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Suggestion: Youcef Atal
Young promising rb from Nice. Obviously with Vieira as the manager now he has ties to Nice and also has a good relationship with the player. Atal is everything we are looking at right now and should be someone we definately look into with a market value of £15m
Speculation: William Saliba
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Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Ben White, and that may leave William Saliba needing another loan move; how about Crystal Palace?
Football.London suggest that White is nearing a £50million move to Arsenal from Brighton and Hove Albion.
They also claimed last week that Saliba is considering his future with White set to arrive, with a third loan move potentially in the offing.
WHO WANTS TO SIGN SALIBA FROM ARSENAL?
The Daily Mail have this week noted that Newcastle United and Lille are pushing to sign Saliba on loan.
The £27million talent needs games, and seemingly has options both in the Premier League and back in France.
Arsenal will need to pick his next club carefully if they do loan him out, and a new option may become available to them.
VIEIRA TO CRYSTAL PALACE
The Athletic report that Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira is on the verge of becoming Crystal Palace’s new manager following the exit of Roy Hodgson.
Vieira personally wanted Saliba on loan at Nice back in December, but was sacked by the Ligue 1 club just days later – who ended up signing Saliba anyway.
By heading to Palace, Vieira may well open up another avenue for Saliba, with a loan move to Selhurst Park potentially ideal.
The Eagles only have James Tomkins and Jaroslaw Jach as natural centre backs, though Cheikhou Kouyate and Martin Kelly can play there too.
Saliba would surely gain the first-team football be needs, and it would really benefit Arsenal to see him with a year of Premier League action under his belt.
Staying in London would also be great for Saliba, allowing him to properly settle in rather than heading back to France again.
If Vieira does land the Palace job, Arsenal should hope that he wants Saliba again, as spending a year with Palace could be the ideal loan move.
Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Ben White, and that may leave William Saliba needing another loan move; how about Crystal Palace?
Football.London suggest that White is nearing a £50million move to Arsenal from Brighton and Hove Albion.
They also claimed last week that Saliba is considering his future with White set to arrive, with a third loan move potentially in the offing.
WHO WANTS TO SIGN SALIBA FROM ARSENAL?
The Daily Mail have this week noted that Newcastle United and Lille are pushing to sign Saliba on loan.
The £27million talent needs games, and seemingly has options both in the Premier League and back in France.
Arsenal will need to pick his next club carefully if they do loan him out, and a new option may become available to them.
VIEIRA TO CRYSTAL PALACE
The Athletic report that Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira is on the verge of becoming Crystal Palace’s new manager following the exit of Roy Hodgson.
Vieira personally wanted Saliba on loan at Nice back in December, but was sacked by the Ligue 1 club just days later – who ended up signing Saliba anyway.
By heading to Palace, Vieira may well open up another avenue for Saliba, with a loan move to Selhurst Park potentially ideal.
The Eagles only have James Tomkins and Jaroslaw Jach as natural centre backs, though Cheikhou Kouyate and Martin Kelly can play there too.
Saliba would surely gain the first-team football be needs, and it would really benefit Arsenal to see him with a year of Premier League action under his belt.
Staying in London would also be great for Saliba, allowing him to properly settle in rather than heading back to France again.
If Vieira does land the Palace job, Arsenal should hope that he wants Saliba again, as spending a year with Palace could be the ideal loan move.
**2ND POLL** - The date the new manager gets appointed is....
Due to my own stupidity and blind faith, I assumed our new manager would have been appointed very soon after the last thread was made a month ago. I genuinely thought it would be a matter of hours, not days and certainly not weeks or months. I can only apologise for not being more thorough and giving multiple choices come the July option.
Of course, if an announcement is made this afternoon/evening, I'll look an even bigger knobhead!
So here we are again it seems. I will include upto the first day of the season and then just group therein after into one choice.
Winner/s win f--k all FTR apart from my congrats
Well done (well maybe, maybe not) to guessing July -
01CPFC, 16eagles, A Wooden Fish On Wheels, alanselwyn, Alfies army, alphaeagle, Always an Eagle, Ambrosia, anniekins, anonymousone, Asagaya_Eagle, Back from exile, Bangell, bartram, baughurst eagle, Beachdale, bencpfc, Bexhill Eagle, Billyd, bob_h, bonzo, BostonBen, Bresslaw Nation, Brett, Brian Remmo, Bristol Eagle, Brolin's Boots, BUNGLE, burgess hill 84, butjef, C4Eagle, Cannonfodda, Cleon, Coveta, CP JJ, CP-RJW, cpfc Fanatic 19, cpfcflem88, Cyneagle, Dan A, davemorris04, daverambo2, DiagonalStripes, Direwolf, Dj 784, Dkcpfc, Dobbo, Dogburger, doogies boots, doogleboy, DuckmanDuck, Eagle El, Eagle's Nest, eagle4ever, eagleborn, Eagleinmk, eaglesdan, EagleSE24, epsomdownseagle, F4natic, filharvey, firesign, Fish Mitten, flecter, Forever Stripes, frogboy, Gawkes, Gazza2, gazzagoalie, Glazier69, glaziers fan, goldenmole, Griff Tannen, Grim Reaper, Guvnor, Gyro1780, Hamsey Green, Havel, Hazbaz, Herr Colonpharter, hilairehair, hong_kong_hg, HRP, HurstpierPalace, Ifill Over, Isle of Wight, janerz, JimmyAG, jmemour, jobiinthelastmi, johnp, Johnson, Jon, Jordan's Jacket, jpezeagle, kark, kegart, KingClinton, kirkreed, KP'S Nuts, KPEagles, kwaidays, laboxers, Lambeth Palace, Latvian, Laurie, Lee sinnots ear, leelouca, Les Butler, lewisham eagle, liberal clubber, lofty3rgj, Loughlan torowz, lowenand, lrs006, Mad Max, Maiden Eagle, Maidstonecpfc, Maidstoned Eagle, Malarkey, Mark87, Marksf, Martinsleftpeg, MasterYoda, mexicaneagle, mickymags, mikeb, monster, montrealeagle, Montyburns76, Mr Iguana, mroakley9, MUNKYNUFF, newish eagle, Nicksy298, NinetyThree, nomad, NorthernEagle80, okey eagle, old git, oldeagle, Oli28, olly cromwell, orp pisshead1, ovingdean agent, Palace Bear, palacea, Palaceand30, parks, ParrsLeftBoot, passenger, phillyeagles2, Pinkie Brown, Polak, Punz, Purepalace, RAB, rainbow_child, RazorsEdge, RednBlueKent, renzo, Richard, richit, Rob Harmer, Roundabout, Royal351, Ruskin Old Boy, Russboy, Ruzz, scissors10, Scrumpy, Selsdon Scream, sl6 Eagle, smoll, smudgerseagles, Snafu, Son of Shacker, Sp1Eagle, SparkyEagle, st albans, steve_eagle_04, stujii, SW11 Andy, sw16girl, swindu, T.C., TBrolin, The Vicar, thisisibiza1, tomhannon82, TrickyD, Trickynicky, Vicmo, Vultur, West Dorset Exi, white, woody, Worldcrazy, Youngs, Youngy, Zareba2003,
all back in again............
Of course, if an announcement is made this afternoon/evening, I'll look an even bigger knobhead!
So here we are again it seems. I will include upto the first day of the season and then just group therein after into one choice.
Winner/s win f--k all FTR apart from my congrats
Well done (well maybe, maybe not) to guessing July -
01CPFC, 16eagles, A Wooden Fish On Wheels, alanselwyn, Alfies army, alphaeagle, Always an Eagle, Ambrosia, anniekins, anonymousone, Asagaya_Eagle, Back from exile, Bangell, bartram, baughurst eagle, Beachdale, bencpfc, Bexhill Eagle, Billyd, bob_h, bonzo, BostonBen, Bresslaw Nation, Brett, Brian Remmo, Bristol Eagle, Brolin's Boots, BUNGLE, burgess hill 84, butjef, C4Eagle, Cannonfodda, Cleon, Coveta, CP JJ, CP-RJW, cpfc Fanatic 19, cpfcflem88, Cyneagle, Dan A, davemorris04, daverambo2, DiagonalStripes, Direwolf, Dj 784, Dkcpfc, Dobbo, Dogburger, doogies boots, doogleboy, DuckmanDuck, Eagle El, Eagle's Nest, eagle4ever, eagleborn, Eagleinmk, eaglesdan, EagleSE24, epsomdownseagle, F4natic, filharvey, firesign, Fish Mitten, flecter, Forever Stripes, frogboy, Gawkes, Gazza2, gazzagoalie, Glazier69, glaziers fan, goldenmole, Griff Tannen, Grim Reaper, Guvnor, Gyro1780, Hamsey Green, Havel, Hazbaz, Herr Colonpharter, hilairehair, hong_kong_hg, HRP, HurstpierPalace, Ifill Over, Isle of Wight, janerz, JimmyAG, jmemour, jobiinthelastmi, johnp, Johnson, Jon, Jordan's Jacket, jpezeagle, kark, kegart, KingClinton, kirkreed, KP'S Nuts, KPEagles, kwaidays, laboxers, Lambeth Palace, Latvian, Laurie, Lee sinnots ear, leelouca, Les Butler, lewisham eagle, liberal clubber, lofty3rgj, Loughlan torowz, lowenand, lrs006, Mad Max, Maiden Eagle, Maidstonecpfc, Maidstoned Eagle, Malarkey, Mark87, Marksf, Martinsleftpeg, MasterYoda, mexicaneagle, mickymags, mikeb, monster, montrealeagle, Montyburns76, Mr Iguana, mroakley9, MUNKYNUFF, newish eagle, Nicksy298, NinetyThree, nomad, NorthernEagle80, okey eagle, old git, oldeagle, Oli28, olly cromwell, orp pisshead1, ovingdean agent, Palace Bear, palacea, Palaceand30, parks, ParrsLeftBoot, passenger, phillyeagles2, Pinkie Brown, Polak, Punz, Purepalace, RAB, rainbow_child, RazorsEdge, RednBlueKent, renzo, Richard, richit, Rob Harmer, Roundabout, Royal351, Ruskin Old Boy, Russboy, Ruzz, scissors10, Scrumpy, Selsdon Scream, sl6 Eagle, smoll, smudgerseagles, Snafu, Son of Shacker, Sp1Eagle, SparkyEagle, st albans, steve_eagle_04, stujii, SW11 Andy, sw16girl, swindu, T.C., TBrolin, The Vicar, thisisibiza1, tomhannon82, TrickyD, Trickynicky, Vicmo, Vultur, West Dorset Exi, white, woody, Worldcrazy, Youngs, Youngy, Zareba2003,
all back in again............
If you were a football team, what would you be?
Thanks to Baffled for the idea.
Extra marks for showing your calculations.
If I were a football team, I would be Watford...
I am a right irritating bastard, with nerd tendencies.
