THE PLAYOFF THREAD!!

[mystiroakey]

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So then..

what's gonna happen.
We have the massive derby that is Palace v Brighton... Will there be trouble amongst the fans?
Will Nick and mysti meet up by accident !!
Will Brighton continue their form?
Has palaces first win in 10!! given them the confidence?
Is this match up about form or passion?
Will the difference be about one special player like Zaha!!
And then we have Watford v Leicester.
Watford play some great football but will the players have the passion that the other 3 have due to the fact they are just the Udinese reserve team(or could it be said there first team!!!)
Leicester have done amazingly well to get into this position as there were odds against. they must feel on top of the world- will that give them the morale boost.

Interesting times lads. Who is going to win out!

[mystiroakey]

GSC i think you should stay in mate!!

[GSC]

Gonna go wait outside Pearsons house so I can say goodbye in person

[Bluebird_ccfc]

Absolutely crazy end to the game. Definitely Doncaster - brentford part two! I'm in work watching this and shouted 'OH MY GOD' and stood up from my chair. Fair to say I had a few strange looks from my colleagues who ain't football fans. Tried explaining it to them but they couldn't understand at all. Blooming rugby fans!

Could Brighton and palace match this tomorrow? I don't think so for some reason.

[mystiroakey]

By the way. If Palace/Brighton do match it- Can everyone get ready to dial 999 for me!

[Bluebird_ccfc]

I can see alot more cautious game tomorrow. Watford had to attack today which obviously meant Leicester had more space etc but I can see both teams trying to pinch a goal tomorrow.

Hopefully I'm completely wrong and it's a good game for the neutral (sorry Brighton/ palace fans)

[GSC]

It'll be Brighton camped at the halfway line and Palace booting it long.

[The Best in the World]

oh. my. god. from a person who was front row in the Rookery, and went crazy mental at the end, on the pitch and everything, that was insane!!

[NickisBHAFC]

If this happened against Palace tomorrow, i would die of alcohol poisoning. No joke.

Full credit to Watford and Zola for getting to Wembley. Class above the other play off sides. Can easily see them getting promoted now. Vydra first goal was amazing apparently. Haven't seen it yet, but can't wait to see it!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs5yxozm_84

Just mental. Absolutely mental.

[GSC]

Deeney has some moobs on him

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I don't even wanna know what's going through Shot's mind right now...

[GSC]

Hes probably topped himself.

[GSC]

Didn't believe anything would ever top Kermogents pen though

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Seems he is right, they are destined to fail

[GSC]

You just following my comments now?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Yes

[GSC]

The one of my thread was better tbf

[Bluebird_ccfc]

If I was a Leicester fan in the future I'd stop any french forward with a surname beginning with a k take any important penalties for them.

The thing is it wasn't even a good penalty save from almunia, it looked like he just flopped to one side. The penalty wasn't any better either.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Almunia did seem to take an age to get up before the 2nd save

[GSC]

Knockaert is a knob anyway

[Marky]

This was pretty much my reaction.

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

[mystiroakey]

another one for zaha

so you guys wanna change your opinions..

Diffrerent league- different league. If we get in the prem i dunno what we are gonna do without him!

[JPX]

So Watford it is then.........if Palace win I'll have one more reason not to watch th PL!

[GSC]

So where are all the Zaha haters?

Thats why hes worth 15m. Matchwinning performance away from home at your rivals

[GSC]

He's been increasingly poor since united signed him, plenty of 20 year old and younger players worldwide that are better than him

Zaha = £15 million?

Remind me why again

Good 0-0 away, we don't lose at the Amex...

[GSC]

I did say I fancied Palace though. Had 0 expectation on them heading into the playoffs

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I'm still sticking with Watford...

[westisbest]

He shouldnt be playing anyway, he's a utd player.

Its a poor rule

[GSC]

Ultimately Palace showed the composure from a manager who's been there before. Brighton just looked short of fight and ideas

[Bluebird_ccfc]

I'll stick my neck out and say I still don't rate the kid although I am big enough to admit he took his second goal very well.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

These playoffs could not have gone any better!

