01/02/11 Championship Crystal Palace 1-1 WFC

Are we still playing them tomorrow or is it off and I didn't notice?

 

We are, I haven't got around to doing a preview today as I've been coughing and spluttering everywhere

 

In fact let's have it in here, sorry about the lack of effort for this one guys, shall be back as normal for Saturday.

 

From BBC

 

Not having a go at you, you put in a lot of work, just wondered why no-one was talking about it and if it had been moved. Didn't want to turn up to a dark Vic Rd.

Hope you feel better soon.

 

Are prentice and Axwell the same person?

 

Nope

Axwell used to do these with my assistance and I'd do the opposition fan interviews etc but he's busy elsewhere nowadays so I've taken over doing them

 

Aw. Has he been signed by a rival forum?

 

I reckon we will lose tomorrow, Palace are just one of those teams that we haven't beaten for a while, no matter how hard we try.

 

..and that annoying song they sing will be stuck in everybody's head for a week.

 

I hate Palace. Horrible club.

 

Or if we win, the Ultras will have their own version going for the rest of the game.

 

Prentice out!

 

Booo!

 

I cant go, im working. Glad its on BBC radio 5 Live, the radio gets terrible reception on 3CR..

 

What hoodoo?

39 wins and 23 draws against 42 losses.

Recent record is not too bad either.

Won 3 out of last 5 home games against them, plus our fantastic Play-Off success against them in 2006.

Here are the recent results:

2010/2011 Tue 09 Nov Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Watford Championship
2009/2010 Tue 30 Mar Watford 1 - 3 Crystal Palace Championship
Sat 28 Nov Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Watford Championship
2008/2009 Sat 28 Feb Watford 2 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
Sat 24 Jan Watford 4 - 3 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup
Sat 09 Aug Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Watford Championship
2007/2008 Sat 19 Apr Watford 0 - 2 Crystal Palace Championship
Sat 05 Jan Watford 2 - 0 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup
Mon 29 Oct Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Watford Championship
2005/2006 Tue 09 May Watford 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)
Watford won 3-0 on aggregate
Sat 06 May Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Watford Football League Play-Off

 

Can't stand Palace. Them and Leeds are the two teams i'd least want to lose against. Got a bad feeling about this one. Palace to win(draw no bet) at 3/1 with most bookies seems ridiculously good odds considering they have been a bogie team the last couple of seasons. If the defence performs i think we'll win, especially if they don't exploit our left-hand side. Over to you sir Lloyd

 

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/8824880.Eustace_fit_to_start_as__important__duo_miss_out/

Eustace will be back

 

:drinking:

 

vBookie event now up.

http://www.wfcforums.com/showthread.php?t=36607

 

For what it's worth, here's what I believe we'll field:

Loach
Hodson Mariappa Taylor Doyley
Eustace Drinkwater McGinn
Buckley Graham Sordell​

Buckley will fall back to form a 4-4-2 at times also.

 

I'd like to see:

Loach
Hodson Mariappa Taylor Doyley
Buckley Eustace McGinn Townsend
Graham Sordell

 

Is Drinkwater a holding midfielder then? In midfield and upfront we should be good enough to win, defence looks a bit iffy though! Great news if Eustace is back

 

No, he is a "box to box" workhorse in his own words.

Has got a good turn of speed according to my Cardiff cousin, and should prove to be a good acquisition for us.

Can't see 'Arry being happy if we don't play Townsend.

Prob: Loach, Doyley, Taylor, Mariappa, Hodson; Townsend, Eustace, Drinkwater, Buckley, Graham, Sordell (with McGinn unluckily dropping to the bench for the time being).

 

I think malky will basically go with what bournemouth dom just said...

Loach
Hodson Mariappa Taylor Doyley (Just shows how much we need a LB...)
Buckley Eustace McGinn Whichelow
Graham Sordell

Subs. Bennett, Drinkwater, Gilmartin, Deeny, Townsend, Weiman, Mingoia

 

Although it would be great to have Don Cowie back, it's nice to have a team that doesn't completely pick itself (for good reasons!)

 

I'd like to see whichelow from the start tbh. I really like him

 

But even nicer to have Don in the team - not having him in the team has just shown his value to us.

 

On the Watford website they've got an article about Coral's odds tonight

"Don Cowie got the first goal in that 2-0 win and he's 20/1 to do it again this time. The Scot is 13/2 to net at any time."

You'd have to be pretty stupid to bet on that! :doh:

http://www.watfordfc.com/page/Betting/0,,10400~2281184,00.html

 

Perhaps they know something!!!:biggrin::biggrin:

Could be Foggy tonight whats the odds on abandonement???

 

Got a hunch this is a season making game.win and we can really press on,drop points and snuggle in nicely mid table

 

Agreed. This and the Forest game will prove very important!