Extra marks for showing your calculations.
If I were a football team, I would be Watford...
I am a right irritating bastard, with nerd tendencies.
July Betting Masters 212
BM - 212 ...All welcome, show the BBS who the best punter is; don't delay join today!
Order of Merit update – TBA
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: GodstoneEagle
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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
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
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122: No1Fan
123: PoolKing
124: LLCOOLSTEVE
125: 3 Beers at HT
126: Louis
127: Finbar
128: LLCOOLSTEVE
129: 3 Beers at HT
130: Finbar
131: Funk Butter
132: Stig
133: Louis
2014 Order of Merit winner: Finbar
Jan - May 2014 Champions League Winner: Stigma
Jan - May 2014 UEFA Cup winner: Bellyman
Aug - Dec 2014 Champions League Winner: Ardeo
Aug - Dec 2014 UEFA Cup Winner: PoolKing
Winter Olympics 2014 Winner: srs9jps
134: Gooders
135: Finbar
136: 3 Beers at HT
137: Funk Butter
138: €pfc
139: Gooders
140: Funk Butter
141: Louis
142: evvo111
143: pauldrulez
144: Louis
145: evvo111
2015 Order of Merit winner: Finbar
Jan - May 2015 Champions League Winner: Funk Butter
Jan - May 2015 UEFA Cup winner: Flat Noodle
Aug - Dec 2015 Champions League Winner: PoolKing
Aug - Dec 2015 UEFA Cup Winner: Little Fozzie
===============================
146: Louis
147: PoolKing
148: Louis
149: evvo111
150: LLCOOLSTEVE
151: StuNick
152: 3 Beers at HT
153: evvo111
154: Finbar
155: 3 Beers at HT
156: Finbar
157: StuNick
2016 Order of Merit winner: StuNick
Jan - May 2016 Champions League Winner: Finbar
Jan - May 2016 UEFA Cup winner: Little Fozzie
Euros 2016 special winner: 3 Beers at HT
2016 Olympics Winner: Funk Butter
Aug - Dec 2016 Champions League Winner: gjohnk
Aug - Dec 2016 UEFA Cup Winner: €pfc
158: 3 Beers at HT
159: Stigma
160: Finbar
161: 3 Beers at HT
162: StuNick
163: Louis
164: Louis
165: PoolKing
166: Louis
167: Finbar
168: Kayjay
169: StuNick
2017 Order of Merit winner: StuNick
Jan - May 2017 Champions League Winner: gjohnk
Jan - May 2017 UEFA Cup winner: Funk Butter
Aug - Dec 2017 Champions League Winner: StuNick
Aug - Dec 2017 UEFA Cup Winner: Louis
170: Louis
171: Finbar
172: Louis
173: Stigma
174: Finbar
175: Louis
176: Stigma
177: StuNick
178: Funk Butter
179: Stigma
180: Finbar
181: Funk Butter
2018 Order of Merit winner: Stigma
Jan - May 2018 Champions League Winner: gjohnk
Jan - May 2018 UEFA Cup winner: eagles073
World Cup BM 2018: 3 Beers at HT
Aug - Dec 2018 Champions League Winner: Stigma
Aug - Dec 2018 UEFA Cup Winner: StuNick
182: Stigma
183: PoolKing
184: StuNick
185: Louis
186: Funk Butter
187: Funk Butter
188: Louis
189: aj4england
190: StuNick
191: Finbar
192: PoolKing
193: Funk Butter
2019 Order of Merit winner: PoolKing
Jan - May 2019 Champions League Winner: StuNick
Jan - May 2019 UEFA Cup winner: Little Fozzie
Aug - Dec 2019 Champions League Winner: Little Fozzie
Aug - Dec 2019 UEFA Cup Winner: PoolKing
194: Kayjay
195: Finbar
196: Finbar
197: 3 Beers at HT
198: Finbar
199: StuNick
200: kayjay
201: Finbar
202: Louis
203: Funk Butter
204: 3 Beers at HT
205: Funk Butter
Order of Merit winner: Funk Butter
Jan - Jul 2020 Champions League Winner: StuNick
Jan - Jul 2020 UEFA Cup winner: eagles073
Sep - Dec 2020 Champions League Winner: Funk Butter
Sep - Dec 2020 UEFA Cup Winner: eagles073
206: Stigma
207: 3 Beers at HT
208: PoolKing
209: PoolKing
210: Stigma
211:
212:
213:
214:
215:
216:
Jan - Jul 2021 Champions League Winner: Funk Butter
Jan - Jul 2021 UEFA Cup winner: Louis
Euros Special 2020 Winner:
2020 Summer Olympics Winner:
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.
Order of Merit update – TBA
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: GodstoneEagle
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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
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
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122: No1Fan
123: PoolKing
124: LLCOOLSTEVE
125: 3 Beers at HT
126: Louis
127: Finbar
128: LLCOOLSTEVE
129: 3 Beers at HT
130: Finbar
131: Funk Butter
132: Stig
133: Louis
2014 Order of Merit winner: Finbar
Jan - May 2014 Champions League Winner: Stigma
Jan - May 2014 UEFA Cup winner: Bellyman
Aug - Dec 2014 Champions League Winner: Ardeo
Aug - Dec 2014 UEFA Cup Winner: PoolKing
Winter Olympics 2014 Winner: srs9jps
134: Gooders
135: Finbar
136: 3 Beers at HT
137: Funk Butter
138: €pfc
139: Gooders
140: Funk Butter
141: Louis
142: evvo111
143: pauldrulez
144: Louis
145: evvo111
2015 Order of Merit winner: Finbar
Jan - May 2015 Champions League Winner: Funk Butter
Jan - May 2015 UEFA Cup winner: Flat Noodle
Aug - Dec 2015 Champions League Winner: PoolKing
Aug - Dec 2015 UEFA Cup Winner: Little Fozzie
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146: Louis
147: PoolKing
148: Louis
149: evvo111
150: LLCOOLSTEVE
151: StuNick
152: 3 Beers at HT
153: evvo111
154: Finbar
155: 3 Beers at HT
156: Finbar
157: StuNick
2016 Order of Merit winner: StuNick
Jan - May 2016 Champions League Winner: Finbar
Jan - May 2016 UEFA Cup winner: Little Fozzie
Euros 2016 special winner: 3 Beers at HT
2016 Olympics Winner: Funk Butter
Aug - Dec 2016 Champions League Winner: gjohnk
Aug - Dec 2016 UEFA Cup Winner: €pfc
158: 3 Beers at HT
159: Stigma
160: Finbar
161: 3 Beers at HT
162: StuNick
163: Louis
164: Louis
165: PoolKing
166: Louis
167: Finbar
168: Kayjay
169: StuNick
2017 Order of Merit winner: StuNick
Jan - May 2017 Champions League Winner: gjohnk
Jan - May 2017 UEFA Cup winner: Funk Butter
Aug - Dec 2017 Champions League Winner: StuNick
Aug - Dec 2017 UEFA Cup Winner: Louis
170: Louis
171: Finbar
172: Louis
173: Stigma
174: Finbar
175: Louis
176: Stigma
177: StuNick
178: Funk Butter
179: Stigma
180: Finbar
181: Funk Butter
2018 Order of Merit winner: Stigma
Jan - May 2018 Champions League Winner: gjohnk
Jan - May 2018 UEFA Cup winner: eagles073
World Cup BM 2018: 3 Beers at HT
Aug - Dec 2018 Champions League Winner: Stigma
Aug - Dec 2018 UEFA Cup Winner: StuNick
182: Stigma
183: PoolKing
184: StuNick
185: Louis
186: Funk Butter
187: Funk Butter
188: Louis
189: aj4england
190: StuNick
191: Finbar
192: PoolKing
193: Funk Butter
2019 Order of Merit winner: PoolKing
Jan - May 2019 Champions League Winner: StuNick
Jan - May 2019 UEFA Cup winner: Little Fozzie
Aug - Dec 2019 Champions League Winner: Little Fozzie
Aug - Dec 2019 UEFA Cup Winner: PoolKing
194: Kayjay
195: Finbar
196: Finbar
197: 3 Beers at HT
198: Finbar
199: StuNick
200: kayjay
201: Finbar
202: Louis
203: Funk Butter
204: 3 Beers at HT
205: Funk Butter
Order of Merit winner: Funk Butter
Jan - Jul 2020 Champions League Winner: StuNick
Jan - Jul 2020 UEFA Cup winner: eagles073
Sep - Dec 2020 Champions League Winner: Funk Butter
Sep - Dec 2020 UEFA Cup Winner: eagles073
206: Stigma
207: 3 Beers at HT
208: PoolKing
209: PoolKing
210: Stigma
211:
212:
213:
214:
215:
216:
Jan - Jul 2021 Champions League Winner: Funk Butter
Jan - Jul 2021 UEFA Cup winner: Louis
Euros Special 2020 Winner:
2020 Summer Olympics Winner:
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.
Patrick Vieira
This appointment has got the smell of De Boer about it, however I’m assuming Parish will back him
It’s all about transfers now, make the right ones and we have a chance
Parish and the Americans need to support him now, if you want him then back him.
It’s all about transfers now, make the right ones and we have a chance
Parish and the Americans need to support him now, if you want him then back him.
Match Updates: June 29….England v Germany……Sweden v Ukraine
lundi 28 juin 2021
England v Germany
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Sweden v Ukraine
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
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Sweden v Ukraine
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
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Man with Van
Hi
Any Palace/reliable Men with Vans to help with a removal(s) this week?
Reply below or DM me. Fairly short notice, so thanks in advance !
Any Palace/reliable Men with Vans to help with a removal(s) this week?
Reply below or DM me. Fairly short notice, so thanks in advance !
Match Updates: June 28….Croatia v Spain…..France v Switzerland
dimanche 27 juin 2021
Croatia v Spain
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
France v Switzerland
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
France v Switzerland
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Worst manager?
Who would be your idea of the worst person Palace could appoint?
There are so many bad managers available, I can’t choose!
There are so many bad managers available, I can’t choose!
Match Updates: June 27….Netherlands v Czech Rep……Belgium v Portugal
samedi 26 juin 2021
Netherlands v Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Belgium v Portugal
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Belgium v Portugal
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Block Management
Hi all, some genuine advice needed. I live in East Sussex -Kent borders, and in an apartment. Our management company is really grim. Can anyone in a similar position recommend an efficient company? BBS has some experience, I am sure.
Miami Building collapse
I suspect there are some construction company owners looking to move their assets and themselves out of the USA sharpish.
Match Updates: June 26….Wales v Denmark…….Italy v Austria
vendredi 25 juin 2021
Wales v Denmark
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
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Italy v Austria
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
17:00
BBC One / S4C / BBC iPlayer
Italy v Austria
UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Ninja Foodie
Anyone got one?thinking of getting one as i saw it advertised,can cook a roast chicken in one and loads more.
Thoughts.
Thoughts.
