Rumour: Pape Diop

Yes please. Would be an upgrade on KG IMHO



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New Coldplay Album

Thoughts?



Sort of a fan of them for their sing along tunes... hearing a few of the songs from Ghost Stories seems OK, will take a few listening though.



Defo stereo typed though.

Loan round up summer 2014

Anyone know how Sow is doing at FC Honka. I have tried to read up online and he seems to have played a couple of part games and then a full game and then out of the squad for the last one. Injury?



Just wondered if any of our Finnish fans know anything? Also spotted the coach there is no other than S Kuqi. Surely it has to be . . . . .

June Betting Masters - 127

BM - 127...All welcome, show the BBS who the best punter is; don't delay join today



2014 Order of Merit after April, PoolKing with a slim lead



PoolKing 16

evvo111 15

LLCOOLSTEVE 13

Finbar 10

Flat Noodle 10

No1Fan 10

Little Fozzie 10

3 Beers at HT 10

Louis 9

Gooders 8

StuNick 7

Stigma 5

kayjay 3

srs9jps 1

ardeo 1



Previous winners:



1: el mico

2: three-way 0-0-0 final draw !!!(Plugster, late mail and odds against)

3: Finbar

4: Grim Reaper

5: EagleSE24

6: LLCOOLSTEVE

7: Stigma

8: Stigma

9: Stigma

10: Tor

11: Finbar

12: Finbar

13: old git

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Overall best betting in 2004: Stigma

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14. Reps AJ

15. bradley eagle

16. Tor

17. LLCOOLSTEVE

18. stevejfh

19. Tor

20. Finbar

21. Drunk eagle

22. Ozeagle

23. LLCOOLSTEVE

24. Wildcat Army

25. LLCOOLSTEVE

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Overall best better in 2005: stevejfh

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26: si1965

27: Ozeagle

28: srs9jps

29. si1965

30: hakers

31: Tor (WC '06)

32: srs9jps

33: NO1FAN

34: Drunk eagle

35: Stigma

36: Stigma

37: DedBallSpeshlst

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Overall best better in 2006: Flat Noodle

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38: LLCOOLSTEVE

39: Finbar

40: richdeniro

41: Stigma

Champions league winner 06/07: Ian Hart

UEFA Cup winner 06/07: Gav The Hamster

42: Finbar

43: Funk Butter

44: PoolKing

45: Funk Butter

46: Drunk Eagle

47: StuNick

48: Stigma

49: StuNick

Champions league winner 07/08-1: Finbar

UEFA Cup winner 07/08-1: Gav The Hamster

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Overall best better in 2007: Finbar

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50: GodstoneEagle

51: Funk Butter

52: Finbar

53: Funk Butter

54: LLCOOLSTEVE

55: Al From Bromley

56: Stigma

2008 Olympics: pauldrulez

57: pauldrulez

58: NO1FAN

59: Al From Bromley

60: Drunk Eagle

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Overall best better in 2008: StuNick

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61: StuNick

62: ardeo

63: Stigma

64: LLCOOLSTEVE

65: Finbar

66: No1Fan

67: Al From Bromley

68: Al From Bromley

69: Funk Butter

70: DedBallSpeshlst

71: Kayjay

72: Gooders

73: gjohnk

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Overall best better in 2009: Funk Butter

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74: Finbar

75: StuNick

76: DedBallSpeshlst

77: Swanny32

78: Funk Butter

79: Funk Butter

80: gjohnk

81: Finbar

82: MynamenisnotMax

83: No1Fan

84: gjohnk

85: Little Fozzie

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World Cup 2010 winner: old git

Overall best better in 2010: ?????

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86: Flat Noodle

87: Finbar

88: GodstoneEagle

89: Flat Noodle

90: mynameisnotmax

91: Louis

92: Funk Butter

93: gjohnk

94: DedBallSpeshlst

95: Stigma

96: cantspell

97: No1Fan

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2011 Order of Merit Winner: Finbar

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March 100th edition knockout special: Little Fozzie

Champions league winner 1st half 2011: Finbar

Champions league winner 2nd half 2011: StuNick

Jan - May UEFA Cup winner 2011: StuNick

Aug - Dec UEFA Cup winner 2011: Housey100



98: 3 Beers at HT

99: StuNick

100: cantspell

101: Funk Butter

102: Finbar

103: Swanny32

104: Funk Butter

105: Louis

106: srs9jps

107: Funk Butter

108: LLCOOLSTEVE

109: Funk Butter

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2012 Order of Merit Winner: Funk Butter



August - Dec 2012 Champions League winner: Swanny32

August - Dec 2012 UEFA Cup winner: JamTheEagle



Jan - May 2012 Champions League winner: No1Fan

Jan - May 2012 UEFA Cup winner: Ian Hart

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110: Louis

111: Louis

112: Gooders

113: Finbar

114: Little Fozzie

115: StuNick

116: Flat Noodle

117: Louis

118: evvo111

119: srs9jps

120: StuNick

121: LLCOOLSTEVE

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2013 Order of Merit Winner: Louis



August - Dec 2013 Champions League winner: Little Fozzie

August - Dec 2013 UEFA Cup winner: Stig



Jan - May 2013 Champions League Winner: Gooders

Jan - May 2013 UEFA Cup winner: Scoopster

Aug - Dec 2013 Champions League Winner: Little Fozzie

Aug - Dec 2013 UEFA Cup Winner: Stigma

========================

122: No1Fan

123: PoolKing

123: LLCOOLSTEVE

124: 3 Beers at HT



Winter Olympics 2014 Winner: srs9jps





Rules are as follows



1 Every player has 200 points to bet with in the first round.



2 Each separate bet made is 10 points meaning players have 20 bets during the first 20 days. Maximum bet on a single market is 10 points, same rule applies for identical multis (basically no duplicate bets though you can do a team A, team B double on one bet and then add team C for a treble in another bet)



3 In the second round the 4* finalists all start by carrying forward 25% of their score from the first round added to the 150 points that can bet used in the second round. The person who qualifies for the final with the most points also gets an additional 10pt bet. (*if the number of participants gets to 16 or more, then a 5th finalist place will be added and then one more for every 5 players on top of that).



4 Betting Masters, first group stages runs from 0000 on the first of the month (standard UK time) to 2359hrs on the 20th of the month. Then the top four* posters come together in a mini league from there on until the end of the month.

Final bet settlement must occur before 2359 on the last day of the month.



5 Naturally the winner is the person with the highest score at the end of the last day of the month.



6 Scoring consists of total winnings and is inclusive of 10 point stake i.e. someone bets on a 6/4 horse and it wins their score becomes 25 (15 points profits plus the 10 pt stake) There is no score for any bets not used. Losing bets are scored as zero, not -10.

Any bet from an exchange bookie will have a 4% commission (on the winnings), if nothing else is explicitly stated in the post.



7 Players must quote where they're getting their prices.



8 Singles and upwards accepted.



9 For boxed multis and bets such as Yankees, each separate bet within the bet counts as separate and will cost 10pts per bet. e.g. ten trebles from five selections will use up 100 points.



10. E/W bets are counted as two bets in the masters, which means 10 points x 2



11. For tracking purposes, players are requested to put the outcome of their bets on the post for all events other than European soccer/tennis.



12. Where possible players are requested to put down a running total of their bets in their posts, although I'll also try and produce rolling league tables where possible.



13. After a bet has been posted up, one is not allowed to edit it..



14. The bets must be possible to do in real life, meaning for example that if you got a multi, all the odds have to come from 1 bookmaker. You can’t shop around for the highest odds and put them together. "Special promotion" type bets are not allowed though BOG (Best Odds Guaranteed) are.



