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Aye, everyone knows a new addition for that position should be a priority if we go up.

Based on the plethora more goals and assists De Jong has over both Perez and Diame, aye. That and common sense.

I think people are saying Siem de Jong is a better no.10 than Perez and Diame, actually. It's pretty straightforward and absolutely correct, in spite of the fact he's made of glass.

He will, when he lets him sign for Carlisle in the summer.

As opposed to who?

Would you care to offer an explanation for our move to a more direct style? It's either due to an injury to Gayle leaving Daryl Murphy as the best option up front, or getting the best/negating the worst out of Jack fucking Colback. Easy to be completely stumped as to which is more likely to provoke Rafa Benitez into changing the system, like.

Kaka is right in thinking we have to play long ball stuff and sacrifice our best striker by a mile just because Jack Colback's in the team? You get thicker by the day, like, Ian.

It's probably a lot to do with the fact that the alternatives really aren't very good at it.

What in the shitting hell are you on about now, man?

Arsenal were never in the title race after Christmas last season, man. They haven't genuinely competed for the title for well over 10 years and I completely understand their fans being frustrated and resorting to desperate stuff like banners. The message could be a little more respectful, obviously.

Gayle also couldn't get into the same team. Gayle's not quite fit yet and is obviously lacking the confidence to run at full pace. Atsu has basically been behind Gouffran in the pecking order all season. Spot the difference.

Tammy Abraham will be playing PL football next season, like. He's going to be one hell of a player. Perfect for Rafa too in the long term, actually.

100%. Someone with pace who can play effectively in isolation and fill his quota with half chances.

At least two if one of them's Shane Long, like. We need a player with real top level goalscoring quality up there.

Yeah but he doesn't.

I like Long too but he's no better than Gayle really and a fair bit older. I do agree we need a striker of that ilk for Rafa's system but it has to be someone with more quality.

Might favour us that it's win or bust for Wigan at this point. Bit of a disgrace that we need Wigan Athletic to come at us to be certain of winning at home but it is what it is.

We need to change our style of play, then. The long ball stuff has led to far fewer goals and far more draws.

Must have been the officials they were booing, surely?

That and the fact the football just isn't pleasing on the eye this time round.

Alreet, Mr Bean. Didn't you used to support Palace anyway? Be happy.

It was never going to happen, man. As I've said a million times on here, Allardyce, as dislikeable as he is, always finds a way to grind out enough points. He's the best at finding ways around having a shit squad of players. At least the England job went tits up for him.

Just shows Pardew for what he is, no? A shit manager who had Palace playing beneath themselves.

Will you knock this relentlessly tedious shit on the head please?

Me. p*ssed. On train back from Birmingham. How was the game? Awful. We never looked like scoring really other than the mad scramble which ended up being disallowed. Odd. Figures (who may or may not have been at the game) reckons we had loads of clear cut chances. He's a fucking liar imo.