Muslim Athletes charter
This makes a lot of sense but I wonder what they mean by:
"There are 10 points contained within the charter, such as non-consumption of alcohol, including during celebrations, the provision of appropriate places to pray, halal food, and being allowed to fast in Ramadan."
Does that mean that champagne spray or beers in the changing room after is banned?
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"There are 10 points contained within the charter, such as non-consumption of alcohol, including during celebrations, the provision of appropriate places to pray, halal food, and being allowed to fast in Ramadan."
Does that mean that champagne spray or beers in the changing room after is banned?
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Portray the CPFC managerial search
Well we've punned it to death, so maybe it's time to while away the hours, just as we did during the last admin.
Palace book Club..."Don't Mention The 'Spor: Crystal Palace FC Versus The World"
Don't normally plug books but this one is special to us as we know the author very well.
Well done Neil the Eagle!
I just ordered it online and its number 2 on Amazon,that's not bad for a Palace book.
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I just ordered it online and its number 2 on Amazon,that's not bad for a Palace book.
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Quote:
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Crystal Palace FC is not exactly a club with a long-standing tradition of international achievement. South London’s stalwarts have made just one solitary foray into UEFA competition — to the much-derided and now defunct Intertoto Cup, which saw Palace immediately knocked out by a club located in Asia. And yet, throughout the club's long history, Palace teams have competed in a jumble sale of smaller tournaments and played a wealth of friendlies against foreign opposition, at home and overseas. From a supporter’s point-of-view, these adventures following the Eagles overseas, cheering them on as they face teams from around the world, are the lifeblood of the football experience. From Real Madrid to Santa Claus FC, from the United States to China, with hilarious and heart-warming supporters’ tales, join Crystal Palace fans down through the decades, as they cross the globe in pursuit of their Boys in Red & Blue. Don’t Mention the ‘Spor is written and collated by former Palace Echo editor, Neil Witherow. FOREWORD BY FORMER CO-CHAIR OF CRYSTAL PALACE FC, STEVE BROWETT. |
Discussion: Flynn Downes Summer 2021
East Anglian Daily Times reporting tonight that Ipswich have placed a number of players in their U23 squad by their manager for their poor performance last season.
This includes Downes who put in a transfer request in after Ipswich rejected a bid from us.
6 players have already been been let go on free transfers and a few others sold on the cheap as they look to start afresh.
Given our interest last season, worth another shot?
This includes Downes who put in a transfer request in after Ipswich rejected a bid from us.
6 players have already been been let go on free transfers and a few others sold on the cheap as they look to start afresh.
Given our interest last season, worth another shot?
What happened to the lad from Chelmsford
We signed a young lad from Chelmsford who got injured
Do we know his current status/situation
Do we know his current status/situation
Jovan Kirovski
No mention of us but interesting given the news today that he was at B Dortmund and is now a respected technical director. Great player for us. Wonder if he calls DF to swap ideas?
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Rumour: Zagadou, Delaney, Alcacer
Mentioned by the journalist that broke the news on Favre’s appointment that he would go after:
Zagadou - 21 year old CB at Dortmund
Delaney - 29 year old DM at Dortmund (would need to be some player to be the best Delaney ever at Palace)
Alcacer - 27 year old forward at Villarreal (was at Dortmund).
All look to be excellent potential signings. Zagadou if only for the song possibilities.
Zagadou - 21 year old CB at Dortmund
Delaney - 29 year old DM at Dortmund (would need to be some player to be the best Delaney ever at Palace)
Alcacer - 27 year old forward at Villarreal (was at Dortmund).
All look to be excellent potential signings. Zagadou if only for the song possibilities.
The Athletic
Not sure if there has been a post on this, but am really enjoying the writing on there - esp the palace bit a.
For £1 a month it's a fantastic read across all sports, really rather impressed with the articles and lack of advertising anywhere.
Actually feels like a grown up read that's been missing.
For £1 a month it's a fantastic read across all sports, really rather impressed with the articles and lack of advertising anywhere.
Actually feels like a grown up read that's been missing.
Channel 4 likely to be privatised
mardi 22 juin 2021
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But as the forthcoming attack on the electoral commission by this dictatorial self interested government proves, no institution is immune.
Any organisation or body that holds the government to account is threatened, ministers even hold the commons in contempt, rather announce policy to their mates in the MSN, than across the dispatch box. Meanwhile the country sleeps through the destruction of our democracy.
But as the forthcoming attack on the electoral commission by this dictatorial self interested government proves, no institution is immune.
Any organisation or body that holds the government to account is threatened, ministers even hold the commons in contempt, rather announce policy to their mates in the MSN, than across the dispatch box. Meanwhile the country sleeps through the destruction of our democracy.
Match Updates: June 23…Slovakia v Spain/Sweden v Poland/Germany v Hungary/Portugal v France
Slovakia v Spain
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Sweden v Poland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV4 / ITV Hub
Germany v Hungary
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
20:00
BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
Portugal v France
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Sweden v Poland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV4 / ITV Hub
Germany v Hungary
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
20:00
BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
Portugal v France
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Fantasy Premier League 21/22 - BBS League
Ready to go again folks?!
Having barely had time to wind down from the 20/21 season, FPL towers has opened the doors to the 21/22 game already.
It feels way too early to be getting my head round this season, especially if like me you are currently playing EURO 2020 fantasy - think I'll hold off the tinkering for a few more weeks!
A belated congratulations to last seasons winner (sorry I didn't see who it was) - I finished in 2nd place myself with an overall rank of 4,126 so will be v tough to better that this season.
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Having barely had time to wind down from the 20/21 season, FPL towers has opened the doors to the 21/22 game already.
It feels way too early to be getting my head round this season, especially if like me you are currently playing EURO 2020 fantasy - think I'll hold off the tinkering for a few more weeks!
A belated congratulations to last seasons winner (sorry I didn't see who it was) - I finished in 2nd place myself with an overall rank of 4,126 so will be v tough to better that this season.
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Bums in football
To pass the time in the quest for Favre, read Yaya Toure’s thoughts on why bums are so important to being good at football.
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Selhurst Park Plan
Does anyone have a seating plan for Selhurst which has rows and seat numbers?
I’m specifically looking for the Holmesdale end. I’ve looked online and although there are plenty that show the blocks - none have rows or seat numbers.
Thanks in advance
I’m specifically looking for the Holmesdale end. I’ve looked online and although there are plenty that show the blocks - none have rows or seat numbers.
Thanks in advance
Match Updates: June 22….Croatia v Scotland…….Czech Republic v England
lundi 21 juin 2021
Croatia v Scotland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
20:00
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Czech Republic v England
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
20:00
ITV / ITV2 / ITV Hub
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
20:00
ITV4 / STV / ITV Hub / STV Player
Czech Republic v England
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
20:00
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Suggestion: Alassane Pléa
If Favre does arrive - We will go for him I think. Wanted him @ Dortmund apparently, we’re successful together at Nice.
Match Updates: June 21..N Macedonia v Holland/Ukraine v Austria/Finland v Belgium/Russia v Denmark
North Macedonia v Netherlands
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
17:00
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Ukraine v Austria
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
17:00
ITV4 / ITV Hub
Finland v Belgium
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Russia v Denmark
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
20:00
BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Ukraine v Austria
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
17:00
ITV4 / ITV Hub
Finland v Belgium
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Russia v Denmark
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
20:00
BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
Match Updates: National League Play off final 2021
samedi 19 juin 2021
Hartlepool United v Torquay United
National League Promotion Final
14:00
BT Sport 1 / BT Sport Ultimate
Jeff Stelling v Helen Chamberlain
National League Promotion Final
14:00
BT Sport 1 / BT Sport Ultimate
Jeff Stelling v Helen Chamberlain
Match Updates: June 20….Italy v Wales……Switzerland v Turkey
Italy v Wales
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
17:00
ITV / S4C / ITV Hub
Switzerland v Turkey
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
17:00
ITV4 / ITV Hub
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
17:00
ITV / S4C / ITV Hub
Switzerland v Turkey
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
17:00
ITV4 / ITV Hub
Why are England the constant under achievers
I'm still wondering WTF went wrong on Friday. Yet again we huffed and puffed. Again the manager seemed to make odd substitutions and the wrong time and players in the wrong places. But its ALWAYS the same. I was a little too young for 1966 but can remember from 70 onwards when we have won NOTHING. Germany have won the WC 4 times and the Euros 3
Italy WC 4 and Euros 1
France WC 2 and Euros 2
Spain WC 1 and Euros 3
In perspective we are at the same level as Greece with 1 WC win. Why?
Italy WC 4 and Euros 1
France WC 2 and Euros 2
Spain WC 1 and Euros 3
In perspective we are at the same level as Greece with 1 WC win. Why?
John Textor takeover of Palace
Crystal Palace are the subject of a £220million takeover bid — by a pioneer in hologram technology.
American investor John Textor is understood to be leading a consortium that is attempting to take control of the club.
Palace’s future has been up in the air for some time amid reports current American co-owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer both want to sell the stakes they bought in 2015.
But after a number of bidders have come and gone, Eagles supporters will need convincing that Textor has real substance.
Although negotiations are believed to be at an advanced stage, there are doubts in financial circles about whether Textor is the right man to steer the Premier League club into a new era.
He is best known for leading the company that created holograms of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur for the Coachella Music Festival in 2012 and of the late Michael Jackson for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
But his name is mud in Hollywood because he was the chief executive who oversaw the slide into administration of renowned visual effects firm Digital Domain in 2012.
DD had previously won Oscars for work on films including Titanic.
But an attempt to change the company’s business model failed spectacularly and it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy with debts of around £160m.
Unlike Harris and Blitzer, Textor is not a billionaire and so will have needed financial support from elsewhere to put together his Palace bid.
Harris, Blitzer and long-term chairman Steve Parish hold equal stakes of about 18 per cent.
Anyone wishing to have real control of Palace would need to take all three of them out.
Harris wants an exit from football, but business partner Blitzer has been building up a portfolio.
He has bought stakes in Bundesliga side Augsburg, Belgian team Beveren and other clubs.
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American investor John Textor is understood to be leading a consortium that is attempting to take control of the club.
Palace’s future has been up in the air for some time amid reports current American co-owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer both want to sell the stakes they bought in 2015.
But after a number of bidders have come and gone, Eagles supporters will need convincing that Textor has real substance.
Although negotiations are believed to be at an advanced stage, there are doubts in financial circles about whether Textor is the right man to steer the Premier League club into a new era.
He is best known for leading the company that created holograms of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur for the Coachella Music Festival in 2012 and of the late Michael Jackson for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
But his name is mud in Hollywood because he was the chief executive who oversaw the slide into administration of renowned visual effects firm Digital Domain in 2012.
DD had previously won Oscars for work on films including Titanic.
But an attempt to change the company’s business model failed spectacularly and it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy with debts of around £160m.
