FULL-TIME

Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace

Palace gave an early gift goal away & then hammered at the hosts for the rest of the game with zero success. Their accuracy infront of goal was shocking though.
If rumours are true then this ends the reign of Frank de Boer - that will be a little unfair judging from this game though...

"If rumours are true then this ends the reign of Frank de Boer - that will be a little unfair judging from this game though..."

If it IS true I don't think Scott Dann will be receiving a Chrissycard from the de Boer family this year ..... what a miss

Good win for the toon in the Principality ........In the words of the great survivor Tony Pulis 6 down 34 to go

The Burnley v Palace game was decided by a superb defence splitting through ball from KY Lee to Wood with the Burnley striker cooly slotting home.......just unfortunate KY Lee is a Palace player,though !
Palace shaded the game after that and deserved a draw but they only had Benteke as their attacking threat.Despite no points and no goals from there first 4 matches I think once Zaha comes back at the end of the month then Palace will be fine.
Talk of sacking de Boer after just 4 games is ridiculous......how could he legislate for KY Lee's pass or Scott Danns miss ?

Another 3 points for the Toon which takes them up to 10th in the table.Lascelles was man of the match at both ends.
Swansea,another side toothless in attack......not that Newcastle were that much better !

An earlier post from mat80
"Zid,
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mat80,
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I will give you till 5pm tonight Thai time to discuss this offer with your Risk Assessment Counsellor in Perth.
If I do not hear otherwise before then,the BET IS DEFINITELY ON

I haven't seen the Palace game yet but, after the early disaster, it's little compensation to read that the team played quite well but got nothing again. Is it fair to say Benteke is the only recognised striker? Palace missed out on an Everton spare part because of a last minute hitch, but not for the first time, Palace failed to get in additional strikers in the transfer window to support/provide cover for Benteke.
Yes, Zaha is a big miss(I've said before most fouled player along with Hazard), but I'm not sure how much his injury was down to Huddersfield's, ahem, robust tactics on him.
Another Palace record! - "Palace are the first team to lose their opening four top flight matches without scoring a goal since Preston in 1924/25!"
I can't find the link now, but perhaps Palace also have another claim to fame with the minimal number of home wins in recent seasons. (What Palace would give for a home record like Udon's. 3-0 last night and a very good chance of reaching the promotion play-offs).
Oh goodness, not another season of playing catch up, requiring a miracle-like escape?
Frank de Boer? Well, of course, it might get to the point where Palace is so far adrift that a change HAS to be made.Here we go again. The Premiership is unforgiving.
I'm beginning to feel Palace has been walking a tightrope too often.

"Another 3 points for the Toon which takes them up to 10th in the table.Lascelles was man of the match at both ends.
Swansea,another side toothless in attack......not that Newcastle were that much better"

Ehmmmm ..... another game where you spent more time en route to the fridge or returning to the sofa with a new beer then Zid ....... 16 goal attempts with 8 on target AWAY FROM HOME ...... all conquering Man U only managed 18 with the same (8) on target

I'm not saying The Toon didn't have chances statts but,apart from the goal,I can only remember that excellent save Fabianski made from Joselu that spelt danger for Swansea.
Its not as if Fabianski had to make save after save is it ? Yeah,8 on target but only 2 looked like scoring......but a wins a win innit and Newcastle were the better side.

And the one he made from Ayoze Perez when he was falling to his right and managed to get his left foot to it

BTW both Man U & Newcastle had 8 shots on target Away from home yesterday ......... Everton have managed 6 ........... IN FOUR GAMES

Official Club Announcement

Crystal Palace have sacked Frank de Boer after only 5 games in charge.

A club statement said: "Crystal Palace Football Club have this morning parted company with Frank de Boer.

"We would like to thank Frank for his dedication and hard work during his time at the Club.

"A new manager will be appointed in due course and we wish Frank the very best of luck for the future.

"There will be no further comment at this time."

More later...

Oh my Buddah [-o<

Unbelievable ! The guy has had just 4 league games in charge.What chance has he been given ?
What happens if old Woy comes in and Palace lose their next game ? Will he be given a vote of confidence ?
Palace played quite well last night but lacked any bite upfront.
On another day,KY Lee wouldn't have made that shocking back pass,Steve Dann would have scored with the header and Palace would have won 1-0.
Palace played like a team who wanted to do well for their manager,not a team who wanted their manager out.
Absolutely shameful decision........makes Roman Abramovich seem like a guy who will stick with his manager through thick and thin in comparison !

