The Fish

Look at you, all excitable because it's your birthday. No, I'm afraid it's because I find you all unbearable.

I work alone.

Bring him home.

To be fair, if we’re going to spend £20m on a #10, I think we can do better than Tom Cairney.

Fwiw, for all Lascelles was quality against Swansea, I'd still prefer Lejeune and Clark as our starting centre back partnership.

Makes his occasional successes all the more frustrating. The move that lead to the bad shot in the Swansea game was lovely, and it's the kind of thing he should be doing more of. Gambling that the ball will come. He does it in the box when played as a striker, but doesn't make the same kind of hopeful runs as a number 10. The kind of runs that players like Joselu and Mitrovic can flick onto.

It only makes sense to sack him after 4 games of the 17/18 season if he was foisted upon them, or they’d had him in for longer than they did. They chose him, so they should have given him the time and resources to implement the football they had employed him to play. He didn’t have a full pre-season, he only brought in 2 permanent signings and both of them are centrebacks. If he’s trying to play a less pragmatic style, surely he would have needed to bring in some midfielders/forwards that permit a more flowing style of football? Of the four players he brought in, only Sakho is over 21, surely they need players experienced in De Boer’s style? It was foolish to appoint De Boer without considering the overhaul a systemic change in style would require. Appoint him early, spend money on the areas of the pitch that need changing most. Why, if they’re to play an expansive brand of football, have Palace spent all of their modest budget on centre backs? It was always going to take time, and 4 games is far, far too early to pull the trigger. A win against 13th placed Southampton and an unexpected draw from one of Man Utd, Man City, or Chelsea and they’re in business. Can't see Hodgson getting anything from those three fixtures, and if he loses against us on the 21st of October, will he get the short shrift as well? fucking stupid decision. I hope that they go down because of Parish, “Brighty” and “Wrighty” (who ironically are rarely bright or right) and the shithead fans who mocked us re: Pardew.

Dr Scoop, Dr Scoop, picks up all of your doggies poop.

Frustrating as I thought Perez was decent against West Ham. Needs to sort out his consistency. I'd still prefer him to Diame in that role though.

The fuck did I do?

Of the new signings you'd say it was only Lejeune that's nailed on to get a spot in the starting 11.

I'm in the same boat as most others; I didn't expect 7 £20m+ signings, but I did think that someone would join us. Barnes and Charnley couldn't negotiate a deal for Southampton's 3rd choice left back ffs. I have zero experience negotiating contracts, but I think I could have made a better fist of it than these two bellends. He apparently wanted a 6 month loan deal and we wanted 12, well how about a 6 month deal with an option to extend? He says yes to that, immediately start groundwork for a left back in January. If Targett is playing every game and looks mint but doesn't want to join, well we've got 2-3 other options lined up for January. Ditto for Kenedy. Ditto for a striker. It's not fucking rocket science. These arseholes seem to think they're not operating within a time sensitive market. Like when we tired to get great deals on Sissoko et al by not signing them when we needed them, but holding off until their prices went down £1m or so. Pricks. That said, i still think this squad is good enough under Benitez to survive. We'll get about 40pts I reckon, and there'll be clubs that people say have done better business this window who finish below us. If we're very much in a relegation scrap come December I think Ashley will loosen the purse strings a bit, simply to protect his investment. Not enough to mean that the following year we'll be comfortably safe, but just enough to keep us up. However, if we're in a dogfight, and if Ashley doesn't back us, that's when I see Benitez walking. And nobody could blame him. And whoever takes over, will very likely take us down. dalewded jawdees and all that.

No?

Apparently going for Draxler and Barkley. Mate says bringing in Draxler will soften the blow of losing Sanchez. And bringing in Draxler will soften the blow of bringing in Barkley,

Think we need a more well rounded striker than Gayle.

in that case, the only business I see us doing is bringing a loan striker in to replace Gayle, should he go. Oh and Colback, Krul and maybe Lazaar's exits too.

True enough. Kenedy aside, I think the only way we'll see someone coming in, is if Gayle leaves. And to be honest, I'd expect a loan deal for Perez, rather than a permanent deal for Tosun.

It's more likely they'll sign both than we'll pip anyone to a deal.

Reports that Palace have outbid us.

He probably only worked it out when one of them didn't complain about the hairs in their cup.

I think it's the eyebrows.

Sure, but clubs tend to prefer the medicals to be done close by, for whatever reasons. Rasta? Oh aye, I scream Natty Congo.

There is a similarity

Like shite Ashley's letting Gayle borrow his helicopter.

I love your bold declarations Parky. Never Change.