Unlike Harris and Blitzer, Textor is not a billionaire and so will have needed financial support from elsewhere to put together his Palace bid.
Harris, Blitzer and long-term chairman Steve Parish hold equal stakes of about 18 per cent.
Anyone wishing to have real control of Palace would need to take all three of them out.
Harris wants an exit from football, but business partner Blitzer has been building up a portfolio.
He has bought stakes in Bundesliga side Augsburg, Belgian team Beveren and other clubs.
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Ray Lewington
Interesting read-
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Perhaps he and Roy would be a good fit for us?
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Match Updates: June 19…Hungary v France…..Portugal v Germany……Spain v Poland
Hungary v France
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
14:00
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Portugal v Germany
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Spain v Poland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Portugal v Germany
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Spain v Poland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Press Conference Live: Rays words
vendredi 18 juin 2021
Needs a thread - Absolutely brilliant interview with Ray, met him myself and just brilliant honest summary of his time with us.
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Match Updates: June 18…Sweden v Slovakia….Croatia v Czech Rep…England v Scotland
jeudi 17 juin 2021
Sweden v Slovakia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
14:00
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Croatia v Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
17:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
England v Scotland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
20:00
ITV / STV / ITV Hub / STV Player
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Croatia v Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
17:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
England v Scotland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
20:00
ITV / STV / ITV Hub / STV Player
Help with Google problem?
When I try and use google in microsoft Edge, I enter a search into the box, but end up with a blank white screen with a grey panel with the following in the address box:
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I know there are other search engines but this is driving me potty. Has anybody else had this problem and if so how did you solve it?
Many thanks in advance LE
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I know there are other search engines but this is driving me potty. Has anybody else had this problem and if so how did you solve it?
Many thanks in advance LE
Anyone done a USA football scholarship?
Or knows someone who has? Would be great to get some feedback do's and dont's. 17 year old has just finished his 1st year at Oaklands football Academy, playing for Royston in the Prem Southern and the odd game for Moneyfields next season and is trying to work out what he wants to do next.
Match Updates: 17th...Ukraine v N.Macedonia...Denmark v Belgium...Netherlands v Austria
Ukraine v North Macedonia
Group C....... 14:00 ITV / ITV Hub
Denmark v Belgium
Group B ......17:00 ITV / ITV Hub
Netherlands v Austria
Group C.... 20:00 BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Group C....... 14:00 ITV / ITV Hub
Denmark v Belgium
Group B ......17:00 ITV / ITV Hub
Netherlands v Austria
Group C.... 20:00 BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Electric Lawnmower Recommendation
My Flymo Easyglide 300 has died.
Do I replace like for like or are there any killer recommendations for something in a similar price range (£80 - £150) I should consider?
I know I can always count on the BBS with these kinds of questions :p
Do I replace like for like or are there any killer recommendations for something in a similar price range (£80 - £150) I should consider?
I know I can always count on the BBS with these kinds of questions :p
Apple ID
mercredi 16 juin 2021
I dropped my old I phone down the carsey and have now bought a new shiny one, unfortunately if I want to access my apple ID account the bastard won't let me as it keeps wanting to send a message to my old number :wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:
I don't want to change back to my old number (its a mission atm) so what other alternatives can the experts on here think of ?
I don't want to change back to my old number (its a mission atm) so what other alternatives can the experts on here think of ?
2021/22 TV Fixtures
Amazon Prime
Package F
20 Games over two game weeks (circa 15th December and 28th December) plus two additional fixtures at a later point in the season.
BT Sports
Packages A & G
Saturday at 12:30pm and several Midweek Fixtures.
Sky Sports
Packages B, C, D & E:
32 Fixtures Saturday 5:30pm
8 Fixtures Saturday 7:45pm
32 Fixtures Sunday 2:30pm
32 Fixtures Sunday 4:30pm
24 Fixtures Monday or Friday 8pm
BBC will continue to provide Highlights via Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2
Confirmed Fixtures:
Sun. 22nd: Manchester United (H) - TV Channel TBC
Unconfirmed Fixtures
August
Sat. 14th: Chelsea (A)
Sat. 21st: Brentford (H)
Sat. 28th: West Ham United (A)
September
Sat. 11th: Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Sat. 18th: Liverpool (A)
Sat. 25th: Brighton & Hove Albion (H)
October
Sat. 2nd: Leicester City (H)
Sat. 16th: Arsenal (A)
Sat. 23rd: Newcastle United (H)
Sat. 30th: Manchester City (A)
November
Sat. 6th: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
Sat. 20th: Burnley (A)
Sat. 27th: Aston Villa (H)
Tues. 30th: Leeds United (A)
December
Sat. 4th: Manchester United (A)
Sat. 11th: Everton (H)
Tues. 14th: Southampton (H)
Sat. 18th: Watford (A)
Sun. 26th: Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Tues. 28th: Norwich City (H)
January
Sat. 1st: West Ham United (H)
Sat. 15th: Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Sat. 22nd: Liverpool (H)
February
Tues. 8th: Norwich City (A)
Sat. 12th: Brentford (A)
Sat. 19th: Chelsea (H)
Sat. 26th: Burnley (H)
March
Sat. 5th: Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
Sat. 12th: Manchester City (H)
Sat. 19th: Newcastle United (A)
April
Sat. 2nd: Arsenal (H)
Sat. 9th: Leicester City (A)
Sat. 16th: Everton (A)
Sat. 23rd: Leeds United (H)
Sat. 30th: Southampton (A)
May
Sat. 7th: Watford (H)
Sun. 15th: Aston Villa (A)
Package F
20 Games over two game weeks (circa 15th December and 28th December) plus two additional fixtures at a later point in the season.
BT Sports
Packages A & G
Saturday at 12:30pm and several Midweek Fixtures.
Sky Sports
Packages B, C, D & E:
32 Fixtures Saturday 5:30pm
8 Fixtures Saturday 7:45pm
32 Fixtures Sunday 2:30pm
32 Fixtures Sunday 4:30pm
24 Fixtures Monday or Friday 8pm
BBC will continue to provide Highlights via Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2
Confirmed Fixtures:
Sun. 22nd: Manchester United (H) - TV Channel TBC
Unconfirmed Fixtures
August
Sat. 14th: Chelsea (A)
Sat. 21st: Brentford (H)
Sat. 28th: West Ham United (A)
September
Sat. 11th: Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Sat. 18th: Liverpool (A)
Sat. 25th: Brighton & Hove Albion (H)
October
Sat. 2nd: Leicester City (H)
Sat. 16th: Arsenal (A)
Sat. 23rd: Newcastle United (H)
Sat. 30th: Manchester City (A)
November
Sat. 6th: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
Sat. 20th: Burnley (A)
Sat. 27th: Aston Villa (H)
Tues. 30th: Leeds United (A)
December
Sat. 4th: Manchester United (A)
Sat. 11th: Everton (H)
Tues. 14th: Southampton (H)
Sat. 18th: Watford (A)
Sun. 26th: Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Tues. 28th: Norwich City (H)
January
Sat. 1st: West Ham United (H)
Sat. 15th: Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Sat. 22nd: Liverpool (H)
February
Tues. 8th: Norwich City (A)
Sat. 12th: Brentford (A)
Sat. 19th: Chelsea (H)
Sat. 26th: Burnley (H)
March
Sat. 5th: Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
Sat. 12th: Manchester City (H)
Sat. 19th: Newcastle United (A)
April
Sat. 2nd: Arsenal (H)
Sat. 9th: Leicester City (A)
Sat. 16th: Everton (A)
Sat. 23rd: Leeds United (H)
Sat. 30th: Southampton (A)
May
Sat. 7th: Watford (H)
Sun. 15th: Aston Villa (A)
Match Updates: June 16….Finland v Russia…Turkey v Wales….Italy v Switzerland
mardi 15 juin 2021
Finland v Russia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Turkey v Wales
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
17:00
BBC One / S4C / BBC iPlayer
Italy v Switzerland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Turkey v Wales
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
17:00
BBC One / S4C / BBC iPlayer
Italy v Switzerland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Upsides and downsides of the pandemic
I thought it was worth a separate thread for this.
I am looking at it from a present/future position. And also from a global, societal, and personal position. Macro and micro, if you like.
Let's take out the distress that many have suffered and the loss of loved ones, and even those with long term covid affects. Let's also ignore the political shenannigans and the blame game.
Science have come up trumps. The fast track vaccine programs have had widespread benefits in lots of other areas.
Trump was removed for a much softer President who seems to be doing just fine.
The world of work seems to have changed for the better for a good number of people.
I think the economic picture looks a lot better than it did a year ago. At least on a macro level.
I also think we learnt a lot about ourselves - that there really is a chasm between those that have sacrificed and stepped up for the benefit of others, and those that really couldn't give a feck. It is strangely a double edged sword that one. Life affirming and utterly depressing at the same time.
I am not sure that environmental benefits will be seen much beyond the medium term. It alarms me that China are building so many nuclear plants when the rest of the world seems to be decommissioning. It is as though they are just sticking two fingers up. There doesn't seem to have been any accord reached between NATO countries and China and Russia. Brasil or at least that twat of a president have used the pandemic to rape the Amazon at will because no one was watching. And reduced plastic pollution seems to have been replaced with discarded masks.
I think there are many 'elephant in the room' questions for world leaders and investigative reporters. And there is a distinct lack of honesty. Why are India sending missions into space when they can't take care of their own people? Why does every investigation into the source of this outbreak end up with nations just calling each other liars?
I am looking at it from a present/future position. And also from a global, societal, and personal position. Macro and micro, if you like.
Let's take out the distress that many have suffered and the loss of loved ones, and even those with long term covid affects. Let's also ignore the political shenannigans and the blame game.
Science have come up trumps. The fast track vaccine programs have had widespread benefits in lots of other areas.
Trump was removed for a much softer President who seems to be doing just fine.
The world of work seems to have changed for the better for a good number of people.
I think the economic picture looks a lot better than it did a year ago. At least on a macro level.
I also think we learnt a lot about ourselves - that there really is a chasm between those that have sacrificed and stepped up for the benefit of others, and those that really couldn't give a feck. It is strangely a double edged sword that one. Life affirming and utterly depressing at the same time.
I am not sure that environmental benefits will be seen much beyond the medium term. It alarms me that China are building so many nuclear plants when the rest of the world seems to be decommissioning. It is as though they are just sticking two fingers up. There doesn't seem to have been any accord reached between NATO countries and China and Russia. Brasil or at least that twat of a president have used the pandemic to rape the Amazon at will because no one was watching. And reduced plastic pollution seems to have been replaced with discarded masks.
I think there are many 'elephant in the room' questions for world leaders and investigative reporters. And there is a distinct lack of honesty. Why are India sending missions into space when they can't take care of their own people? Why does every investigation into the source of this outbreak end up with nations just calling each other liars?
Messi vs Ronaldo
This thread isn't me discussing who is best, quite the opposite actually.
