If Palace lose against Southampton, their next 3 are Man City, Man United and Chelsea.

Does Woy then get the boot if they are suddenly 8 games without a point?

Can a team survive after going that far into the season without a point?

Whatever result Palace get against Southampton, those are the next 3 opponents in the league anyway  

[Aus Fox]

Haha

tge point was though they have just sacked a manager for losing the first 4 games.

I can't see them getting anything from Utd, Citu or Chelsea, so if they lose this weekend Woy could be in a position where he has lost the next 4

[Dan]

Imagine losing your opening 8 games  

[StriderHiryu]

Interesting reading the Everton forums. Despite their massive outlay and a start roughly as hard as ours their fans are not happy. They see Gylfi as a huge failure already and feel they have gone backwards. 

 

I think it's a good example when thinking about Leicester. Some want a bigger name manager and to splash the cash but it's no guarantee for success. 

 

Time will tell for us but I feel we are better than they are right now. 

[Ted Maul]

1 hour ago, StriderHiryu said:

Interesting reading the Everton forums. Despite their massive outlay and a start roughly as hard as ours their fans are not happy. They see Gylfi as a huge failure already and feel they have gone backwards. 

 

I think it's a good example when thinking about Leicester. Some want a bigger name manager and to splash the cash but it's no guarantee for success. 

 

Time will tell for us but I feel we are better than they are right now. 

Funny how things can change so quickly. A good number of their fans were expecting a genuine challenge for champions league places.

[FrankieADZ]

tbf I think Palace will beat Southampton on Saturday, new manager bounce plus Southampton have a hard time scoring

[mozartfox]

12 hours ago, Babylon said:

De Boer sacked and Koeman getting hammered in Europe. These "named" managers who attract the good players and are tactically superior aren't doing too well so far.

Yeah Poch/Maurino and Pep are shite.

[surrifox]

1 hour ago, StriderHiryu said:

Interesting reading the Everton forums. Despite their massive outlay and a start roughly as hard as ours their fans are not happy. They see Gylfi as a huge failure already and feel they have gone backwards. 

 

I think it's a good example when thinking about Leicester. Some want a bigger name manager and to splash the cash but it's no guarantee for success. 

 

Time will tell for us but I feel we are better than they are right now. 

Sigurdsson's transfer has done the seemingly impossible of weakening both Everton and Swansea 

[surrifox]

On 13/09/2017 at 12:00, Dan LCFC said:

Palace are a complete laughing stock. What are they doing  

Ask their chairman who thinks that his previous experience as a brylcreem model  equips him as an expert on football related matters 

[Babylon]

2 hours ago, mozartfox said:

Yeah Poch/Maurino and Pep are shite.

You seem to have missed the point.

[Koke]

Has Koeman started to blame everybody except for himself yet?

[mozartfox]

........To make such a generic statement about Foreign coaches in the EPL is in my opinion, frankly 'bull manure'.    May be I am not the one missing the point.  By the way I forgot to give Conte a mention in my earlier list.

 

 

[WigstonWanderer]

1 minute ago, Koke said:

Has Koeman started to blame everybody except for himself yet?

Doesn't he usually blame Walsh?

[ousefox]

Everton were over hyped massively before the season. Everyone assumed they would be 'the best of the rest'. You can't do that without a decent striker. I don't get why people thought losing Lukaku wouldn't make much difference to them just because they spent money in other positions.