15. Bets must be placed at odds of 1/10 (or 1.1 in decimal) or higher



16. Any Draw No Bet bets where the result is a push will always have the bet settled as void, never 10pts. Any asian handicap bet where the result is a push (in full) will have the bet settled as void. Any asian handicap where half of the stake is returned will be marked down as 5pts with the remainder of the Asian handicap settled as a win or a loss (this is applicable for asian handicaps such as 2.25 or -2, -2.5 etc)



17. In the event that a player is not sure if their bet will finish in time, before midnight on the 20th or midnight for qualifying midnight on the final day of the month for the final, they can make a provisional bet or bets which then become actual bets only if their original selection(s) finishes at 12.01am or after

Palace v Poole town 1st August

Local paper report tonight Tony Pulis sending a team to Play Poole town on 1st August

Barcelona to sell Fabregas

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Not a suggestion!



Seems a bit of a strange one to me. I thought he was bought as a long term replacement for the aging Xavi and Iniesta yet he's sold just as it looks like Xavi and Iniesta are in the final stages of their career. His record over there is very good so it's not a case of him not being good enough. Can anyone with a bit more knowledge of Spanish football shed any light on this?

Frank Lampard

Just signed for New York Comsos apparently.

Italy - Ireland

Ireland are playing really well against Italy. On this link they have the nutty Geordie co-commentator Ray Hudson. To view the link you have to Register or Login

Im lost on this...explain

Booking return flights for my kids to come out to see me



Heathrow - Baltimore



21 June -one way

Economy 860 quid

Premium economy 648 quid



29 June coming back



same as above



Over 400 nicker, return, cheaper to go on the same flight but Premium Economy as opposed to ecomomy



Im lost on this pricing,the day before its over 1200 one way.



Help !!!!!!!!!!! cos im fcked if I know how it works out

Sorry Dave - another how to download a photo thread

I've downloaded photos a hundred times to thread on here by various means, usually by right clicking the photo and choosing something like copy link etc.



I've also done the same using Flickr for personal photos etc.



It seems this has stopped working for me. Flickr seems to have got all copyright conscience or something, but surely it should allow my own photos to be copied?



Am I missing something, or do I need re-educating on how to do this?



Insert head banging smilie.

White footballs

What is with all of these stupid coloured footballs? Last night England used a light orange ball? Black and white patches yes all white yes. The rest are horrible

Eagle Eye Fanzine.

No doubt there has been many threads made about this fabulous publication and yadda yadda yadda but I don't care quite frankly.

Any memories of this great fanzine or related memories are welcome.

In my eyes.

Off ya go then....

Thread topic transfer thread .

Put the threads you are happy see tranfered to another clubs forum here..



Free transfer . Ukip wtf.. Possibly to millwall ?



Loan . The ukraine thread .. Some scottish club to save elgin travelling ..



Tribunal.. I miss pk .. If we are to lose him lets get a fair price ..



New contract .. Googleperving .. Need to break the bank for this one ..

Watching the world cup in Spain

I'm going to be in Spain from 19th to 30th June and will have access to Spanish TV channels. Will any of them be showing the World Cup games as per the BBC and ITV ie free to view?



Thanks

World cup songs 2014

Shakira does it again (after her great success in 2010, her waka waka with over 650 million youtube views now..big numbers for a football song that). 2014 edition:

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Just something refreshing with Shakira..and seems like the profit from the song will go towards the UN world food programme..Catchy tune (as football songs go) as well.



Pitbull with the official official world cup song..we are one..rather prefer Shakira again..

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Santana also trying his luck with a world cup song..works so so ..

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Kinda like the “Coca cola” song (lots of different versions of this one);

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Fifa football version of same song:

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Even Norway got on the official Fifa music list with beautiful Adelen..

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Ending with this French one..

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What other world cup 2014 songs have we got ?

'Palace Hall of Fame'

I don't know if this has been discussed on the Boards before. If so I apologise.



When we eventually have a new Main Stand, shouldn't it incorporate a 'Palace Hall of Fame' ?

If so, what should be the criteria for a player, or manager to gain entrance ?

There are obvious candidates....



Peter Simpson. (1929-35) Still our leading goal scorer, with an outstanding tally of 165 goals in just 195 games.

Johnny Byrne. (1956-62. & 1967-68) England internationally while he was with Palace. And we were in the lower leagues at the time. Imagine that happening today ?

Sold in 1962 for a British record transfer fee of £65,000.

Steve Coppell. Need I say more ???

Jim Cannon. (1972-88.) Record number of appearances. A massive 571.



On a personal note, I would have to nominate Don Rogers. One of my all time favourites.

Although his spell was relatively short at Palace, he was in my opinion one of the classiest and most skillfull players ever to don (excuse the pun..) a Palace shirt. His goals in the 5-0 thrashing of Manure will never fade from my memory.



As I said if this thread has been done before, I apologise.



So, who would you nominate for 'The Palace Hall of Fame'...and why ?

Romantic European winter getaways

Hi y'all,



I was thinking of planning a romantic few days away somewhere in Europe for the wife and I. The only problem is we'll be visiting in early Jan 2015 so likely to be cold. We've done Paris in the winter before but was thinking of somewhere else. Salzberg, Austria randomly came to mind. Can anyone recommend any of Europe's other city's/towns for romantic winter getaways?



Thanks!

How many times? Liverpol 3-3

How many times have you wathed the last 10mins +5mins of that match.

o la o la Eagles on 90mins still send a shiver down my spine.



I think I'm on about 10.

Can you fill in the gaps?

Speroni - 500k



Ward - 400k

Delaney - Free

Dann - ?

Mariappa - ?



Jedinak - Free

Ledley - ?

Dickagcoi - 400k



Bolasie - Free

Chamakh - Free

Puncheon - ?



Jerome - Loan



If you can you will be a massive help, cheers! 😊

Wow this is really LOL

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This story is bizarre....

"The court heard that he initially removed cow pats from the farm but his behaviour escalated, with Truscott regularly entering the farm to perform a sex act in slurry."



Discuss :bash:

Live Com and Updates: We Clap with our hands, We're Crystal Palace we clap with our hands

We Clap with our hands, We're Crystal Palace we clap with our hands.:lux:

How come some Brighton :clown: retard has sold the idear of cardboard clappers to the FA and England :veryangry.

Match Updates: England V Peru

Poxy band and happy clappers.....

Match Updates: England v Peru

Peru have a interesting version of the sash... red on red

Copyright from articles pasted from the web

Know Dave doesn't like this without a source.



Have a work project where I am going to share some educational information, so far, so good. But I wanted to set up a website or blog where you could link to the original articles, with maybe a precis of what the article was about on the blog. Where do I stand on copyright, do I need to let the originator know I am sharing their article (there wouldn't be any comment on the quality of the article or debate on it). I know there are several blogs (even politicised ones) who just link without a second thought, but unfortunately, I have to be whiter than white in my job role.

TROLLEY

Well much water has passed under the bridge, tempers once frayed have calmed, and time as ever has passed so







Can we invite Trolley, whether a single being or a pseudo identity back to liven conversation up again please?

Asda Klan cosy

top marks from product Dev



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The Ultimate Guide to - Costa Rica

Very educational ;)



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Your World Cup Starting XI

---------------------------------Hart-------------------------------------



Johnson------------Cahill-------------------Jagielka------------------Shaw



-------------------Gerrard-----------------Henderson----------------------



Sterling-------------------------Barkley-----------------------------Lallana



-------------------------------Sturridge-----------------------------------

The police v grime music - a documentary

The history of the world in two minutes

http//http://ift.tt/1iymSxc

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top link doesn't work for some reason it is pretty cool with the music too

Deryck Wibley on the mend

Get well soon big fella.



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McAfee Anti Virus Renewal

I moved away from PC's a few years ago to Mac but I have just noticed on my bank statement that McAfee have renewed my subscription for another year for another £50 odd. But my payment card details changed in November last year, but when I logged into my McAfee account they have my new payment card number. How the f**k did they get the new number it's only the last 2 digits that have changed but I definitely didn't tell?



I have turned off the auto renewal now but I am perplexed how they got the new number. Anyone got any ideas?

Old skool Ravers

All dayer in September with 7 arenas + a top line up of Dj's + at the mo only 20 quid. Dust off your white gloves + whistles To view the link you have to Register or Login

Do you like root beer?