Why do so many people seem to care who is best out of the two? Why do people get offended when you say "Ronaldo is better than Messi" or vice versa? I do not understand. It's like a weird cult.
Can't people just accept that they're both absolutely amazing players, and we are lucky to be able to witness both playing at the same time?
This is something I have always found weird, so just thought I would make a thread about it.
Why do so many people seem to care who is best out of the two? Why do people get offended when you say "Ronaldo is better than Messi" or vice versa? I do not understand. It's like a weird cult.
Can't people just accept that they're both absolutely amazing players, and we are lucky to be able to witness both playing at the same time?
This is something I have always found weird, so just thought I would make a thread about it.
Global Football Alliance
Some interesting news.
Crystal Palace Football Club has today joined the Global Football Alliance, a network of 16 clubs from six continents who have united to share ideas and expertise.
The Global Football Alliance is a strategic partnership between clubs in 16 different countries, who are not directly in competition with each other. They will establish an international scouting and recruitment network, optimize training and sports performance, increase revenue and promote digital innovation through regular communication, meetings and conferences.
Crystal Palace will be the only English Club in the Global Football Alliance, which will ultimately consist of 25 clubs from 25 countries. It will focus on research and development, using technology and data to give member clubs a competitive advantage on and off the field.
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said: “We are delighted to be joining the Global Football Alliance. Whilst we are proud of our status as a community football club, we are ambitious about extending our global footprint.
"Sharing resources and information from like-minded clubs around the world will ensure we benefit from the best ideas in global football and help us to forge invaluable new relationships”.
Global Football Alliance founder Bernard Caiazzo said: “Global Football Alliance brings together clubs from six continents to share best practices, find synergies and reflect on the future of football.
"We will ask what global football will look like in 10 years and how can we contribute to a better future. Crystal Palace FC will be an important addition to the alliance, highlighting its focus on innovation and modern football practices”.
The 15 other members of the Global Football Alliance are:
AS Saint Etienne, France
Associacao Chapeconese De Futebol, Brazil
Athletic Club Paradou, Algeria
AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands
Club Estudiantes De La Plaza, Argentina
Deportivo Independiente Medellin, Colombia
Deportivo Toulca FC, Mexico
FK Krasnodar, Russia
Kawaski Frontale, Japan
Melbourne Victory, Australia
New England Revolution, USA
Standard De Liege, Belgium
Villarreal, Spain
VFL Wolfsburg, Germany
Wadi Delga, Egypt
Crystal Palace Football Club has today joined the Global Football Alliance, a network of 16 clubs from six continents who have united to share ideas and expertise.
The Global Football Alliance is a strategic partnership between clubs in 16 different countries, who are not directly in competition with each other. They will establish an international scouting and recruitment network, optimize training and sports performance, increase revenue and promote digital innovation through regular communication, meetings and conferences.
Crystal Palace will be the only English Club in the Global Football Alliance, which will ultimately consist of 25 clubs from 25 countries. It will focus on research and development, using technology and data to give member clubs a competitive advantage on and off the field.
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said: “We are delighted to be joining the Global Football Alliance. Whilst we are proud of our status as a community football club, we are ambitious about extending our global footprint.
"Sharing resources and information from like-minded clubs around the world will ensure we benefit from the best ideas in global football and help us to forge invaluable new relationships”.
Global Football Alliance founder Bernard Caiazzo said: “Global Football Alliance brings together clubs from six continents to share best practices, find synergies and reflect on the future of football.
"We will ask what global football will look like in 10 years and how can we contribute to a better future. Crystal Palace FC will be an important addition to the alliance, highlighting its focus on innovation and modern football practices”.
The 15 other members of the Global Football Alliance are:
AS Saint Etienne, France
Associacao Chapeconese De Futebol, Brazil
Athletic Club Paradou, Algeria
AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands
Club Estudiantes De La Plaza, Argentina
Deportivo Independiente Medellin, Colombia
Deportivo Toulca FC, Mexico
FK Krasnodar, Russia
Kawaski Frontale, Japan
Melbourne Victory, Australia
New England Revolution, USA
Standard De Liege, Belgium
Villarreal, Spain
VFL Wolfsburg, Germany
Wadi Delga, Egypt
Rumour: Aaron Ramsey
Think this came up before..from BBC Gossip…
Juventus and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey looks set for a Premier League return. The 30-year-old has been linked with Crystal Palace, West HamUnited and Everton, as well as former club Arsenal. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Juventus and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey looks set for a Premier League return. The 30-year-old has been linked with Crystal Palace, West HamUnited and Everton, as well as former club Arsenal. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Match Updates: June 15
lundi 14 juin 2021
Hungary v Portugal
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
France v Germany
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
France v Germany
UEFA EURO 2020 Group F
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Euro 2020 sticker album
Anyone doing it this year? Had my eyes peeled for a thread around here.
I've been gradually opening 150 packs over the last month and I have 3 stickers to go. So I won't be much fun for swaps. But maybe others will.
I've been gradually opening 150 packs over the last month and I have 3 stickers to go. So I won't be much fun for swaps. But maybe others will.
Deja vue
Watching Spain v Sweden tonight was just like watching Palace! Defend, defend, defend against a technically superior team. Sweden got the result they were after but their fans could not have enjoyed it. Hopefully next season we will see something different …..
Whyteleafe FC
Club statement explains that the "new owners of the Church Road ground refused to negotiate a new lease or licence agreement with the club for the 2021-22 season."
Whyteleafe have announced that they have withdrawn from the Pitching In Isthmian League. They have released the following statement:
'It is with deep regret and sadness that we informed the Isthmian League earlier today that Whyteleafe FC will not be playing in next season’s Isthmian South Central League.
The club has been forced to give up its Step 4 status after new owners of the Church Road ground refused to negotiate a new lease or licence agreement with the club for the 2021-22 season.
Home to the Leafe for more than 60 years, Church Road was purchased by Irama last year at auction after the previous owners went into administration.
Despite numerous attempts by the Trustees, current management committee and an independent fan led group to discuss a way forward, Singapore based property development company Irama – the new landlords - activated a break clause to terminate the club’s lease on July 31st this year.
This was despite the club paying Irama nearly £50,000 of back rent that the new owners had been told by the administrators was due for the administration period. Whyteleafe didn’t believe this was the case as the club had been paying all the landlords’ costs during that period to keep the ground viable and to protect the value of the facility.
But Whyteleafe FC believed Irama were acting in good faith and also wanted to have an ongoing working relationship with the new owners and despite the lack of income during the Covid-19 lockdowns paid the back rent.
Our withdrawal from the Isthmian League is a devastating blow to everybody involved at the club, the fans, players local community and the wider football family. We would like to thank all of you.'
More information when we have it.
As someone who follows non league football I find this very sad.
Whyteleafe have announced that they have withdrawn from the Pitching In Isthmian League. They have released the following statement:
'It is with deep regret and sadness that we informed the Isthmian League earlier today that Whyteleafe FC will not be playing in next season’s Isthmian South Central League.
The club has been forced to give up its Step 4 status after new owners of the Church Road ground refused to negotiate a new lease or licence agreement with the club for the 2021-22 season.
Home to the Leafe for more than 60 years, Church Road was purchased by Irama last year at auction after the previous owners went into administration.
Despite numerous attempts by the Trustees, current management committee and an independent fan led group to discuss a way forward, Singapore based property development company Irama – the new landlords - activated a break clause to terminate the club’s lease on July 31st this year.
This was despite the club paying Irama nearly £50,000 of back rent that the new owners had been told by the administrators was due for the administration period. Whyteleafe didn’t believe this was the case as the club had been paying all the landlords’ costs during that period to keep the ground viable and to protect the value of the facility.
But Whyteleafe FC believed Irama were acting in good faith and also wanted to have an ongoing working relationship with the new owners and despite the lack of income during the Covid-19 lockdowns paid the back rent.
Our withdrawal from the Isthmian League is a devastating blow to everybody involved at the club, the fans, players local community and the wider football family. We would like to thank all of you.'
More information when we have it.
As someone who follows non league football I find this very sad.
Chevron Vs Donzinger
Don't know if there is a thread on this but below is a Jimmy Dore excerpt about Steve Donzinger, the lawyer who has been waging a David/ Goliath legal battle against Chevron ever since he won a class action lawsuit in the 1990s, for deadly corporate pollution in South America. Ever since, he has been targeted for retribution by the corporation, using crony lawyers and judges who have broken all legal precedence in penalizing Donzinger. The guy is under house arrest the last 600 days because he refuses to have confidential client communications seized by Chevron. The judge is burying him as a coercive measure but Donzinger won't be cowed.
Anyway, I thought this would make a great 'Erin Brockovich' style film and now see it's being made by Brad Pitt, who brought the rights a few years back. Hopefully, this will bring such a scale of public scrutiny that Chevron will be shamed into calling off the corrupt legal dogs.
Yet incredible to see how the legal system can be weaponized by the elites and how the New York Times, supposedly a bastion of Left-Wing 'justice,' ignores this crucial story of corporate malfeasance and legal corruption while simultaneously promoting stories preaching Woke agendas to indicate they really 'care.'
Anyway, good old Jimmy is talking about this and the general corruption of a Left which no longer really cares about poor people when they have Wokeism to stay politically relevant and pretend to be distinct from Republicans.
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Anyway, I thought this would make a great 'Erin Brockovich' style film and now see it's being made by Brad Pitt, who brought the rights a few years back. Hopefully, this will bring such a scale of public scrutiny that Chevron will be shamed into calling off the corrupt legal dogs.
Yet incredible to see how the legal system can be weaponized by the elites and how the New York Times, supposedly a bastion of Left-Wing 'justice,' ignores this crucial story of corporate malfeasance and legal corruption while simultaneously promoting stories preaching Woke agendas to indicate they really 'care.'
Anyway, good old Jimmy is talking about this and the general corruption of a Left which no longer really cares about poor people when they have Wokeism to stay politically relevant and pretend to be distinct from Republicans.
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Match Updates: June 14
Scotland v Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Poland v Slovakia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Spain v Sweden
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Argentina v Chile
Copa America 2021 Group Stage
22:00
BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Poland v Slovakia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Spain v Sweden
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Argentina v Chile
Copa America 2021 Group Stage
22:00
BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
GB News
Anyone tuned in yet?! Lol
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From the Times…
GB News: New TV channel launches with technical problems, Covid conspiracies and Nigel Farage
Little more than an hour after channel hit the airwaves, presenter Dan Wootton was claiming UK health officials were trying to ‘create an ultra-cautious biosecurity state like China’
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From the Times…
GB News: New TV channel launches with technical problems, Covid conspiracies and Nigel Farage
Little more than an hour after channel hit the airwaves, presenter Dan Wootton was claiming UK health officials were trying to ‘create an ultra-cautious biosecurity state like China’
Fixture release day discussion (16th June) & guessing game....
