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!

[Marky]

Awful, awful game. Come on Palace, win me £15 by nicking an undeserved winner.

[GSC]

Man. That corner summed this game up.

[Marky]

The Championship.

What was it you said earlier GSC, best league for entertainment? Leicester v Watford was hardly a classic and this has been utter dross.

[GSC]

Leicester Watford was pretty good. Absorbing if not spectacular.

This has been crap though.

[Marky]

Zaha's a Manchester United player

[GSC]

Aaron Wilbraham might be the worst player I've ever seen

[Marky]

Advantage Brighton. Got the score wrong, but a draw and Brighton to win at the Amex. Cannot see Palace getting a result at all.

[mystiroakey]

I will take that. Much better after that first half- Unlickish in the second..

We are still well in this

[Gregers]

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

[GSC]

Well that was terrible.

Leicester and Watford both look a better outfit than these 2.

[mystiroakey]

you dont lose at the amex


have a good drink this weekend- you wont enjoy the next one

[GSC]

Brighton will be much happier than Palace, but Palace have the mercurial players to beat Brighton.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

You'd think Brighton will have to take on a more attacking philosophy at home, which could allow Palace more space on the counter.

If ever I've seen a tie set up for an Aaron Wilbraham wonder performance, it's this one

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Aaron Wilbraham might be the worst player I've ever seen

He scored a goal in the Premier League. Digest that for a second. Staggering stuff.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

To add my serious thoughts to this.

I'd be staggered if Brighton don't go through

[mystiroakey]

staggered!

this is the championship mate!

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Palace better for my view, but Brighton to go through now with home advantage and 30 goals taken out of the Palace side with Murray injured.

[mystiroakey]

if we start zaha on left and bolaise on the right . i think we have a chance

gonna be honest. murray has been rubbish for the last quarter of the season anyway

[Gregers]

Zaha = £15 million?

Remind me why again

[GSC]

Probably because hes not the finished product at 20 and shows a lot of potential despite the opinions of Brighton inclined minds to the contrary?

[Gregers]

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

[Guest]

He wouldn't be the first dud Utd bought. Time will tell.

[GSC]

And hes also had periods where hes looked capable of being one of the worlds best. Very few players peak at 20, and hed certainly not be the first youngster to struggle with consistency

[Gregers]

I wish him the best at united, but he really is looking like an overpriced buy because he's English

[GSC]

I'll reserve judgement until he actually plays for United personally.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

He's played pretty poorly tonight, but still showed flashes of what he can do.

Kids got a very high ceiling

[mystiroakey]

he is brilliant..

You non palace fans may be sceptical and I get why.. But trust me a different league to the majority of youngsters in the championship..

Palace have a good youth academy. moses was another top player that everyone had a pop at before he showed it at the top level.. Guess what- the lad was african cup player of the year!!

[NickisBHAFC]

My thoughts in the Brighton section

Very even game. Both supporters superb. Monday is going to be the worst day of my life.

[mystiroakey]

Nick glad you had a good experience

You guys took us apart first half..

[NickisBHAFC]

Yeah Mysti i like Selhurst park, but not the surrounding areas.

Palace did look decent, but i have said countless of times this season, you would be nowhere without Murray. Losing him is a big loss. But its still the play offs and it is a complete lottery, anything can happen and i certainly don't know what will happen on Monday. One thing is for sure, i wont be able to handle it!

[mystiroakey]

Its going to be final time for the palace.. we will throw everything at it. however you have something like a 12% loss record at the amex so we are going to be odds against.

the concern is finishing. if we have that one chance will phillips be on at the time!!! willbraham doesnt inspire me with any confidence..

The biggest concern with palace is not having that leader in the middle . williams is just a bit to young for it at the moment all though he will be soon enough i feel. If we still had ambrose i think he could steady the ship when needed a lot more.

But we still have the brilliance of two wingers in zaha and bolaise that could open you up!!

i just pray he starts balaise on the right and zaha on the left..


Ulloa is quality though- reminds me so much of rooney when he used to hustle and bussle all day long ..

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

the concern is finishing. if we have that one chance will phillips be on at the time!!! willbraham doesnt inspire me with any confidence..

#Wilbrahamovic #believeinWilbraham

[mystiroakey]

looking at a team that could well go in the champs next season (wigan) compared to palace and brighton last night that could go up.

I have to confess- they are worlds apart based on those performances

[Bluebird_ccfc]

So what's everybody thinking for today's game?

I gotta admit I don't like this 12.30 kickoff for a playoff, it's much better when it's a night game as you get the full day to wonder if your going to do it and it usually adds to the excitement of the playoffs. With it being a 12.30 kick off all you do is wake up, bit of brekkie and off to the game. No mental breakdown during the day at all and being a Cardiff fan believe me I've had my fair share of them!

I think I'll go with a Watford 2 - Leicester 1 with it being sorted in extra time or penalties.

[Marky]

12:30pm is better than a Sunday evening kick off IMO.

[Duty281]

If Watford have a lot of loan players - I counted at least 10 - what's the point of them going up to the Prem without a stable contingent of players? For that reason, come on Leicester!

[GSC]

Because they're all loaned to them by clubs also owned by the Pozzo family, except Chalobah

[Ent]

Well kids always put men on the line at corners!

[CFCNick]

For Chalobah and of course Franco. COME ON WATFORD!!!!

I hope Chalobah makes it into the first team some day. He's got great potential and has already scored a winning goal against Manure for the youth team a season or two ago.

[GSC]

Justice done as Knockaert dives for a pen which saved

[mystiroakey]

UNFEICKINGBELIVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GSC]

Hahahahahhaahahahhahjahahahhahahahhaha

Hahahjanahahahahhajahajanahjahahahan

Oh god it's Kermogent mark 2

[GSC]

This is too ****ing funny

[Duty281]

You can't make stuff like this up can you? Near enough the same deal as the League 1 game a couple of weeks back, one team has a pen saved, other team gets down the other end and scores. In the 90th minute as well, with the scores level on aggregate. Football, bloody hell!

[CFCNick]

What a great end!!! GET IN WATFORD!!!!

[GSC]

Goodbye Pearson

[mystiroakey]

[Dolphin Ziggler]

The Championship wont be beaten for drama.

Incredible stuff. Feel sorry for Leicester fans.

That momentum Watford looked like they had lost has just come flooding back.

[Guest]

Amazing finish to a match.

[GSC]

This is still hilarious. Might go tour a few pubs to gauge the mood

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