Well, do ya?



And if so, what brand is your favourite?



Today I've tried an A&W which was fantastic and a Boylan's which was nice but not quite as good as the A&W.

R Lambert to Liverpool

4 m says bbc



would be a good signing for them IMVHO

Rugby World Cup

Got my tickets today but why on earth do they go on sale more than a year ahead! Great cash flow for the organisers.

How good is your ISP for video playback?

Quote:

Wondering how good video streaming is for your ISP compared to others in your area? Google's new video quality report can show you.P Head to the site and, if your area is covered yet, you'll learn whether your ISP delivers smooth high definition playback for YouTube most of the time...or not. The charts show streaming quality—lower definition (under 360p), standard definition (360p), or HD (720p)—by hour. You can also check out the stats for nearby service providers. Unfortunately, average actual streaming speeds by ISP aren't provided. To view the link you have to Register or Login

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Battlefield 3 PC Free On Origin To Download Until 3rd June

Origin's free download this week is the full game of Battlefield 3



It is a 19gb download and it took 20 minutes to download using my fast fibre optic connection.



Their is a massive online community and it is very easy to find a game.



The game looks amazing running on the Ultra Graphic settings if your PC can manage it and there is no lag online.



Easily the best game so far that Origin is giving away in its monthly free game offer.



This free offer is only available until the 3rd June 2014 and you have to open a free Origin gaming account to access the download.



No catches just a great PC game for free.

Froch v Groves

Who do you want to win?



Personally (like Froch) I find Groves just a bit irritating.



Am actually going to this one.

Heysel Anniversary - media articles

29th anniversary today. Please post any links to articles commemorating the tragedy here.



I haven't actually looked, but I'm sure that it will be all over the British media.



:veryangry

Suggestion: Ikechi Anya - Watford

Remember this guy when we were in the Championship and saw him again for Scotland last night.



Has always looked like a very decent player. Lots of pace and skill on the ball - loves getting down the line.



Seeing as we have just released both of our left backs, Anya is one I would like to see come in and replace them - even if he is initially brought in as back-up.

READING, LOOKING SHAKY

I am hearing a few murmers of money troubles coming from my local club. Things are not rosy, They only got relegated the other year and still getting Parachute payments. If they do go that has to be some really poor mnagement.

Forum downtime on Friday

At some point on Friday the forums will be offline for a small upgrade

A third of britons are racist

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I'd imagine the racism debate has been done to death on here, but it seems the recent rise of UKIP has led to people being more open with their views (see the comments section).



Is this an acceptable rejection of over-zealous political correctness or is it a devolution threatening the advancement of the human race?



Personally, I think the following parts are most telling:



"Education had an impact with 19% of those with a degree and 38% of those with no qualifications reporting racial prejudice."



"The survey also found wide variations currently across the country: 16% of people in inner London admitted to prejudice but the figure was 35% in the West Midlands."



So racists are stupid and ignorant, who would have thought it?

Question for Mike Pink

Is it this weekend that the club shop comes "in house"? Any news on the launch?

Humour: Have we signed anyone yet?

It's nearing the end of May, Spurs have their 75th manager of the last 3 seconds, Arsenal have decided to sign some Arsene Wenger 'my way' auto biographies, no-one has any interest in David Moyes, Man City make giant bid to buy outright FIFA so ...... Have we bought anyone yet?

Support Tower Hamlets mayor or risk riots, says advisor

My voting evening was tame compared to this:D







"A senior adviser to Lutfur Rahman, the extremist-linked mayor of Tower Hamlets, has said there will be street violence unless people stop questioning the manner of his re-election.

The Electoral Commission is to hold an inquiry into polling in the east London borough after dozens of reports of voter intimidation and a chaotic count that took more than five days to declare a final result."



"Rachael Saunders, a Labour councillor in Tower Hamlets, said: “There were huge mobs of people at the polling stations, shouting, intimidating, actually making it quite difficult for people to vote.”



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10 years ago today

Andy Johnson, more than capable of scoring. And he very nearly does. And Neil Shipperley has.

Malcolm Glazer dies

BN on SSN

Cardiff to storm championship

Cardiff are the bookies favourites to win the Championship and come straight back up to the Premiership. We have already signed Javi Guerra - who scored 15 in La Liga last season..A young Austrian called Guido Burgstaller...Man Utd's Federico Macheda and now Adam Le Fondre and we're still in May!!



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I really think we got a great chance..can't wait for start of season::p

Nigeria V Scotland

:D :D :D



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Driving to Amsterdam

Anyone done it? Im basically looking for a good idea where to park? Taaaaa

Smoking at away grounds

I am writing a book about last season and my notes on some inconsequential details are not as good as I hoped and my memory isn't what it was. Can any fellow smokers remember which grounds we were allowed outside to smoke at.

Help much appreciated

Rumour: Charlie Mulgrew

Heard from good source In Celtic we are sniffing.

Would be so impressed with TP if this comes off top player.

We would have to compete for signature no doubt though.



A left footed Joel Ward bags full of athleticism if no-one knows him.

Maya Angelou RIP

RIP Maya



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Barcelona open pitchside restaurant

CPFC2010 if you're browsing... Take a look at this.



I also advocate that we resign Jules and put him in charge of catering for (well if this is ever feasible) the restaurant as added duties to his contract.



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Striker Question

Not sure if this should be in transfer thread or here,



Looking at the squad at the moment, what strikers would you say would be in our price range and wage structure? As well as being an improvement on what we have got (Chamakh, Gayle, Murray)

If your bored and Fancy a laugh

WATCH THIS



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:D

Steve Browett - "Palace can become one of the biggest clubs in the country"

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I spoke to Steve Browett about his four years as co-chairman of Palace and he reflected back on some great moments but also looked to the future, claiming there is no reason why Palace cannot be one of the biggest clubs in the country.

Discussion: Nathaniel Clyne

Given his link to Liverpool this week, does anyone have any idea if we have a sell-on clause for Nathaniel Clyne?

George Howard

I should probably put this in the 'World of Football' forum, but I think more people will see it here.



Young talented goalkeeper George Howard, who was with Gillingham last season, has fallen into a coma. This comes after a car crash while on holiday in South Africa. A donations page has been set up to help his rehabilitation. Any donations will be massively appreciated. Here is the donations page. To view the link you have to Register or Login



Thank you.

12 players leave, inc Parr, Moxey, Gabs

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Palace Stickers

I live in Australia and i really can't believe how hard it is to get a palace sticker for my ute. Any info would be great.

I just want to spread the Palace love over here in OZ.

World Cup Wall Charts

Anyone got any recommendations for a Brazil 2014 chart?



I had an awesome one for Euro 2012 but I can't for the life of me remember where I got it from.

ESPN World Cup Posters

Some nice designs here

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Injuries and their consequences

Days lost to player injuries 2013-14



Arsenal 1716

Tottenham Hotspur 1441

Aston Villa 1426

Everton 1367

Newcastle United 1303

West Bromwich Albion 1161

Manchester United 1146

Fulham 1095

West Ham United 1094

Crystal Palace 1061

Hull City 1017

Liverpool 997

Norwich City 978

Manchester City 929

Swansea City 922

Sunderland 735

Southampton 708

Cardiff City 609

Chelsea 556

Stoke City 555





That is a load of days but presumably GM was a chunk of that.

18 Years Ago Today

Palace 1 Leicester 2



:sob::sob::sob::sob::sob:

Help Locating Steve Browett Interview

My Dad has told me to listen to an interview with Steve Browett that was on here recently. However I cannot find it- can someone who knows where it is mind copying and pasting the link in a reply to this thread?



Cheers



MV

GAA 2014 - All Ireland Championship

We're back again for another year of the All Ireland Championship.



Ryan_the_eagle contributed the following to last years thread, but we all know how our dear leader, Casement Park regular, and fan of all things Aontroim, (especially those fine hurlers in Cushendall) Dave likes a new thread on subjects, rather than bumping old ones.



