Palace versus MIGHTY CLARETS

[ClaretMov]

In 2020 only two teams have won more games

Man City and Liverpool

[derryclaret]

Christ, that was outstanding!

[IanMcL]

Fantadtic performance.

All great. Mee brilliant and Pieters phenonomal!

[claretblue]

abso-claret-lutely tremendous performance!
Considering injuries + away match



I love Burnley!

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[IanMcL]

Just dusting down my passport, on readiness...for Aberdeen!

[SGr]

What a win that is ffs

[Long Time Lurker]

Magnificent

Threadbare squad, new formation, huge miles on the clock over the last three games, loss of Cork in the second half and a win. A truly a courageous and committed performance under pressure. Super proud of the players and the playing staff.

[IanMcL]

Naughty Madge gone on the rampage!

[RalphCoatesComb]

Considering that starting line up......that's one of the performances of the season

Thought Palace were very poor in the first half. Marginally better in the second but their keeper lost them the points tonight.

[box_of_frogs]

Cork’s injury was the only negative.

[expoultryboy]

Nice to see arsenal below us

[tiger76]

1 defeat in 10 !

Aye! and that came at City, fantastic result in the circumstances. And yet another clean sheet.

[claretblue]

Ben Mee super header for corner to them. Very danferous

I used to know a Dan Ferous!

[exilecanada]

Those guys must well and truly knackered!

[IanMcL]

I used to know a Dan Ferous!

It is tuping whilst watching.

TV glasses not reading glasses!

Ps say hello to Dan.

[Clevedon Claret]

What a battle.

Gritty performance by the Super Clarets to take the 3 points.
Another clean sheet. Away win at Palace. Great night.

[Steddyman]

Mike Rigg. Kindly do one, you have no business upsetting this apple cart.

Why do you assume the current unrest with Sean is anything to do with Mike Rigg? It isn't.

His problem is with Mike Garlick and Mike Rigg will be doing exactly what he was brought into do and identify both new players and new managers should our current one leave. It's called succession planning and all Premier League clubs do it should the worst happen.

[kritichris]

Glad we found our form in the second half, all that accurate passing and possession in the first half was unnerving me.

[tiger76]

Just dusting down my passport, on readiness...for Aberdeen!

You'll be lucky they missed out on Europe, there's always the glamour of Motherwell to look forward to.

[ksrclaret]

Why do you assume the current unrest with Sean is anything to do with Mike Rigg? It isn't.

Why do you assume it isn't?

Plenty of information around to suggest that is the case.

Anyway, we won in magnificent style tonight so be happy.

[Tribesmen]

Boy did well to hang in at the end and sooooooooooooooooooooooo happy with the 3 points .

[Vegas Claret]

I'm knackered after watching that, never seen a team work that hard against all the odds

[Dressinggown]

Great performance tonight. Would a European spot calm the waters within the club ?

[MT03ALG]

Dermot says it should have been a red !!

[Zlatan]

Just dusting down my passport, on readiness...for Aberdeen!

Jimmy Crankie won’t let us in

[IanMcL]

You'll be lucky they missed out on Europe, there's always the glamour of Motherwell to look forward to.

That would be grand! Strathclyde Country Park, my first stop, on my Scottish visit, end July. Look forward to another visit, any time!

[IanMcL]

Hope Cork is ok.

[chekhov]

Hope Cork is ok.

Hey Ian, nice job with the matchday thread, but really some of these titles are embarrassing. This evening's really tops the lot.
Please, you can do better.

[MT03ALG]

Can we get more than 54 points?

[aclaretinstevenage]

"In the 100 days since the start of lockdown the dynamic of the club has changed" There it is right there, he doesn't have the final say on things like he has for the past 7yrs +

[boatshed bill]

Poor Matej Vydra. It's not often a CF has to do all that chasing for 95 minutes. He did well .

[IanMcL]

Hey Ian, nice job with the matchday thread, but really some of these titles are embarrassing. This evening's really tops the lot.
Please, you can do better.

I was inspired!

[IanMcL]

"In the 100 days since the start of lockdown the dynamic of the club has changed" There it is right there, he doesn't have the final say on things like he has for the past 7yrs +

My take on it too.

[Gordaleman]

Beautiful passing moves in the first half and an astonishingly resolute defensive performance in the second half. What a perfect away win. All with 7 injuries and 3 left out of contract.