Two days away from knowing who we have when and where. Same old pony will no doubt come out about a leak so let's have a guessing game...
Who do you want on our first game of the season followed by who you think we'll get.
Want - Newcastle home.
Think - Man City away.
As with all my threads and guessing games and predictions, you'll win the square root of f--k all apart from my congrats, which is worth much more :)
Go for it.
Who do you want on our first game of the season followed by who you think we'll get.
Want - Newcastle home.
Think - Man City away.
As with all my threads and guessing games and predictions, you'll win the square root of f--k all apart from my congrats, which is worth much more :)
Go for it.
Match Updates: June 14
These update threads seem to be mysteriously disappearing into a BBS black hole. Good luck ‘June 14’, our best wishes are with you. :D
Scotland v Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Poland v Slovakia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Spain v Sweden
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Argentina v Chile
Copa America 2021 Group Stage
22:00
BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
Scotland v Czech Republic
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Poland v Slovakia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Spain v Sweden
UEFA EURO 2020 Group E
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Argentina v Chile
Copa America 2021 Group Stage
22:00
BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
Match Updates: June 13
dimanche 13 juin 2021
Haven’t got a clue what happened to my original thread????? Definitely up
In fact, all the match threads from the last 3 days have gone.
Take 2
In fact, all the match threads from the last 3 days have gone.
Take 2
Match Updates: June 13
samedi 12 juin 2021
Stockport County v Hartlepool United
National League Play-Off Semi-Final
12:00
BT Sport 1
England v Croatia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Austria v North Macedonia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Netherlands v Ukraine
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Brazil v Venezuela
Copa America 2021 Group Stage
22:00
BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
National League Play-Off Semi-Final
12:00
BT Sport 1
England v Croatia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group D
14:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Austria v North Macedonia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
17:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Netherlands v Ukraine
UEFA EURO 2020 Group C
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Brazil v Venezuela
Copa America 2021 Group Stage
22:00
BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
Suggestion: Breel Embolo
I recall we showed interest around the 2016 Euros? Still only 24. Great game today v Wales. Looks a Palace player - strong, pacy, mobile. A Batshuayi replacement?
Match Updates: June 12
vendredi 11 juin 2021
Torquay United v Notts County
National League Play-Off Semi-Final
12:00
BT Sport 2
Wales v Switzerland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
14:00
BBC One / S4C / BBC iPlayer
Denmark v Finland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
17:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Belgium v Russia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
National League Play-Off Semi-Final
12:00
BT Sport 2
Wales v Switzerland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
14:00
BBC One / S4C / BBC iPlayer
Denmark v Finland
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
17:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Belgium v Russia
UEFA EURO 2020 Group B
20:00
ITV / ITV Hub
Celtic melt down.
I've never posted in this part of the forum before. However being more or less 50 pct Australian after 40 years here. I think some of the funniest most amusing yet totally over-the-top delusional reaction to their place in the footballing world is the reaction Celtic fans are having to Ange Postecoglou being named their manager.
It's like they've been knifed in their football heart for a great number of them.
Universally in Australia from all quarters including other footballing codes he is regarded as one of the greatest sports leaders this country has ever produced. Creating and changing cultures in every club he has been at. Turning them from average into champions. Including the Australian national team. He is possibly Australias greatest football export... including Cahill, Kewell, Bosnich, Veduka et al.
So here's to you Ange.... Show them what you're made of.
Europe is going to benefit from your presence.
In 2 years time, Celtic may well be a major force in Europe once more, if he continues what he has always done.
It's like they've been knifed in their football heart for a great number of them.
Universally in Australia from all quarters including other footballing codes he is regarded as one of the greatest sports leaders this country has ever produced. Creating and changing cultures in every club he has been at. Turning them from average into champions. Including the Australian national team. He is possibly Australias greatest football export... including Cahill, Kewell, Bosnich, Veduka et al.
So here's to you Ange.... Show them what you're made of.
Europe is going to benefit from your presence.
In 2 years time, Celtic may well be a major force in Europe once more, if he continues what he has always done.
G7
Looking at the photoshoot from the G7 why are the EU included?
When including them, why do they have 2 representatives when all the nations have 1? Effectively Germany, Italy and France all have 3 people at the summit to represent them!
Any sensible reason for this?
When including them, why do they have 2 representatives when all the nations have 1? Effectively Germany, Italy and France all have 3 people at the summit to represent them!
Any sensible reason for this?
The City of Croydon?
jeudi 10 juin 2021
I see there's going to be a competition for towns to be awarded City status to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. I think I'm right that Croydon went for this last time round - but was unsuccessful (with Brighton & Hove and Newport being awarded City status iirc). Will Croydon go for it again? Should Croydon go for it again? Does anyone care?
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Match Updates: June 11
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Better late than never.
Turkey v Italy
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Better late than never.
Turkey v Italy
UEFA EURO 2020 Group A
20:00
BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Sexual harrassment "normalised" in schools say OFSTED
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Now, I do wonder what school these people went to, but they seem to think that this adolescent sex stuff is brand new. I went to school in the 80's and 100% this was exactly the same, if not worse, than what they are saying now. The only difference is that nobody had a smart phone and the internet so the naked selfies would be flashing I guess, and the porno a good old copy of Razzle.
I can only assume from this that poor Chief inspector Amanda Spielman didn't get fingerbanged at a school disco.
EDIT sorry about the spelling error in the title, oh well.
Quote:
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It found around nine in 10 of the girls spoken to by inspectors said that sexist name-calling and being sent unwanted explicit pictures or videos happened "a lot" or "sometimes". Children said sexual violence typically occurred in unsupervised spaces outside of school, like parties or parks. Pupils in several schools said harmful sexual behaviour happens at house parties, without adults present, and that alcohol and drugs are often involved. |
I can only assume from this that poor Chief inspector Amanda Spielman didn't get fingerbanged at a school disco.
EDIT sorry about the spelling error in the title, oh well.
That Last Ten Minute Feeling…….
mercredi 9 juin 2021
Do any of you remember being under 10 mins From winning an FA Cup Final or two ? Of course you do, the giddy heights it’s our year ! the adrenaline rush, the not knowing time freezing numbness. The hurt the pain , because your a Crystal Palace fan, you don’t worry about being disappointed, but you fell for the dream, for some reason I had that feeling when I genuinely believed Nuno was our manager , the rush that were going to the next level then …… I know it could be worse I could support Charlton :sob::sob::sob::sob::sob::sob:
Post counts per User for a specific thread
Apologies for asking a question to which I feel I should already know the answer but - how do I find the post counts per User for a specific thread?
Thanks
Thanks
What is the fuss about Graham Potter?
mardi 8 juin 2021
Narrowly avoided the drop two seasons running, with a team that has the 10th highest net transfer spend in Europe over the last five years, and one home win in an entire calendar head.
Yes, the football might be pretty (if you don’t mind watching sitters being missed every week) but the results have been poor by most standards. He looks like one of those managers who is clever but ineffective.
So why does everyone rave about him, and why is he amongst the favourites at Everton and Spurs?
It reminds me of when Brighton thought Buckley was better than Wilf?
Yes, the football might be pretty (if you don’t mind watching sitters being missed every week) but the results have been poor by most standards. He looks like one of those managers who is clever but ineffective.
So why does everyone rave about him, and why is he amongst the favourites at Everton and Spurs?
It reminds me of when Brighton thought Buckley was better than Wilf?
The Offensive Podcast
Does anybody listen?
I am absolutely obsessed with it. It's a mockumentary podcast following the ever-present Premier League club based in Kent: Ashwood City.
It is fantastic but, comes with a very strict parental warning due to language and content.
Some very clever and subtle football jokes as well as the expected more expected "banter" style piss-taking of various players/managers/clubs etc.
I am absolutely obsessed with it. It's a mockumentary podcast following the ever-present Premier League club based in Kent: Ashwood City.
It is fantastic but, comes with a very strict parental warning due to language and content.
Some very clever and subtle football jokes as well as the expected more expected "banter" style piss-taking of various players/managers/clubs etc.
Phew - so we're all still here, then
Just read that there is a major internet blackout of big media sites, so just wanted to check everyone was still able to go about their usual business on here ...
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2 years of Westminster voting intention polling - an analysis
I thought it would be worthwhile looking back at the polls in more detail going back two years or so. I am using the “Politico” poll of polls, and have repeated the link throughout this post for convenience, as it is rather long. NB: You have to select the "2 Year" option tab at the top of the chart for the purpose of the text below.
This is the best reference for comparison purposes as it averages out all the polls and eliminates the outliers. This takes us back to July 2019. Firstly, in early July, we may have all forgotten, but there were surprisingly four parties with a more or less equal share of the vote. On July 23rd 2019, Labour was at 23%, the Tories on 22%, Reform UK(ex UKIP) on 21%, and the Lib Dems on 19%. We can surely assume that by combining the RFUK with the Tory vote we have largely those who wanted to get Brexit done, providing 43% of the vote.
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The RFUK party, at least in my view, existed as a pressure group party to ensure the Tories did not sway away from leaving the EU, or negotiate a BINO. Corbyn’s Labour was not doing well compared to their historical average share, and seemingly, a large chunk of their votes drifted over to the pro remain, LibDems. In other words, it was all about Brexit. Corbyn’s wooly policy on this, didn’t help Labour either. How much of the drift amounted to a dislike of Corbyn back then, we can never know. All we can know is that in the post election and doorstep feedback surveys, Brexit and a dislike of Corbyn were the top two reasons for people voting the way they did.
By the end of July that year, the Tories began to retrieve votes back from RFUK, as Johnson was elected the new Tory leader, and on a strong get Brexit done ticket. Labour and the LibDem’s vote were virtually unchanged.
By the 2019 December general election however, the Tory’s had re-gained nearly all of the RFUK switchers, and the latter was hardly registering on the chart. Labour did regain a chunk of the LibDem vote, but not enough to make much of a difference. The polls showed an average of 44% for the Tories, 32% for Labour, just 12% for the LibDems, and for RFUK just 2%. Clearly in my view, two things happened. Firstly, and its not rocket science I know, Brexit polarised the vote back to the Tories, and secondly, traditional loyalties to Labour when in the polling booths, helped them a bit as the election approached. These poll averages would not reflect tactical voting though, but nevertheless are an indication of the public mood back then.
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So, Labour failed big time, and Corbyn resigned. Tory lead in the polls continued to rise to a heady 51% by the time Starmer was elected in early April 2020. The pandemic and government actions had placed the country on a virtual wartime footing, lockdown was in place, furlough money was being paid, businesses were given grants and loans, people worked from home in their tens of thousands. Labour’s share of the vote between the general election and Starmers appointment remained steady and unimpressive at around an average of 30%, but then something began to change. In the space of the next four weeks, the Tory lead had fallen dramatically, and by the end of September 2020, it had all but gone. We cannot really know why this happened, except that Starmers personal ratings were high, and Johnson’s were low. Johnson’s public approval worsened in the autumn and finally the debacle over family gatherings at Christmas against the background of rising covid cases, he sank to his lowest to date. Labour probably did have a small lead by then.