So here it is, now lower the blade & poc fada mo chairde.

Travelling the middle east, BBSer advice sought...

Good afternoon all, mods I did have a hunt for a thread of a similar nature but couldn't find anything...



I was looking to travel around Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Israel this year. Either late August until mid Sept, or late Sept to mid Oct.



I note that Lebanon and Egypt have had a few trouble spots recently and was wondering on what any BBSers based around there could tell me about it all. I THINK that Lebanon will be safe in the coastal towns and Beruit.



My brother, who I'll be holidaying with, is in to his architecture and is pretty pissed off with it kicking off in Cairo of late but knows there are plenty of things to see in Jordan and Lebanon. Obviously Syria is a **** no but we are hoping to pick up Petra, the Dead Sea, Red Sea, Jerusalem and the other big draws, possibly returning via Istanbul too.



I am aware that certain countries are funny about having an Israel stamp in a passport and you can you visa stuck on a separate bit of paper to avoid these problems.



Hoping to blag about 3 weeks off work to get a taster tour for this wonderful part of the world.

Was this you in my picture? Play off final 2004

This is the first time I have posted a thread. The attached photo was taken of two friends of mine at the CPFC, West Ham final. The two people behind them seemed very keen to be in the photo! I have often thought they might like a copy! It suddenly dawned on me that the discussion board was one way of getting the photo out there!

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If you go down to the woods today.....

Bringing back memories:







:lux: :p

Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist - Mini Series

I've only watched the first two episodes so far... it's bad, but pretty good at the same time :)







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Clyne

If Clyne moved to Liverpool would Palace get a percentage?

Buying a new TV. Advice Please !!

We are considering buying a new a TV, done the normal Currys / John Lewis thing and found its a minefield !!

Were looking for the best LCD Flat screen with as many HZ as possible and around 50".

We were told about 4K ? and THX something to do with sound ?

Is it possible to get the above from Sony or Panasonic for under a grand ?

Is it right that Sony and Panasonic are the best ?

Does the price of HDMI leads make a difference ?

Thinking about waiting a little while as Im guessing there will mega sales before the world cup, BTW we watch a bit of football and normal tele stuff, no gaming on this TV.



Any advice would be greatly appreciated,



Many Thanks :)

Things to do in Belfast

I am in Belfats in a couple of weeks for four days, only ever driven through it before. Things to do, places to eat, things to avoid advice please.

SD Eibar taking donations to play in La Liga

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This weekend, a small town celebrated their football club's promotion to Spain's top flight. These celebrations were tempered with a sense of realism and the preparations that come with inevitable disappointment as their promotion may be all but guaranteed because of a simplistic, yet nonsensical financial provision in place. Because of an economic principle, Real Decreto 1251/1999, in place to govern the finances of clubs in Spain's top two levels - formally classified as 'professional football' - SD Eibar could find themselves relegated back to the Segunda Division. What is most frustrating about this is that it would be at no fault of their own. Real Decreto stipulates that every club must have a capital equal to 25 percent of the expenses (average) of all teams in the Segunda Division, with the two sides with the biggest output and the two with the smallest not included. It's a simple means of ensuring the financial viability of Spain's professional sides, but it's also on a scale incomparable to the modest expenditures and means of SD Eibar. At the moment, the club's capital sits just above 422,000 euros. Based on the stipulations of Real Decreto, the club would have to raise that to 2,146,525 euros to meet the standards that other clubs have created with their financial practices. Other clubs, that unlike SD Eibar, are in serious debt, mirroring the country's economic downfall, collapsing industry and abysmal unemployment numbers. Simply put, the club need to raise 1,724,242 euros by the beginning of the next La Liga campaign. In August, club members will be able to buy shares at 50 euros a piece, and shortly thereafter, sales will open to the public. That's a lot of money for a town of 27,000 in a nation crippled by a poor economy.

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Rumour: Liverpool set to bid for Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie

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The Reds have made a firm enquiry about the 25-year-old winger after he starred against them in the final week of the season. Bolasie inspired Palace's fightback from 3-0 down to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park as Tony Pulis's men delivered a fatal blow to Liverpool's title hopes. Rodgers is a long-term admirer of the £2.5m-rated midfielder going back to the days when he was in charge of Swansea and Bolasie was at Plymouth. He has kept tabs on the Congo international ever since as he has continued to catch the eye during his rise up the divisions to the top flight.

:( But it is the Daily Star

Chopra - acting like a twat again.

Threatening Swansea's Ashley Williams over twitter, leading to him (Aw) deleting his account

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This is what happens when the public sees a Woman abusing a man

I found this interesting, I wonder what others will make of it. :p

Should PK be banned?

Yes or no question. :p

New contract for Rogers at Liverpool

He had to sign four times to make sure. Three isn't enough apparently.



#gonebychristmas

Happy Birthday Catty!

Happy birthday to the gorgeous, intelligent and full of fun Cathy :love:



Hope you've had a wonderful weekend.

My car just rolled into a wall

I live on a hill with lots of elderly people, and normally leave the car in 2nd as the handbrake is a bit iffy. Came back from the school run and was sitting indoors when I heard a car alarm going off down the road. Looked out of my window and could see a car parked at a crazy angle against a wall. Was thinking 'stupid old bastards' to myself when I noticed the numberplate :( Ran down to the car and amazingly it only has a few scratches on the bumper, considering how far it rolled. Been rubbing it down and respraying it all morning since. Could have been well worse though.



So if you've got a dodgy handbrake, get it sorted :p

Transfer News: micheal dawson and gylifi sigurosson

Just seen these 2 are at the top of pulis's wanted list according to the daily star.

QPR - Will they ever learn? Scum

Back page of the Sun - £10m package for Lampard and want Rio as well - this is exactly why I am so proud to be a Palace supporter and not these pretenders who simply have to throw money at aging has beens.



What do we think of QPR?

Sh1T

What do we think of Sh1t?

QPR

Thank you

Tyreleader

Need some new tyres for both cars here and come across these guys:



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Price wise for 2 eagle F1's is working out at £265, which is £60 less than blackcircles.



Is it too good to be true ... seems legit and lots of trusttpilot reviews, but just a little dubious.

Well done CronX!

Great article here, love the rednblue kegs.



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Classified Section

Have recently noticed that over the years I have used the bbs to source an accountant, a plumber and a mechanic. All Palace fans and all with success and a nice discount :)



I was wondering about the idea of having a section/forum purely for Palace fans/bbs members to advertise their business and for those to post looking for a service/product?



Obviously rules would need to be in place to stop blatant 'advertising eg. must be a member for 2 years, at least 200 posts etc.

Can anyone help?

Hi there can anyone help. Watching the play off finals this weekend has bought back memories of this time last year when we did it. I have the you tube link here and would like to know the piece of music that was played in the opening credits.



I would be greatful if anyone could help.



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Fixture Information 14/15 Premier league fixtures

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Amazon Instant (formerly Love Film)

If you have this, can you watch the wire and black sails?



Does the padlock icon mean I need to purchase?

Hibs relegated

They join Hearts and Rangers in the Scottish Championship next season ...



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Ireland vs Turkey (Delaney starting!!)

"Delaney rewarded for a memorable season with crystal palace"!!



Come in daemo!!....

paul vaessen book

Just read the paul vaessen book, stuck in a moment by Stewart Taylor.

Its honestly the best football biography ive read.

For those that don't know pauls story.

Brought up in Bermondsey, he signed as a schoolboy for arsenal in1977.

And made history at 18 coming off the bench to score a last minute winner against juventus in turin in the 2nd leg of the European cup winners cup semi final.

At the time juventus had never lost a European cup tie at home in there history.

And arsenal were massive underdogs after drawing 1-1 at Highbury.

The next day paul was on the back page of every national news paper and seemed to have the world at his feet.

Within 2 years of that night, he'd suffered a terrible knee injury that all most crippled him and lhad to retire from football.