Mike Rigg. Kindly do one, you have no business upsetting this apple cart.

Mike Rigg might have found loads of players, you just don't know. It's not him that decides if they sign on, it's Garlick and Dyche.

Anyway, there's a lot of talk about looking at more European players because of Rigg. Maybe they will arrive in the summer?

What you don't seem to realise is that we're short of players because of injuries, not because of Mike Rigg.

We are also in the unprecedented situation of Covid-19 which no one could have forecast.

As it is, we've lost one decent player in Hendrick but he's been replaced by Brownhill and after tonight's performance, that's no bad thing.

[Vegas Claret]

Poor Matej Vydra. It's not often a CF has to do all that chasing for 95 minutes. He did well .

he was on the edge of our box chasing their player into the corner with 20 seconds to go - superb

[Gordaleman]

My take on it too.

Not my take at all. I think he means that all clubs are in an uncertain situation, and planning is not as easy as it was. That's all.

[ksrclaret]

What you don't seem to realise is that we're short of players because of injuries, not because of Mike Rigg.

What you don't seem to realise is that I've never said or suggested any such thing.

[JarrowClaret]

When you see Vydra running around like that for 90+ minutes who isn’t supposed to be that hard working you know that he has bought into the team along with the rest.

They must be knackered we have made is it 5 subs in 3 games? Most of the other teams have done that by 70 minutes.

[Gordaleman]

What you don't seem to realise is that I've never said or suggested any such thing.

So what does "Mike Rigg. Kindly do one, you have no business upsetting this apple cart." mean?

[ksrclaret]

So what does "Mike Rigg. Kindly do one, you have no business upsetting this apple cart." mean?

Just a reference to what I've read online and on this board in the last couple of days where the suggestions are that Sean Dyche is unhappy with the influence Rigg has taken, which has presumably resulted in Dyche having less influence. Other suggestions are that Garlick backs Rigg.

If any of that is true, which you'd assume it is based on the source of information, then it's crazy to think that Garlick would choose to back Rigg over Dyche. Hence my intimation that Rigg has upset the apple cart.

[Bigvince]

"In the 100 days since the start of lockdown the dynamic of the club has changed" There it is right there, he doesn't have the final say on things like he has for the past 7yrs +

You could also take that as meaning players contracts running out before season ends

[bfcmik]

Thought Palace were very poor in the first half. Marginally better in the second but their keeper lost them the points tonight.

Good to see our players had nothing to do with the win

[Gordaleman]

Just a reference to what I've read online and on this board in the last couple of days where the suggestions are that Sean Dyche is unhappy with the influence Rigg has taken, which has presumably resulted in Dyche having less influence. Other suggestions are that Garlick backs Rigg.

If any of that is true, which you'd assume it is based on the source of information, then it's crazy to think that Garlick would choose to back Rigg over Dyche. Hence my intimation that Rigg has upset the apple cart.

So you are making a judgement based on heresay? Fair enough. I prefer facts and as yet no one knows what the problems have been and no one knows if Rigg is even involved.

[ksrclaret]

So you are making a judgement based on heresay? Fair enough. I prefer facts and as yet no one knows what the problems have been and no one knows if Rigg is even involved.

Hmm. Says the poster who believes everything is "resolved" because Bardsley signed a new deal. That seems like a judgement on heresay to me rather than a fact.

Anyway, no worries, nice talking with you.

[Gordaleman]

Hmm. Says the poster who believes everything is "resolved" because Bardsley signed a new deal. That seems like a judgement on heresay to me rather than a fact.

Anyway, no worries, nice talking with you.

That is my opinion, I never said it was a fact. Good night.

[NewClaret]

There’s the worry that we usually only have one per game... I’m optimistic though

Did only have one good half, tbf. Will take the bad half and a win though. Warriors.

[Steve1956]

There is no finer site than watching us defend a 1 goal lead....immense performance tonight!

[Dyched]

That one could be hung on Ben Mee for holding out so long. Within his rights but it screwed us.

You blame Ben Mee for the Gibson mess? Hahaha, you mad man.

[IanMcL]

Jimmy Crankie won’t let us in

She sent me a Christmas card! She'll let me in!

[FCBurnley]

So good to be talking football