Rayvin

You reckon? I'm struggling to think why they would choose BSA over Pardew though...

So you're running an elaborate research project that you're going to use to bat CT over the head with for his lack of consistency in arguments. That's superb.

Aye but it sounds as though we were making a concerted effort for this guy - the fact that Sporting have come in is just one of those things, really. Had they not, I'm sure we'd have persisted in tying him up.

I guess if HF okays it then sure. Seems fair at least. Or are you administering this? I've lost track of who has ultimate ownership of it

What are these images for, sorry?

He really should have taken the England job - it would have meant that he'd survive a few more years at the top, since he would have left Palace before anyone could be categorically certain that he's shit - and England is a poisoned chalice as we all know; failing there would have just been par for the course. I wonder if he'll ever get a better chance.

Just caught up with some of this Calling for the manager to be sacked after two games has to be some kind of record, surely? Granted there's a decent number of posters who seem to have called the culprits out for their idiocy, but it makes a mockery of most of the things they try to throw at us. Imagine if they lose their third game in a row...

How radically would the change alter the scoring mechanism? Also, how aggravated would it make CT?

Is it really?

I can't better any of those answers. So what is it?

Terry's about 34 or something now, isn't he? So by the time we're next at a tournament he'll be pushing 37. He could barely run even in his prime ffs. At 37 he'll be getting about with a zimmer frame.

Looks like we were seriously pursuing it this time though - a shame if it doesn't come off. I wonder what the derailing factor was in the end. Hard to imagine it's the fact we were in the Champ'ship or we wouldn't have gotten as far through the process as we did. Could just be that someone else has come in for him.

One for each. I do think you'll have some success with this but it could also depend on the style of play we adopt. If we're cavalier and attacking then it'll probably not be so successful. If we keep it tight I think you'll win

Why are there so many guests viewing the forum today? Are we on the cusp of signing someone?

I think KCG has had 0-0 in every game so far. Maybe there's a defined strategy there about the laws of averages suggesting that it's the most common result, or at least caters for the most common individual score per team?

Always felt it was undeniable that Elliot's distribution is better than Krul's like.

I actually think this is one of the best titles we've had yet Feel much better about this game now. My prediction was 4-1 anyway - with Mitrovic back hopefully we'll score freely but it depends on the side Rafa puts out.

Thanks for the insight, then. I guess I'll see what I think come the end of it.

We may be getting on for overthinking it now. But if we lose this game...

Balls, that's a pity. I wonder if that's because the PL was a more attractive proposition (even under Pulis...) or just because we lost interest.

Oh really? That's very interesting actually, I'll keep that in mind. Presumably a satire of people who live their lives in such a way?

... there's no abuse in the thread title. We're fucked.

I just started reading The Prince by Machiavelli. Quite looking forward to developing a fuller understanding of what the concept means. I'm really under-informed on classical literature so I'm trying to make more of an effort. For Trivial Pursuit if nothing else.

So is that actually worth reading from an anthropological point of view, or is it just racist bile?