2 years after retiring hed lost his wife and child and was living on the streets of south east london with a 120 pound a day heroin habit.

Its one of the most moving and powerful books ive ever read.

Match Updates: League One Play-off final - Leyton Orient v Rotherham

Come on the O's :p

Ched Evans

Ched Evans the convicted rapist is set to sign a £3M contract with Sheffield United. He's due to be released in October after serving half of his five years inside.



Absolute disgrace in my opinion that clubs employ rapists, murderers and women beaters. Sheffield United hang your heads in shame, that's Evans and King they've had at the club. Nigel Clough has even been visiting him behind inside!



Thankfully that would never happen with 2010 in charge of things, I think it puts a huge emphasis on the appreciation of the owners.



Shocking.



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Going to Japan (Tokyo)

I'm off to Tokyo in July, and am just wondering what people recommend to do in the city and surrounding areas?

Bees in the wall at the end of my garden

Seen a lot of bumble bees flying into a small pipe in the wall at the end of my garden. I assume there must be a nest/hive in there. Was thinking of calling the pest control people out to deal with it as don't really fancy getting stung and they're always getting in the house and stuck in the closed windows (stupid flying insect style).



Thing is keep reading we need to start being nice to bees.



Any advice?

Pulis as pundit

It was mentioned yesterday on Radio 5 Live, that TP will be in Brazil as a pundit for the BBC this summer. I didn't catch if they said for radio or TV or both.

So firstly, congratulations to Tony for the chance to give his footballing opinions to a wider audience and to earn some extra money.

Secondly, it shows how high his stock is with the media after the successes of this season.

But thirdly, is this going to affect our activities in the transfer market for the 4 weeks that he is out of the country - or is that what Mr Moody is at the club for?

My Twisted World

Has anyone read this?



I feel bad for posting this as I'm posting about the alleged perpetrator of a very recent horrific crime that killed 10 people and I'm somehow I'm not thinking about the horrendous loss of life.



But having spent the best part of my Saturday evening reading 140 pages of a fairly well written but incredibly disturbing manifesto/memoir written by the latest nut-job to go on a mass shooting spree in the States I simply had to say something somewhere (so I picked the BBS instead of talking about it with anyone I actually know in real life).



It's just a bizarre insight into the inner-workings of a guy so out of touch with reality that I don't know how to feel. Obviously there's the horror that he committed such atrocities but reading his words and he was obviously so broken that I cannot help but feel a little sorry for him. He could only see how people had constantly wronged him at every stage of his life. For example on the video he says "You girls have never been attracted to me. I don’t know why you girls aren’t attracted to me, but I will punish you all for it."



Just crazy. And very sad. I hope the victims families are able to get some solace somewhere. The shooting is one thing but reading the manifesto and it's a crime that can become so voyeuristic it will be hard for them to ever move on.



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And the video if you haven't seen it...

Anyone want to pop this onto NSC?

Liverpool experts

Having seen the end of Match of the Day with Hansen, Lawrenson, Murphy and Hamamn (there's probably more who I can't' think of), I thought we'd seen the end of the experts from Liverpool. Forward to the CL final. Quick look on itv and there is Stevie Gerard. Knowing how rubbish itv is at everything, I switch over to Sky. Not wanting to be outdone in the Liverpool Expert Stakes, they have four - Carragher, Redknapp, Souness and Xabi Alonso (though he has just made a quick exit). Roll on the World Cup and let's see how many others they call upon for there expertise.:veryangry:veryangry:veryangry

Crystal Palace Season Review 2013-14

Any word on this seasons review? Is Super Al making it again this year?



There is normally a thread with info by now but I haven't seen anything so far this year. Last year we never got the HD copy many of us were craving. Hopefully we can push the boat out this year.



The players will be on holiday so I guess interviews and things will already by done.



I'd love to see us use Kickstarter or something like that with tiered options. I'm sure a review of this season would be a big seller. It's the interviews and extra that I really love about season reviews though. I'd love to see a really in depth review made rather than just brief highlights.

Match Updates: Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid (Champions League Final)

Meh, lets see what occurs

The myth that KG is 'fat'

Guess that's that debunked, then...

David Luiz WTF

Bought for £21m - been up and down for Chelsea over his 3.5 years and then selling for £40m. The world of football truly is ****ed.



Hes certainly a talented footballer but I fail to see why he's worth any more than the original fee if that.

Name that Pub

annoyingly addictive quiz thing....



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World Cup songs

I had no idea the Vengerboys were still going

Best oppo players at Selhurst

Which opposition players impressed you most this season at Selhurst?



Obviously Yaya was exceptional but for me a few others stood out, in particular Cabaye (why Newcastle sold him I'll never know).



Also, what about surprise performances? I thought Mulumbu for West Brom looked quality.

Steve Parish on Today programme

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This time last year. Play-Off Final day. Where were you??

At about this time we were in Hamilton Hall at Liverpool Street and already on the Jack Daniels

Rumour: Tendai Ndoro

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Mpumalanga Black Aces striker Tendai Ndoro is set to undergo trials with Premier League side Crystal Palace.



Reports from Bulawayo say Ndoro will be at Palace for one week in early June in a move which, if successful, will make him the fourth Zimbabwean after Bruce Grobbelaar, Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari to play in England's topflight.



Ndoro’s agent, Gibson Mahachi, confirmed his client would be going to England for the trials, adding that there are also a number of other European and South African clubs who have shown an interest in the Warriors forward.



Ndoro joined Aces on a one-year deal, with an option to renew, after finishing as the top goalscorer in the Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League when playing for Bulawayo side Chicken Inn. He was also selected among the 11 soccer stars of the year.



Ndoro, who signed for AmaZayoni last year, only joined them in January as he could not get his international clearance in time. Nevertheless he impressed, scoring seven goals for AmaZayoni.



The in-demand striker is back in Zimbabwe for the offseason break and is part of the Warriors squad that will play Tanzania in the second leg of the preliminary round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

qualifiers. Zimbabwe lost the first leg 1-0.



Word has it that Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns are also after Ndoro.











He played for a team called Chicken Inn :)

Sign in using Facebook/Google Plus/Twitter

A lot of apps have this now, and it's certainly more convenient than filling in registration details, but is it safe? What are the ramifications of signing in this way?

Fantasy Football / Dream Team

Has anyone seen any of these this yet ? Want to do a competition at work and create a mini league from a national newspapers free game but haven't see any other than than Telegraph's one and they want you to pay.

Best fans in the Premier.

Well i knew it. You knew it. Now they know it. I said it before we went up that our fans will be the best and we were. Congratulations to Palace and everyone of you vocal fans.



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Click on Palace..Obviously.. and see the results.



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:lux::lux::lux::lux::lux::lux::lux::lux::lux::lux: :lux::lux::lux::lux::lux:

The Never Ending Story

The Never Ending Story

Rules

• No more than 10 words per post can be used
  


• You can not post 2 in a row
  


• Each sentence must carry on from the previous post (try and make sense)
  


• The story must never end

I'll start in the traditional way.



Once upon a time.....

Suggestion: Nicklas Bendtner released by Arsenal

Just been released from Arsenal, personally would be pleased if Pulis picked him up.

The Fast Show

Great to have it back.



Minky pinky Chris Waddle.

Julian Speroni Released

Not confirmed as of yet, but it's all over social media that the unthinkable has happened. Sad day for Palace in my opinion. Don't think Hennessey is any better, in fact, I know he's not based on previous history.



Pulis has done a fantastic job at Palace, but for one of the greatest Palace keepers, in the form of his life, to leave without much of a fight is a bit of a shocker from an outsider's perspective.

Would you want our rivals promoted to the Premier League

Should Palace stay up for decades?



We want the best for Palace and to cement ourselves as strongly as possible in the top flight. We have bags of potential with catchment area etc etc etc. But, at what point would you want to be playing your rivals again? It means everything in those derby matches, who the hell wants to gamble on the cups? I want to be playing these bastards occasionally at least, and it would give me a ton of pleasure to see them (Gayboys/Thugs/**Clowns) get stuffed into a relegation spot every other season.