[GSC]

The final could've

[Hero]

Wonder with Watford's sponsors being Football Manager they just thought they could Quit without saving and have another try.

[Bull]

[sportform]

Typical of English football that Zaha was Man of the Match.

Yes he ran around alot with the ball but didn't do much with it. He beat his man time again and I was shouting "shoot - pass it - roll it back - lay it off" before he turned back into trouble and tried to beat the man again (often losing the ball).

He is a good prospect but needs to learn when to release the ball. Far too ball greed today.

Crystal Palace were the best team on the day though and deserved to win. I don't know what will happen to Watford next season when they lose their loan players?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Watford will sign a lot of those players on free transfers I would imagine. Bar Chalobah obviously.

[mystiroakey]

So then It worked out perfectly.



To tired to talk anymore- Night!!!

[NickisBHAFC]

Zaha MOTM really does surprise me. I thought Joel Ward was superb today as was Jedinak, despite his elbow's all the bluddy time. Hope the ref's keep an eye on this next season.

As i say Play Offs complete lottery. On the day Palace turned up and won.

[Bluebird_ccfc]

I was listening to this on talk sport as I was in work this afternoon and the name that was continuously being said was Delaney. The two commentators even said that it was a poor final, was it really that bad or were they being harsh as it only had one goal? I can remember there being a few goals last season with west ham and Blackpool, loads in reading and Swansea and goals in the season before (although I still can't bring myself to say who played in that seasons final)

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Yeah it was a poor game Bluebird. Watford didn't turn up

[NickisBHAFC]

It was a dire dire game. Both sides were dreadful, the difference was Watford were just worse!!!

[mystiroakey]

I have woken up

Jedinak was awesome..


Zaha was also pretty amazing from what I saw- although his final delivery was long a few to many times and he was mugged twice which is really rare. However overall he was the difference, and looked like the only true PL player on the pitch. But then Jedinak did not put a foot wrong all game!

Thing is can jedinak do that against top teams.. I know zaha will be able to...

Anyway he isnt our player any more- I must move on..

Williams also did well whilst he was on..

I was suprised bolaise didnt get a game. But then we did look very solid all game and it was obviously tactical..

[mystiroakey]

It was a dire dire game. Both sides were dreadful, the difference was Watford were just worse!!!

yawwwnnnn

I feel tired again

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I don't think Palace were great, but they weren't bad either.

If Murray had been playing you'd think they'd have been out of sight by full time

[mystiroakey]

Palace were very good for palace(on recent form)

You have to raise your level in these games and we did..

Don't expect CL football in a games like this...

Saying its dire is just knocking the whole Championship. And its not really fair, especially in this pressure fuelled game.. It truly is the biggest game many of these players will ever face!

[Bull]

It was an awful game but in the end Palace where the better side who deserved to win it.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Im gonna agree with Nick for the first time today. In general it was a dire game. Zaha's end product was generally awful and he offered the most threat. Our final wasnt great last year, but this one was poor. Its not about the spectacle of course, but whilst I think some matches are gripping without being entertaining in quality, today was a bit torturous. Palace deserved it though, for all the bad they had Watford just offered nothing

[mystiroakey]

for all the bad they had?

what are you talking about?

zaha created 4 clear cut chances and with someone like murray on the field he would have had a minimum of 2 assists..

Yes some of his end product wasnt good. but its also about the players around.. If it cretaes goals then that is all that is focused on

I think you have rose tinted specticles on if you thought last years was better.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Last years was better. I think. That was a turgid game. Ours was not particularly great but today was definitely an effort. I dont think you played well mysti, but I think you at least tried to play even if it wasnt great stuff, whereas Watford seemed to be passengers on the palace playoff promotion party. Zaha showed glimpses of brilliance but he clearly needs to be honed. It is meant with no offence, I could not give a Poopie if last year was no good for anyone else to watch cos its a result game more than any other in a season so I wouldnt care if I were you either, but it was a poor game for the neutral, both of whom showed they are better than that in the semis.

[mystiroakey]

We did play well for us!! Triust me. That is what I am basing it on. Nothing else.

Yes if I was a neautral I might have had a pop. Point being this game is not about the neautrals- Its the ultimate fan game..

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