I agree it does seem crazy after just 4 games. But in spite of yesterday's performance, surely Parish wouldn't have acted without some feedback from the players? In that respect, I'm not certain that local boy Jason Puncheon is well suited in the role of team captain. Is it significant that Dougie Freedman was appointed Sporting Director or whatever very recently? Perhaps the writing was on the wall already? As I said previously, so much at stake financially and perhaps real fear of getting in a hole they can't get out of this time. It's rarely dull at the Palace, something usually going on, although sometimes mid-table mediocrity and doing nothing for years on end might appeal.

Slav might be available to take over come the morning

Re: Frank de Boer.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Plenty of coverage on FOX SPORTS FC Monday Edition followed by THE JOHN DYKES SHOW. Just hope Brian didn't hear Shebby Singh's comments on Palace : " Doesn't matter who the Manager is, you can't turn Donkeys into Thoroughdreds" Bit Harsh I thought. Hodgson or Allardyce, flip a coin? At least Hammers got off the mark which probably doesn't help their London Rivals.

VAN DIJK'S SAINTS RETURN

Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk played the full 90 minutes for the club's U23s as they lost 4-0 to Aston Villa at Walsall's Bescot Stadium.

It was Van Dijk's first competitive action in a Southampton shirt this season after a summer in which he put in a transfer request at the club and trained on his own.

He has since been reintegrated into the senior squad after making it clear he wanted the club to take up the interest from Liverpool, who issued a public apology in June following suggestions of an improper approach for the centre-back.

Can see why 'pool wanted him so badly ..... he managed to play 90 mins and only concede FOUR goals

I hope this IS just a coincidence that he has resigned at this time eh Brian?

POYET LEAVES SHANGHAI

Gus Poyet has resigned as coach of Shanghai Shenhua after a 2-1 defeat to Henan Jianye left the big-spending Chinese Super League club languishing in 12th place.

Shanghai Shenhua's 11th reverse in 23 matches this season came despite the introduction of Carlos Tevez off the bench after the Argentine forward's return from a persistent calf injury.

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September 12, 2017, 6:40 am

...... Just hope Brian didn't hear Shebby Singh's comments on Palace : " Doesn't matter who the Manager is, you can't turn Donkeys into Thoroughdreds"

Ah yes, Shebby Singh. His comments wouldn't concern me. Who remembers him suggesting in all seriousness that Steven Gerrard should be played at right back? Steve McMahon nearly fell off his chair and asked Shebby if he'd been having some sherberts in the bar beforehand.

"Crystal Palace have sacked Frank de Boer after only 5 games in charge."

New info just leaking out that FdB was actively trying to replace "The Crystals" in the window with something a bit more dutch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK6sKMU985g

"New info just leaking out that FdB was actively trying to replace "The Crystals" in the window with something a bit more dutch "

I can't possibly imagine that most wouldn't prefer the English version there!
But the Crystals or Crystal Palace Ladies FC seem more likely to make one smile than the men's team at present.

So it IS Hodgson. I'm not so sure that somebody his age shouldn't be retired in the sun somewhere like me .

Also appointed, Ray Lewington, who I've always admired and liked. It's years back that I watched him working impressively with players at the Mitcham training ground.

Both men, therefore, have Palace and local roots.

Guess I should be grateful that the Club hasn't farted about for weeks finding replacements, although there was talk of a Freedman/Hodgson meeting at Biggin Hill Airport before Frank got the boot.

Both men, therefore, have Palace and local roots.

err so did Alan Pardew

"Roy Hodgson has been promised a £40m transfer budget to revamp his new Crystal Palace squad in January."

That should REALLY give him a chance to bring in HIS type of player then

Just a SMALL selection of what he could have got during the last window ....

Nathan Ake 20m
Michael Keane 30m
Danny Drinkwater35m
Tiemoue Bakayoko (chelsea squad player) 40m
Juan Cuadrado 17.3m
Mamu Sakho 26m (perhaps Woy could ask KlipKlop for his money back)
Jordan Pickford 30m
Kelechi Iheanacho 25m
Harry Maguire (defensive kingpin that helped Hull get relegated last year) 17m
Victor Lindelof 30.7 m
Mario Lemina (WHO?) 20m
Kevin Wimmer (not good enough to be a squad player at the spuds) 18m
Sam Clucas (another who masterminded Hulls relegation and on showing v the Toon was worth 50p) 16.5m
Marco "Elbows" Arnautovic 25m

Might have got Jonny Evans if you offered Pulis the full 40m and a night in with the crystals