Championship Play Offs

Mars Bar · 27-05-2013 2:01pm

Watford: Almunia (GK) (c); Doyley, Ekstrand, Cassetti; Anya, Chalobah, Hogg, Abdi, Pudil; Deeney, Vydra.

Johner · 27-05-2013 2:51pm

Hope Watford win. Zola and Chalobah. :cool:

SlickRic · 27-05-2013 3:00pm

i'm hoping for a Watford win, just so I can watch on in fascination at how their business model will translate to the EPL.

Johner · 27-05-2013 3:01pm

Jose.

klose · 27-05-2013 3:20pm

Smashing weather for a game of ball, palace with a lad gone off injured.

monkey9 · 27-05-2013 3:28pm

I actually always take this day off to watch the play off final. I hate missing it!!

Xavi6 · 27-05-2013 3:29pm

If Palace go up, who will Holloway get his players to pass every ball to?

PaddyCar · 27-05-2013 3:31pm

Any score yet?

dsmythy · 27-05-2013 3:32pm

The who will fight against relegation next season final. It's like Stoke against Sunderland, except at Wembley. At least they get a trophy though, unlike them 2nd placed losers.

Mars Bar · 27-05-2013 3:36pm

What a block

SlickRic · 27-05-2013 3:39pm

Zaha will win this game for Palace.

they're fúcked next year though.

ctrl-alt-delete · 27-05-2013 3:48pm

In fairness Palace are missing Glenn Murray, Wilbraham has been a poor stand in.

It's not fair to label them a one man team, when they were a two man team!

Pretty poor first half, hope the quality picks up in the second.

Xavi6 · 27-05-2013 3:51pm

What a crap game, that's me done.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 3:54pm

What a dreadful game this is.

OctavarIan · 27-05-2013 4:01pm

Two teams scared to lose, rather than two teams wanting to win.

Joekers · 27-05-2013 4:12pm

dsmythy wrote: »

The who will fight against relegation next season final. It's like Stoke against Sunderland, except at Wembley. At least they get a trophy though, unlike them 2nd placed losers.

2nd place do get a trophy though...

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 4:15pm

Zaha playing the Nani role well. Nice skill to find some space and follows it up with shít crosses.

SlickRic · 27-05-2013 4:19pm

both teams, bar Zaha, are completely crippled with the fear of losing.

so sad to see.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 4:20pm

That was embarrassing.

Mars Bar · 27-05-2013 4:20pm

Oh my heart. Was sure Palace were in there!

Copper_pipe · 27-05-2013 4:21pm

C'mon palace!

Mars Bar · 27-05-2013 4:22pm

Please tell me the Palace player got booked too?!

EDIT: Ok, he did.

kfallon · 27-05-2013 4:22pm

If the first half was anything to go by then it'll be going to penos. That suits me cos I'll be home from work for it

Amazing how open some of the previous play off finals have been given the huge financial gains to be had from it. Can't blame both sets of players for being nervous.

Mars Bar · 27-05-2013 4:28pm

Almunia has been fantastic!

Stevecw · 27-05-2013 4:28pm

Watford all over the place at the moment. Hope Palace take advantage of this.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 4:32pm

Almunia playing out of his skin.

89' - A Zaha cross is drifted into the box and Kevin Philips heads home emphatically.

NAP.

Mars Bar · 27-05-2013 4:33pm

Watford would want to get their heads together and quickly.

Francie Barrett · 27-05-2013 4:33pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

If Palace go up, who will Holloway get his players to pass every ball to?

Owen Garvan.

Seaneh · 27-05-2013 4:38pm

Forza Watford.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 4:42pm

Haven't seen Almunia play so well in a very long time. Been exceptional today.

Copper_pipe · 27-05-2013 4:45pm

Almunia playing a blinder

Stevecw · 27-05-2013 4:46pm

If this goes to penos, you'd have to fancy Almunia to save a couple the way he's playing today.

Francie Barrett · 27-05-2013 4:46pm

If Watford somehow made it into the Europa League next season with Udinese also ending up in the same competition, would Watford be automatically excluded because they're owned by the owners of Udinese?

Seaneh · 27-05-2013 4:48pm

Francie Barrett wrote: »

If Watford somehow made it into the Europa League next season with Udinese also ending up in the same competition, would Watford be automatically excluded because they're owned by the owners of Udinese?

I've no idea.

Granada are also owned by the same family though.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 4:53pm

Zaha man. Shoot.

klose · 27-05-2013 4:56pm

****e game

JPA · 27-05-2013 4:58pm

klose wrote: »

****e game

Awful.

homerjay2005 · 27-05-2013 5:00pm

palaces finishing has been woeful, while Almunia has been excellent, alot of the chances could have been finished much better.

Stevecw · 27-05-2013 5:11pm

Can we not just keep Wigan up instead

Francie Barrett · 27-05-2013 5:14pm

Stevecw wrote: »

Can we not just keep Wigan up instead

Let's not, I don't think I could take another season of watching them kick the ball to each other in their own half for most of the game.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 5:15pm

Zaha's very talented but is very selfish at times.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 5:15pm

PELANTY

Jelle1880 · 27-05-2013 5:15pm

What a stupid challenge.

ctrl-alt-delete · 27-05-2013 5:16pm

What a penalty.

Jelle1880 · 27-05-2013 5:16pm

Great penalty.

That_Guy · 27-05-2013 5:16pm

That was a deadly camera angle for that penalty.

Seaneh · 27-05-2013 5:17pm

Cassetti you spanner.

Waterford would have been a better team for the premier league next season as they wouldn't have just been whipping boys.

Palace are going to be a laughing stock next season.

Stevecw · 27-05-2013 5:17pm

Brilliant, delighted for Phillips.

.jacksparrow. · 27-05-2013 5:18pm

Stevecw wrote: »

Brilliant, delighted for Phillips.

Why?

Stevecw · 27-05-2013 5:19pm

Seaneh wrote: »

Cassetti you spanner.

Waterford would have been a better team for the premier league next season as they wouldn't have just been whipping boys.

Palace are going to be a laughing stock next season.

I'd say Utd, City and Chelsea would have dreaded the trip to the RSC in Waterford on a wet Friday night alrite!

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