The cavalry, in the form of the AZ and the Pfizer vaccine roll out heralded a turn in Tory fortunes, and from January this year, when the publicity and images of the elderly getting jabs in their arms, from March their vote share steadied at a level of 42% on average, and remains at that level today. Nothing much happened over this same period with the minor parties' share, all staying low at around between 3%-7%. This increase in Tory share seems to have all come from the Labour side. Note however, that the Tory lead in this poll of polls average has never exceeded 11%. This means that given a floating vote mass of say 10%, it could very easily swing back to favour Labour again.
This post is not to provide light on why Starmer’s Labour is not doing better than it should, but merely to demonstrate how over the last two years, two major unprecedented events can affect public opinion on voting intentions. Look at how Brexit distorted the polls back in the summer of 2019. If you accept that as a truism, and I think the evidence is so compelling as to not be open for debate, then surely, you have to look at the distortions of the pandemic and its current role in the mood of voters.
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This is the best reference for comparison purposes as it averages out all the polls and eliminates the outliers. This takes us back to July 2019. Firstly, in early July, we may have all forgotten, but there were surprisingly four parties with a more or less equal share of the vote. On July 23rd 2019, Labour was at 23%, the Tories on 22%, Reform UK(ex UKIP) on 21%, and the Lib Dems on 19%. We can surely assume that by combining the RFUK with the Tory vote we have largely those who wanted to get Brexit done, providing 43% of the vote.
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The RFUK party, at least in my view, existed as a pressure group party to ensure the Tories did not sway away from leaving the EU, or negotiate a BINO. Corbyn’s Labour was not doing well compared to their historical average share, and seemingly, a large chunk of their votes drifted over to the pro remain, LibDems. In other words, it was all about Brexit. Corbyn’s wooly policy on this, didn’t help Labour either. How much of the drift amounted to a dislike of Corbyn back then, we can never know. All we can know is that in the post election and doorstep feedback surveys, Brexit and a dislike of Corbyn were the top two reasons for people voting the way they did.
By the end of July that year, the Tories began to retrieve votes back from RFUK, as Johnson was elected the new Tory leader, and on a strong get Brexit done ticket. Labour and the LibDem’s vote were virtually unchanged.
By the 2019 December general election however, the Tory’s had re-gained nearly all of the RFUK switchers, and the latter was hardly registering on the chart. Labour did regain a chunk of the LibDem vote, but not enough to make much of a difference. The polls showed an average of 44% for the Tories, 32% for Labour, just 12% for the LibDems, and for RFUK just 2%. Clearly in my view, two things happened. Firstly, and its not rocket science I know, Brexit polarised the vote back to the Tories, and secondly, traditional loyalties to Labour when in the polling booths, helped them a bit as the election approached. These poll averages would not reflect tactical voting though, but nevertheless are an indication of the public mood back then.
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So, Labour failed big time, and Corbyn resigned. Tory lead in the polls continued to rise to a heady 51% by the time Starmer was elected in early April 2020. The pandemic and government actions had placed the country on a virtual wartime footing, lockdown was in place, furlough money was being paid, businesses were given grants and loans, people worked from home in their tens of thousands. Labour’s share of the vote between the general election and Starmers appointment remained steady and unimpressive at around an average of 30%, but then something began to change. In the space of the next four weeks, the Tory lead had fallen dramatically, and by the end of September 2020, it had all but gone. We cannot really know why this happened, except that Starmers personal ratings were high, and Johnson’s were low. Johnson’s public approval worsened in the autumn and finally the debacle over family gatherings at Christmas against the background of rising covid cases, he sank to his lowest to date. Labour probably did have a small lead by then.
The cavalry, in the form of the AZ and the Pfizer vaccine roll out heralded a turn in Tory fortunes, and from January this year, when the publicity and images of the elderly getting jabs in their arms, from March their vote share steadied at a level of 42% on average, and remains at that level today. Nothing much happened over this same period with the minor parties' share, all staying low at around between 3%-7%. This increase in Tory share seems to have all come from the Labour side. Note however, that the Tory lead in this poll of polls average has never exceeded 11%. This means that given a floating vote mass of say 10%, it could very easily swing back to favour Labour again.
This post is not to provide light on why Starmer’s Labour is not doing better than it should, but merely to demonstrate how over the last two years, two major unprecedented events can affect public opinion on voting intentions. Look at how Brexit distorted the polls back in the summer of 2019. If you accept that as a truism, and I think the evidence is so compelling as to not be open for debate, then surely, you have to look at the distortions of the pandemic and its current role in the mood of voters.
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Peru
lundi 7 juin 2021
A far left candidate battling a far right candidate with 96% of the votes counted there’s about 0.1% between them, Castillo looks to have it won but expat votes could be a spoiler as they are the ones left to count and will probably favour Fujimori.
At least it’s not dull, I’m sure nothing but good manners and respectful conversation on Peruvian BBS’s at the moment. Sunny Fan used to be very knowledgeable about their politics but hasn’t posted in years anyone else to give us a rundown of what’s going on there? Why are they so polarised?
At least it’s not dull, I’m sure nothing but good manners and respectful conversation on Peruvian BBS’s at the moment. Sunny Fan used to be very knowledgeable about their politics but hasn’t posted in years anyone else to give us a rundown of what’s going on there? Why are they so polarised?
Pre Season Premier League News..
Thread for snippets about next season’s PL clubs?
Well Norwich’s promotion started well…
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Rumour: Joan Sastre
Have just seen a tweet:
OFFICIAL: Joan Sastre leaves #RCDMallorca to become a new player of the @CPFC .
Today we have to say goodbye to a player who went through all the lower divisions, and who made his club debut in 2014. A lifetime in Mallorca. Thanks for all these years Joan!❤️
That’s the translated version from an account called @rcdmallorca4. Seems to be a news account for Mallorca.
OFFICIAL: Joan Sastre leaves #RCDMallorca to become a new player of the @CPFC .
Today we have to say goodbye to a player who went through all the lower divisions, and who made his club debut in 2014. A lifetime in Mallorca. Thanks for all these years Joan!❤️
That’s the translated version from an account called @rcdmallorca4. Seems to be a news account for Mallorca.
Any Shropshire based fans?
Wasn't sure where to put this but hopefully this'll do.
I've just made the move from the delights of south London to the rolling Shropshire countryside and out of a mixture of When Eagles Dare emotion and the fact I've barely missed a home game for years I've renewed my season ticket for next year.
This is therefore my call to see if there are any other Palace fans out this way, and if there are any who regularly make the journey back to Selhurst Park?
I've just made the move from the delights of south London to the rolling Shropshire countryside and out of a mixture of When Eagles Dare emotion and the fact I've barely missed a home game for years I've renewed my season ticket for next year.
This is therefore my call to see if there are any other Palace fans out this way, and if there are any who regularly make the journey back to Selhurst Park?
E-scooters
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Not sure how I feel about these - on one hand they are convenient, environmentally friendly and cheap. But having seen how some people are using them, at the moment they can also be a dangerous nuisance.
The law says they can currently only be used on private land or off road, but its a pretty regular sight to see people around here driving down the middle of the road on them with no helmets on, and across pavements etc.
They could be good if the govt clarified the rules, rather than the grey area they are in at the moment...anyone got/use one?
Not sure how I feel about these - on one hand they are convenient, environmentally friendly and cheap. But having seen how some people are using them, at the moment they can also be a dangerous nuisance.
The law says they can currently only be used on private land or off road, but its a pretty regular sight to see people around here driving down the middle of the road on them with no helmets on, and across pavements etc.
They could be good if the govt clarified the rules, rather than the grey area they are in at the moment...anyone got/use one?
70+ Programmes Free For Collection
Hello
I've got just over 70 programmes from the 93/94 - 04/05 that are free to anyone who can collect them from Orpington.
Includes the 94/95 FA Cup Semi Final, the 95/96 Play Off Final and 23 from the 01/02 season (inc. 2 away games).
Images of a few below.
Message me if you're interested!
Cheers
I've got just over 70 programmes from the 93/94 - 04/05 that are free to anyone who can collect them from Orpington.
Includes the 94/95 FA Cup Semi Final, the 95/96 Play Off Final and 23 from the 01/02 season (inc. 2 away games).
Images of a few below.
Message me if you're interested!
Cheers
u23 final parking ticket.
Feeling a bit peeved about this. Euro car parks have sent me a parking ticket. It appears I exceeded the 3 hour limit in Sainsburys car park on the night of our u23s momentous promotion on Penalties. Silly me When the game went to extra time and penalties it didn't occur to me that wishing to see it through to the end would cost extra money or the car park operators would want to fleece people at that time of the night(bang on10 pm.)All over being there 27 minutes too long, well into the evening. Was anyone else "done" for this and would Britannia chase it. Not like I was denying hoards of Sainsburys customers parking spaces even at 6.30 when I arrived.
Discussion: McCarthy gone?
dimanche 6 juin 2021
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"Republic of Ireland international James McCarthy has been included as one of the ten Irish players included in the Premier League released list."
"Republic of Ireland international James McCarthy has been included as one of the ten Irish players included in the Premier League released list."
Can anyone help me please?
Hi there,
I used to own a Crystal Palace match programme handed down to me by my dad that contained a page dedicated to my grandfather Alan John Nash when he passed away. He was a massive palace fan as all of our family are and he actually had his ashes spread on the pitch. Sadly the programme has been lost and I would love to find it again. I know it was a programme from around maybe Febuary/march/april/may of 1983 ( he passed away in February 1983). If anyone on here has old match programmes and could spare a moment to search through them it would be so appreciated. Just to know which programme it was in so I can search for the right one. Thank you to anyone who can help. And up the palace!
I used to own a Crystal Palace match programme handed down to me by my dad that contained a page dedicated to my grandfather Alan John Nash when he passed away. He was a massive palace fan as all of our family are and he actually had his ashes spread on the pitch. Sadly the programme has been lost and I would love to find it again. I know it was a programme from around maybe Febuary/march/april/may of 1983 ( he passed away in February 1983). If anyone on here has old match programmes and could spare a moment to search through them it would be so appreciated. Just to know which programme it was in so I can search for the right one. Thank you to anyone who can help. And up the palace!
Two for the stattos...
1) How many players have been current internationals when being on Palace's books at that point?
2) how many different nations have our players represented over the years?
I ask because my Luton mate told me that Ruddock-Mpenza's call up for DR. Congo makes him the 56th player to receive international caps whilst being a Hatter.
2) how many different nations have our players represented over the years?
I ask because my Luton mate told me that Ruddock-Mpenza's call up for DR. Congo makes him the 56th player to receive international caps whilst being a Hatter.