One can only laugh at their suffering for so long, the relationship has to be kept alive.



**You can say they aren't but we always get a big crowd and a lot of hatred thrown in their direction even if we deliberately pretend to ignore them to wind them up.

Ideas: Playing at PPL Park before Palace

So, I'm currently studying at University in America. I play for the rugby team here and we have our biggest tournament of the year next weekend. It just happens to be being played at PPL Park, where CPFC will play the Philadelphia Union about a month later.



The question is... what should I do about this information? My initial reaction was to try and hide a scarf in the away changing room, but the chances of this being successful seem small and ultimately, unless I then told someone at the club to go and find it, nobody would ever realise.



So... what can I do (short of criminal damage please)?

Mario Kart 8

Ill be dusting off the old Wii U for this baby ..... Reviews look good .



Anyone getting it ?

When a tube dies....

My home practice amp is a Kustom Tube 12A using a 12AX7 valve.







It now turns on but I get no output, I have tried other leads and another guitar so I'm beginning to suspect that the valve has died. It suddenly happened, not whilst I was playing though, and the amp never gets moved. So, what happens when a valve dies? Does it just die like a light bulb or fade out?



I'm wondering because I'm either going to buy a new valve or it is something else which has popped and it needs to go to the shop for fixing....



Thanks for help and advice

premier league list of contracted and released players

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Lots of interesting names on the list both at Palace and other clubs

Official: Official end of season retained/released list

Note than we can still negotiate with those technically listed as free transfers, such as Jules...



Contract Players

Allassani Reise Malcolm Retained

Appiah Kwesi Retained

Bannan Barry Retained

Binnom-Williams Jerome Craig Extended

Boateng Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Retained

Bolasie Yannick Retained

Campana Jose Gomez Retained

Chambers Michael John Miles Extended

Croll Luke Alan Extended

Dann Scott Retained

De Silva Kyle Mattew Retained

Delaney Damien Finbarr Retained

Dobbie Stephen Retained

(o) Dymond Connor William Offer

Garvan Owen William Retained

Gayle Dwight Devon Boyd Retained

Gray Jake Stephen Retained

(o) Gregory David Michael Offer

Guedioura Adlene Retained

Hennessey Wayne Robert Retained

Hunt Jack Paul Retained

Inniss Ryan Stuart Clayton Retained

Jedinak Michael John Retained

Kaikai Sulaiman Borbor Retained

Kebe Jimmy Retained

Ledley Joseph Christopher Retained

Mariappa Adrian Joseph Retained

McCarthy Patrick Retained

Murray Glenn Retained

O'Keefe Stuart Antony Alan Retained

Price Lewis Peter Retained

Puncheon Jason David Ian Retained

Ramage Peter Iain Retained

Sow Ghassimu Retained

Thomas Jerome William Retained

Ward Joel Edward Philip Retained

Williams Jonathan Peter Retained

Wynter Alex James Extended



Scholars

Berkeley-Agyepong Jacob Kwame Retained

Black Sonny Jamaal Offer Contract

Clement-Peter Shawnikki Tau Kamaius Kwakou Retained

Comins Bradley Jonathan Retained

Dsane Eddie-Louis Kweku Retained

Egbo Mandela Retained

Forte Spencer Ellis Henderson Retained

Gabsi Elijah Yousef Septe Offer Contract

George Matthew Retained

Hoare William James Retained

Howlett-Mundle Jahmal Retained

List Elliott Ricardo Wignal Retained

Lumeya Joel Retained

Martin Kiye Retained

Mohammed Hussein Ali Retained

O'Dwyer Oliver Retained

Spence Kyle Cameron Walter Retained



Free transfers

Alexander Neil James

Chamakh Marouane

Dikgacoi Kagisho

Fitzsimons Ross Alan Richard Frank

Gabbidon Daniel Leon

Gordon Alastair

King Thomas Lloyd

Moxey Dean

Parr Jonathan

Sekajja Ibra

Sow Serigne Osman Petter

Speroni Julian Maria

Taylor Quade Gerald

Tieku Derek

Wilbraham Aaron Thomas

Match Updates: Championship Playoff. Derby v QPR

Looking forward to this.



Come on Derby!

Official Retained and Released List

Crystal Palace



Contract Players

Allassani Reise Malcolm Retained

Appiah Kwesi Retained

Bannan Barry Retained

Binnom-Williams Jerome Craig Extended

Boateng Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Retained

Bolasie Yannick Retained

Campana Jose Gomez Retained

Chambers Michael John Miles Extended

Croll Luke Alan Extended

Dann Scott Retained

De Silva Kyle Mattew Retained

Delaney Damien Finbarr Retained

Dobbie Stephen Retained

(o) Dymond Connor William Offer

Garvan Owen William Retained

Gayle Dwight Devon Boyd Retained

Gray Jake Stephen Retained

(o) Gregory David Michael Offer

Guedioura Adlene Retained

Hennessey Wayne Robert Retained

Hunt Jack Paul Retained

Inniss Ryan Stuart Clayton Retained

Jedinak Michael John Retained

Kaikai Sulaiman Borbor Retained

Kebe Jimmy Retained

Ledley Joseph Christopher Retained

Mariappa Adrian Joseph Retained

McCarthy Patrick Retained

Murray Glenn Retained

O'Keefe Stuart Antony Alan Retained

Price Lewis Peter Retained

Puncheon Jason David Ian Retained

Ramage Peter Iain Retained

Sow Ghassimu Retained

Thomas Jerome William Retained

Ward Joel Edward Philip Retained

Williams Jonathan Peter Retained

Wynter Alex James Extended



Scholars

Berkeley-Agyepong Jacob Kwame Retained

Black Sonny Jamaal Offer Contract

Clement-Peter Shawnikki Tau Kamaius Kwakou Retained

Comins Bradley Jonathan Retained

Dsane Eddie-Louis Kweku Retained

Egbo Mandela Retained

Forte Spencer Ellis Henderson Retained

Gabsi Elijah Yousef Septe Offer Contract

George Matthew Retained

Hoare William James Retained

Howlett-Mundle Jahmal Retained

List Elliott Ricardo Wignal Retained

Lumeya Joel Retained

Martin Kiye Retained

Mohammed Hussein Ali Retained

O'Dwyer Oliver Retained

Spence Kyle Cameron Walter Retained



Free transfers

Alexander Neil James

Chamakh Marouane

Dikgacoi Kagisho

Fitzsimons Ross Alan Richard Frank

Gabbidon Daniel Leon

Gordon Alastair

King Thomas Lloyd

Moxey Dean

Parr Jonathan

Sekajja Ibra

Sow Serigne Osman Petter

Speroni Julian Maria

Taylor Quade Gerald

Tieku Derek

Wilbraham Aaron Thomas





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How much......

.....did the club actually receive at the end of this season,and once a definitive figure has been agreed on by you guys how much do you think should be made available to TP for transfers/wages?



Having been reading the John Ruddy thread and seeing a lot of comments about the lack of money available it made me wonder just how much do we have.Ive seen the Prize money breakdown but do we not receive a "parachute payment" on top of this,and if so how much? Bearing in mind the importance of staying up with regard to the mid/long term plans for upgrading Selhurst and improving the Infrastructure,it would be interesting to see who thinks what if we know what the club has to play with give or take.

Does anyone remember the South Korea World Cup scandal 2002?

Just spent the past hour watching various World Cup videos on YouTube where I stumbled across this video, I completely forgot about the controversy of the 2002 World Cup. South Korea, the host nation surged into the semi-finals beating the like of Portugal, Italy and Spain on their way. There were an uncountable amount of awful decisions, off the ball kicks, violence and leniency in their games.



So I'm just asking the question, who thinks/thought it was a genuine cheating scandal or just a conspiracy theory against an achieving underdog nation?



I for one think it was an example of match-fixing and dishonesty within FIFA and South Korea.



