It's the smile as well though. 'I've been practicing this smug smirk in front of the mirror while typing my natty cravat because I'm sure someone will take a photo and we can make this game about me.'
The Hull guy could be, just could be some gem unearthed to send the Palace down. The way I see it, there's 3 from Palace, Sunderland, Hull and Swansea going down now. I think everyone else has enough. Allardyce needs to buy. He's not got enough to do it with that team/squad
And after the England debacle I've got no respect for him anymore, so it would be great to see him and Palace perish
Palace now just a point above bottom of the table and are out of the relegation on Goal Difference!
How the fuck are they not in the bottom 3 after the run they've been in?
There was originally a big gap between them and the three bottom sides but their losing run has now meant that they are not only just outside the drop zone on goal difference but also only a point ahead of the bottom club - and four points behind the 5th from bottom side.
Now, very generously, I have made the assumption that Palace will go on an unbeaten run for the next six games:
Everton h - 1 Bournemouth a -1 Sunderland h - 3 Stoke a - 1 Middlesborough h - 3 WBA a - 1
But, in their final 11 matches, they really have very few opportunities to win games:
Tottenham h - 0 Watford h - 3 Chelsea a - 0 Southampton a - 1 Arsenal h - 0 Leicester h - 3 Liverpool a - 0 Burnley h - 3 Man City a - 0 Hull h - 3 Man Utd a - 0
Even giving them the benefit of the doubt with those "easy" looking games they still only manage 39 points in total. That might well be enough BUT they only have to only draw, instead of winning, a couple of those games against teams around them and they may well only get 35 points. And that, almost certainly, won't be enough.
With a want away Benteke and no obvious improvement in their defence, it would appear that Allardyce has a massive job on his hands.
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Almost. But not.
Douche.
Jesus Christ.
And then I read the comments underneath.
Ding Dong.
The man is a complete and utter bellend.
(Neither of us have symmetrical faces so our glasses sit wonky on our faces making us look prats!!)
And after the England debacle I've got no respect for him anymore, so it would be great to see him and Palace perish
Now, very generously, I have made the assumption that Palace will go on an unbeaten run for the next six games:
Everton h - 1
Bournemouth a -1
Sunderland h - 3
Stoke a - 1
Middlesborough h - 3
WBA a - 1
But, in their final 11 matches, they really have very few opportunities to win games:
Tottenham h - 0
Watford h - 3
Chelsea a - 0
Southampton a - 1
Arsenal h - 0
Leicester h - 3
Liverpool a - 0
Burnley h - 3
Man City a - 0
Hull h - 3
Man Utd a - 0
Even giving them the benefit of the doubt with those "easy" looking games they still only manage 39 points in total. That might well be enough BUT they only have to only draw, instead of winning, a couple of those games against teams around them and they may well only get 35 points. And that, almost certainly, won't be enough.
With a want away Benteke and no obvious improvement in their defence, it would appear that Allardyce has a massive job on his hands.
A big job.