Jon Rahm Covid
I could have put this on the Golf thread but I think it merits one of its own
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6 shot lead before the final round! £1.1m prize money. He could have played like me on Morden Park pitch and putt and trousered that cheque.
I wouldn't want to be his cat when he gets home. It will get a boot up its arse.
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6 shot lead before the final round! £1.1m prize money. He could have played like me on Morden Park pitch and putt and trousered that cheque.
I wouldn't want to be his cat when he gets home. It will get a boot up its arse.
6th June 1944
Is a date that should never be forgotten, hence my post today.
Of particular relevance to me cos my Dad fought in the campaign but should be of particular importance to everyone else because of why they fought and the liberties we have today as a result.
Was meant to be in Normandy today but for obvious reasons have had to postpone to next year.
Of particular relevance to me cos my Dad fought in the campaign but should be of particular importance to everyone else because of why they fought and the liberties we have today as a result.
Was meant to be in Normandy today but for obvious reasons have had to postpone to next year.
Bringing poster's family into arguments
samedi 5 juin 2021
We all use the BBS to piss away time, comment about family, write crap, and even occasionally have decent discussions and heated spats.
There are plenty of ways to tackle a poster you disagree with, or even shame a poster who you perceive to have written something unacceptable.
Posts can be raw, edgy, borderline or outright racist, homophobic, sexist whatever. We can dig out each others perceived flaws and hypocrisies. We can even belittle each others jobs etc..
What I find unnecessary, when we have all those options open to us, is to bring posters family members into it.
They have nothing to do with us as posters, and in many cases have little interest in Palace and even less interest in why we are wasting our time posting here.
I could very well imagine what a wife's reaction would be if she found out that some random on the BBS was slagging her off not knowing her from Eve. She might also wonder what kind of husband posts frequently on a site where that happens.
For me, this is should be a universal no no on the BBS. It doesn't matter f the poster is a much loved UK based contributer, someone living oversees, or even someone who the BBS mostly derides.
It's just not on.
There are plenty of ways to tackle a poster you disagree with, or even shame a poster who you perceive to have written something unacceptable.
Posts can be raw, edgy, borderline or outright racist, homophobic, sexist whatever. We can dig out each others perceived flaws and hypocrisies. We can even belittle each others jobs etc..
What I find unnecessary, when we have all those options open to us, is to bring posters family members into it.
They have nothing to do with us as posters, and in many cases have little interest in Palace and even less interest in why we are wasting our time posting here.
I could very well imagine what a wife's reaction would be if she found out that some random on the BBS was slagging her off not knowing her from Eve. She might also wonder what kind of husband posts frequently on a site where that happens.
For me, this is should be a universal no no on the BBS. It doesn't matter f the poster is a much loved UK based contributer, someone living oversees, or even someone who the BBS mostly derides.
It's just not on.
History of the Brighton v Palace rivalry, LIVE talk Wednesday July 14th
Evening all,
At 7pm on Wednesday July 14th, History Indoors will be hosting a talk about the history of the rivalry between Palace and Brighton via Zoom. As we’re a history organisation, the talk will take a specifically historical angle, using newspaper clippings and memorabilia to explore the development of the rivalry. The talk is aimed at people of all ages, with younger fans of the two clubs being able to learn about the rivalry’s origins, while older fans can take a trip down memory lane. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session, where you can ask questions and share your own personal recollections of past Palace/Brighton encounters.
This talk may be the perfect antidote to overcome the post-Euros blues and build anticipation for the forthcoming season!
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At 7pm on Wednesday July 14th, History Indoors will be hosting a talk about the history of the rivalry between Palace and Brighton via Zoom. As we’re a history organisation, the talk will take a specifically historical angle, using newspaper clippings and memorabilia to explore the development of the rivalry. The talk is aimed at people of all ages, with younger fans of the two clubs being able to learn about the rivalry’s origins, while older fans can take a trip down memory lane. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session, where you can ask questions and share your own personal recollections of past Palace/Brighton encounters.
This talk may be the perfect antidote to overcome the post-Euros blues and build anticipation for the forthcoming season!
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Improving the League Cup
Round 1 - 48 L1 & L2 clubs play each other (north/south regional)
Round 2 - 24 winners, plus 24 Championship clubs (north/south regional)
Round 3 - 24 winners play each other
Round 4 - 12 winners plus 20 PL clubs
Round 5 - 16 winners
QF - 8 winners
SF - 1 leg only played at neutral venue (Villa Park anyone?)
Final
This does add an extra round but only for the winning lower league clubs, extra revenue for the them. All PL clubs come in a round later, European qualified sides enter at the same stage as previously
Round 2 - 24 winners, plus 24 Championship clubs (north/south regional)
Round 3 - 24 winners play each other
Round 4 - 12 winners plus 20 PL clubs
Round 5 - 16 winners
QF - 8 winners
SF - 1 leg only played at neutral venue (Villa Park anyone?)
Final
This does add an extra round but only for the winning lower league clubs, extra revenue for the them. All PL clubs come in a round later, European qualified sides enter at the same stage as previously
Rumour: Sasa Lukic
vendredi 4 juin 2021
Crystal Palace have ‘moved with major insistence’ for midfielder – Player currently ‘evaluating possibilities’
By Tom Coast - 4th June 2021
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Amid all the media frenzy surrounding the vacant managerial job at Tottenham, it’s easy to forget another London club are without a figurehead: Crystal Palace.
The Eagles watched as Roy Hodgson stepped down from his role with his contract expiring, and they are yet to replace him.
That being said, regardless of who comes in, Crystal Palace still need to think about next season’s squad, with Sasa Lukic among their targets.
That’s according to Gianluca Di Marzio, who explains on Friday that Torino, where the midfielder currently plays, could leave the Serie A club.
The 24-year-old is reported to have ‘many suitors abroad’, among which two ‘appear to have moved with major insistence’: Crystal Palace and Spartak Moscow.
Both destinations apparently interest the player, who will have the choice of either playing in the Premier League or feature in next year’s Champions League with the Russians.
As for Torino in all this, their preference ‘would be to count on the player next season’, but it could come down to Lukic, who is said to be ‘evaluating the possibilities’.
By Tom Coast - 4th June 2021
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Amid all the media frenzy surrounding the vacant managerial job at Tottenham, it’s easy to forget another London club are without a figurehead: Crystal Palace.
The Eagles watched as Roy Hodgson stepped down from his role with his contract expiring, and they are yet to replace him.
That being said, regardless of who comes in, Crystal Palace still need to think about next season’s squad, with Sasa Lukic among their targets.
That’s according to Gianluca Di Marzio, who explains on Friday that Torino, where the midfielder currently plays, could leave the Serie A club.
The 24-year-old is reported to have ‘many suitors abroad’, among which two ‘appear to have moved with major insistence’: Crystal Palace and Spartak Moscow.
Both destinations apparently interest the player, who will have the choice of either playing in the Premier League or feature in next year’s Champions League with the Russians.
As for Torino in all this, their preference ‘would be to count on the player next season’, but it could come down to Lukic, who is said to be ‘evaluating the possibilities’.
Suggestion: Ryan Christie [Celtic]
jeudi 3 juin 2021
Apparently Ryan Christie could be leaving Celtic this summer, with several EPL clubs interested. I've pushed this guy before having watched him at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and since.
Could be a great No10, part Eze, part Macca, can pick a pass, has a nice shot on him, works hard and harries/tackles well. Part of the Scottish National team too
Price wise wouldn't break the bank
Could be a great No10, part Eze, part Macca, can pick a pass, has a nice shot on him, works hard and harries/tackles well. Part of the Scottish National team too
Price wise wouldn't break the bank
FTP Program for Mac that Moves files - Not Copies
mercredi 2 juin 2021
Hello,
I'm looking for a program for Mac that will move files from my laptop to our office server, rather than copying them, like Filezilla does.
We are a photographic company, and once we have done an event we have to 'offline' our original images - this means to dump them all on the archive server.
The PC laptop users have a program called 'Distribution Manager' which is set up to monitor a folder on their laptop, and once they dump images into there the program grabs them and sends them via FTP to the office server. This program doesn't work for Mac.
So I'm looking for a program that will 'move' the images over, instead of copying. If it copies, and the transfer breaks down, starting again/overwriting can be a pain.
Does anyone know of such a program for Mac?
Thanks.
Seba
I'm looking for a program for Mac that will move files from my laptop to our office server, rather than copying them, like Filezilla does.
We are a photographic company, and once we have done an event we have to 'offline' our original images - this means to dump them all on the archive server.
The PC laptop users have a program called 'Distribution Manager' which is set up to monitor a folder on their laptop, and once they dump images into there the program grabs them and sends them via FTP to the office server. This program doesn't work for Mac.
So I'm looking for a program that will 'move' the images over, instead of copying. If it copies, and the transfer breaks down, starting again/overwriting can be a pain.
Does anyone know of such a program for Mac?
Thanks.
Seba
Live Com and Updates: CPFC 20/21 End of Season Awards - 3rd June 2021
Being shown live on Facebook and YouTube from 7pm tomorrow.
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Find out who wins…
Under-18 Player of the Season
Under-23 Player of the Season
PFA Community Champion
Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Contribution
Players’ Player of the Season
Goal of the Season
Women’s Player of the Season
Player of the Season
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Find out who wins…
Under-18 Player of the Season
Under-23 Player of the Season
PFA Community Champion
Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Contribution
Players’ Player of the Season
Goal of the Season
Women’s Player of the Season
Player of the Season
PFA young player award.
PFA awards.
Can anyone explain why Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of the nominees for this?
Hasn't he spent most of the season injured?
Can anyone explain why Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of the nominees for this?
Hasn't he spent most of the season injured?
Rumour: Sebastiaan Bornauw
Bild linking us with the Belgium defender of 1. FC Köln.
Sure Meyer will give us a good reference and if any doubt Michy must have a good word to say about us.
Sure Meyer will give us a good reference and if any doubt Michy must have a good word to say about us.
Suggestion: Adama Traore
mardi 1 juin 2021
Too soon? ;) PACE. Right sided. Can cross. We are desperate for a player like him.
Match Updates: June 1 - 10
10 days of international friendlies leading up to the tournament.
Croatia v Armenia
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
Kosovo v San Marino
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
Lithuania v Estonia
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
North Macedonia v Slovenia
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
Slovakia v Bulgaria
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
Poland v Russia
International Friendly
19:45
Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
Croatia v Armenia
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
Kosovo v San Marino
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
Lithuania v Estonia
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
North Macedonia v Slovenia
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
Slovakia v Bulgaria
International Friendly
17:00
Sky Sports Red Button
Poland v Russia
International Friendly
19:45
Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
Lets go
Dr Alban. Bjorn Borg. Tomas Brolin. Friends in need.
Not allowed to link it but just trust me.
Not allowed to link it but just trust me.
Tarmac Oil Stain Removal
I know there are various products you can get for this but does anyone recommend one or know a good method to clean it?
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