Here's the video with dodgy music that reminded me of such accusations.

Suggestion: Nathan Aké / Kurt Zouma

Both highly rated young defenders. Would be worth making a loan offer.

England Friendlies in Miami

Anyone on here popping out to Miami in a couple of weeks? A couple of us will be there for the Honduras game on the Saturday, so if anyone fancies meeting for a beer on the Friday evening or the Saturday let me know.

The Two Ronaldo's

Simple question - which one do you think was better?



Some stats to maybe assist your decision -



Brazilian Ronaldo



Club Games - 343

Club Goals - 247

Goal to game % - 72%

Int Games - 98

Int Goals - 62

Goal to game % - 63%



Cristiano Ronaldo



Club Games - 386

Club Goals - 264

Goal to game % - 68%

Int Games - 110

Int Goals - 49

Goal to game % - 45%

Pre Season Thurrock

Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh another new ground and all on the same day!!!



Thurrock - Sat 02 Aug club xi at 3pm.

Pre Season Brentford

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Pre Season Stroud Green

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Transfer News: Carlos Cueller

According to the Hayters News agency we are in talks with Carlos Cuellar.



He was released by Sunderland earlier this month following two seasons at the Stadium of Light.

Fundraising Ideas

The other day I was told about a fantastic opportunity by my school to go on a trip to Tanzania organised by a global organisation called World Challenge. I am feeling very serious about going on this trip because I feel it would be a great experience.



However, we have to fundraise £3,000. I don't have any real ideas on how to fundraise it, so I thought I would ask the bbs! I would also like to know if anyone has had children or even done it themselves and how they did it!

Was anyone at east Croydon station between 9pm and 915pm tonight

Some guy was arrested / crowd arrested / something when trying to jump over the barriers to the ground by the tracks



I thought attempted suicide but others said police operation



Anyone know more?

Rumour: Garath McCleary

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McCleary, who turned 27 last week, could now be set for a Premier League return this summer. Steve Bruce's Tigers and Garry Monk's Swans are keeping tabs on the player, while Crystal Palace are also understood to be interested.

Footballer dies from horror tackle.

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I hope he is prosecuted, RIP.

What Materazzi said to Zidane

I don't know if this has been covered on the BBS before, but I always thought Materazzi said he would never reveal what he said to Zidane. But in this article he's pretty blunt about it:



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But the rest of the game was a grind. France were tough, smart and strong. It went into extra-time and we were hanging on. Buffon made a simply outrageous save from a Zidane header. It was one of those moments where both were perfect, the effort and the save. On the next cross I was close enough to Zidane to stop him jumping. I put my arm around him and gave him a little tug, with my body on him. Pretty standard stuff; it happens hundreds of times a game. I quickly apologised, but he kept saying, over and over again, that if I wanted his shirt so badly, I could have it after the game. He wouldn’t stop. So I said that, instead of his shirt, I’d rather have his sister. That was it. That’s all it was.

Bellamy retires

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Thought he had a year or two more left in him

Bardsley gone to Stoke

Stoke announce they have signed defender Phil Bardsley on a three-year deal from Sunderland



Bardsley will officially join the Potters on 1 July 2014 following the expiration of his contract.



The defender arrives in the Potteries after six-and-a-half years at Stadium of Light where he made 200 appearances.



Really wasn't expecting this move as Bardsley has been one of Sunderland's better players this season

Telling the family Palace "secrets"

As the football season is over and there is no transfer news about Palace flying about I've become massively bored. Listened to an interview of yours earlier and you said (SB) that you have 4 sons that are all Palace fans so got me wondering... Do you ever tell your boys/family the players Palace/Pulis are after or wages on contracts etc. the sort of stuff you would never tell fans on here or media?

Transfer News: Tom Ince updates

Well, that's the Mirror's 48hrs deadline up:



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on now.

Sky 192. Alex Harvey. Must find out when its on repeat. Tripped over it flicking about.

SENSATIONAL.

Suggestion: Jonathan Soriano

havent seen any big clubs that are interested in him but this guy is a goal machine and prob the most prolific striker in europe behind all the big named players. just a thought ?

Columbus OH

A new thread for those of us planning to go to the first game on the tour.

World Cup Sweepstakes

So, who's taking part in a sweepstake at work/college/the pub this year?



I am arranging one at my work and have got Holland!

TipTV Interview with Steve Browett

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Great interview. Good stuff.

World Cup 2014 - prediction competition

Predict the scores in all the World Cup matches..can predict all in one go, or day by day...



2006 World Cup winner: Ruskin Old Boy

2010 World Cup winner: voyeur



3 points if you get the score-line correct, 1 point if you get the result correct.

I will update the standings daily..predictions need to be posted before kick-off of course..



1) 12-Jun 21:00 Brazil - Croatia

2) 13-jun 17:00: Mexico - Cameroon

3) 13-jun 20:00: Spain - Netherlands

4) 13-jun 23:00: Chile - Australia

5) 14-jun 17:00: Colombia - Greece

6) 14-jun 20:00: Uruguay - Costa Rica

7) 14-jun 23:00: England - Italy

8) 15-jun 02:00: Ivory Coast - Japan

9) 15-jun 17:00: Switzerland - Ecuador

10) 15-jun 20:00: France - Honduras

11) 15-jun 23:00: Argentina - Bosnia H.

12) 16-jun 17:00: Germany - Portugal

13) 16-jun 20:00 Iran - Nigeria

14) 16-jun 23:00: Ghana - USA

15) 17-jun 17:00: Belgium - Algeria

16) 17-jun 20:00: Brazil - Mexico

17) 17-jun 23:00: Russia - South Korea

18) 18-jun 17:00: Australia - Netherlands

19) 18-jun 20:00: Spain Chile

20) 18-jun 23:00: Cameroon - Croatia

21) 19-jun 17:00: Colombia - Ivory Coast

22) 19-jun 20:00: Uruguay - England

23) 19-jun 23:00: Japan - Greece

24) 20-jun 17:00: Italy - Costa Rica

25) 20-jun 20:00: Switzerland - France

26) 20-jun 23:00: Honduras - Ecuador

27) 21-jun 17:00: Argentina - Iran

28) 21.jun 20:00: Germany - Ghana

29) 21.jun 23:00: Nigeria - Bosnia H.

30) 22.jun 17:00: Belgium - Russia

31) 22.jun 20:00: South Korea - Algeria

32) 22.jun 23:00: USA - Portugal

33) 23.jun 17:00: Australia - Spain

34) 23.jun 17:00: Netherlands - Chile

35) 23.jun 21:00: Cameroon - Brazil

36) 23.jun 21:00: Croatia - Mexico

37) 24.jun 17:00: Costa Rica - England

38) 24.jun 17:00: Italy - Uruguay

39) 24-jun 21:00: Greece - Ivory Coast

40) 24-jun 21:00: Japan - Colombia

41) 25-jun 17:00: Bosnia H. - Iran

42) 25.jun 17:00: Nigeria - Argentina

43) 25-jun 21:00: Ecuador - France

44) 25-jun 21:00: Honduras - Switzerland

45) 26-jun 17:00: Portugal - Ghana

46) 26-jun 17:00: USA - Germany

47) 26-jun 21:00: Algeria - Russia

48) 26-jun 21:00: South Korea - Belgium

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Neil Lennon

Has left Celtic. Next stop? Norwich? WBA?

How many of this have eaten humble pie this year?

Reading about this chap who literally ate humble pie, just thinking how many of us had similar doubts. . .



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McDonalds

The branch in Chiswick is closing down after 33 years on the site, apparently it is loss making. Is this a sign that the unhealthy nature of its food is hitting home? Have any other branches closed near people on this Board?

BBS Betting Masters - World Cup 2014 special

Join in the World Cup 2014 betting fun..



Just like the World Cup we’ve hopefully got 32 participants and 8 groups. The best 2 from each group goes through to the next round. Only bets on the World Cup is allowed.

Each contestant gets picked (by random) one of the national teams competing in the World cup 2014. And then they have to do 5 bets related to there team (can bet against them and so on). Shouldn’t be a problem finding bets as there will be 50+ bets possible to do on any one game in the World cup.

After the league stage the people with most points go through (top 2). They are then up against a person from another group (following the same schedule as the real WC, A1 vs B2 and so on, in the next round).



Number of bets:

Group stages (32 participants): 12-26.June – 20 bets (15+5) – 48 games to bet on.

2. Stage (16): 28-01.July - 10 bets (8+2) – 8 games

3. Stage (8): 04-05.July – 10 bets (8+2) – 4 games

4. Stage (4): 08-09.July – 10 bets (8+2) – 2 games

5. Stage (5): 12-13.July – 10 bets (8+2) – 2 games (final and bronze final..)

(in the last couple of rounds..bets will be pm'd hidden to me (or someone else) before posted..when few matches to bet on.



In addition to the regular bets, one can also do 2 “long-term” bets.

1. Who do you think will win the WC?

2. Top scorer?

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These bets will only come into play if you are one of the 2 finalists.

Bets have to be placed before the start of the tournament.





*The regular rules..

1. Every player has 200 points to bet with in the first round.



2. Each separate bet made is 10 points meaning players have 20 bets during the first 14 days. Maximum bet on a single game is 10 points, same rule applies for identical multis.



3. After the group stage the qualifiers all start on 0 points (same for each round).



4. Scoring consists of total winnings and is inclusive of 10 point stake i.e. someone bets on a 6/4 horse and it wins their score becomes 25 (15 points profits plus the 10 pt stake) There is no score for any bets not used. Losing bets are scored as zero, not -10.

Any bet from an exchange bookie will have a 4% commission



5. Players must quote where they're getting their prices.



6. Singles and upwards accepted.



7. For boxed multis and bets such as Yankees, each separate bet within the bet counts as separate and will cost 10pts per bet. e.g. ten trebles from five selections will use up 100 points.



8. E/W bets are counted as two bets in the masters, which means 10 points x 2



9. For tracking purposes, players are requested to put the outcome of their bets on the post for all events other than European soccer/tennis.



10. Where possible players are requested to put down a running total of their bets in their posts, although I'll also try and produce rolling league tables where possible.



11. After a bet has been posted up, one is not allowed to edit it..



12. The bets must be possible to do in real life, meaning for example that if you got a multi, all the odds have to come from 1 bookmaker. You can’t shop around for the highest odds and put them together.





That was a lot of...if you got any questions, then don’t hesitate to ask, either on here or via pm’s.

Luis Suarez to miss the World Cup?!

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Such a shame...

Suarez out of the world cup ?

This guys season has come to a crashing halt :D



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Washing machine help

Looking for some help/advice...



My washing machine is slowly filling up with water until the door bursts open.



However if I do a quick wash it empties completely before slowly filling up again...



Does anyone have nah suggestions?



Thanks in advance

Dave

Happy Birthday Gold76

Have a great day Chris. :hi:

Rumour: Thomas Ephestion

At the bottom of the article, we are apparently tracking 18 year old marseille midfielder Thomas Ephestion



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Cartoon hd.

Friend of mine told me of this gem of an app. Tons of films for adults and kids alike. Not available on play store. Just download through browser. :p

Coincidences

Ok, so I'm kayaking with a guy tonight and he tells me he's going to go to England in August to a friends wedding. When I ask him where, he tells me caterham. That's where I grew up!

Also, the last name of the person who is getting married is also the name of a family I knew there. Not sure if it's the same family.

Pretty big coincidence in my opinion. Anyone else had something like that happen?

Hillian - a YouTube celebration

He won't be reading this of course, and presumably will for once be living by his own mantra of 'just ignore them' (whilst trawling the web for mentions of himself and evidence for his locker of naughty quotes).



But even so, here is the thread dedicated to the NSC's very own protector of all things Sussex Middle Class....

England World Cup song

Care to help support these guys with their support for England this summer by liking this song and sharing with your friends.



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Cheers

Englands worst world cup football team

On BBC 3 now. Who the hell is the narrator? He sounds like a Ray Winstone gone wrong. So bloody annoying I couldn't watch :veryangry:veryangry:veryangry

Stoke Sentinel

I see the Stoke Sentinel has "reinterpreted" your comments as a side-swipe at Stoke (different city, same old press). Maybe worth a correction comment ?

FIFA WORLD Free PC Game On Origin

Released today was the new PC game Fifa World.



Download it for free on Origin.



The game seems to use the same graphics as the Fifa World Cup game that has recently been released on the Xbox 360 and it can be played by keyboard, mouse or gamepad.



It has many features of Fifa 14 including online seasons and ultimate team.



Most PC's should be able to run this and the download is 2.15gb.



On my fast connection this took 8 minutes to download and it looks amazing when running it on the ultra high graphics setting if your pc can manage it.



Currently playing as Palace and really enjoying it.



If anyone wants to add me on Origin my user name is hdcpfclondon

Fan Pictures and Videos from: Love this video

Not sure if it has already been posted but this is brilliant away at arsenal



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World Cup Calendar for iphone and ting.

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This looks to be quite good.

Transfers from Alicante to Benidorm

Off to Benidorm in a few weeks and I wondered if the Ex Pats in Spain could point me in the right direction?



I've booked Flights and Hotel but not the transfers - Can the good ship BBS advise me please of the best way to do this?



Bus, Cab, Train?:p:p

Summer transfers 2014

Lets keep this to confirmed transfers :angel:



I know technically we are still not in next season yet but still...



Mathias Doumbe has left Northampton



Cardiff confirm signing of Javi Guerra from Real Valladolid



James Constable will leave Oxford Unoted after rejecting a new deal



James Hayter signs a new deal at Yeovil

Iranians not 'happy'

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Wow

Confiscate All Profits For A Year

While trying to suppress my tears that M&S profits are down, a thought entered my mind about why profits are so important.



Throughout history man has prospered where people live together, work together and contribute to the local community. These scenarios unfortunately appear to have all collapsed due to the greed of outsiders or within.



So, as long as a company is producing something people need and making enough money to cover operating costs and to pay a decent salary to the employees, why does it even need to make profits? Does every company really need to be bigger and more cost efficient all the time?



I confess I know little about this but wondered what would happen if all UK Companies handed over all their profits for a year to go straight into a fund for central infrastructure like schools, hospitals, and affordable housing.



Gentlemen/Ladies, the floor is yours!

Rumour: Wilbs to Millwall

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Property - Offering above the asking price

Is this a real thing?



I just saw a property on Rightmove that had an asking price of £210k, but in the property description it said that they've received an offer of £218k. It went on to say that if you want the place, you better get a higher offer submitted to them sharpish.



There were also a couple more properties on there with similar notices.



I just always assumed that people either paid the asking price or made an offer of less than the asking price. Is offering more than the asking price now becoming a normal thing?

New Crystal Palace Academy

Just been reading an article regarding Brighton banging on about their new academy… blah, blah, blah and I got to thinking.



Perhaps we should start to look at the massive opportunity that we have in our own back yard, namely the Crystal Palace NSC.



This run-down facility could easily be upgraded to a state-of-the-art sporting academy offering a sporting-oriented education, with the emphasis on football, for talented kids from the ages of 8 to 18. The model would be pretty much like the BRITS performing arts school, which has been a fantastic success.



Crystal Palace NSC is surrounded by a massive catchment area with 5 or so London Boroughs that could contribute to the funding as well as using our club funding, sponsors and whatever we could get out of the GLC and Central Government.



We could have a steady stream of football starlets all contracted to Palace like Simon Cowell achieves with anyone who appears on X Factor etc. If done correctly it could make the name Crystal Palace synonymous with sporting and football development, which is great for our brand.



Plus we could run rings around FFP regulations, which are only going to get tighter and, from onward selling fees, have a potentially large source of revenue to re-invest in the academy and our club.



Any comments?