Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Pre match thread

[brontebilly]

Surely the players heading off to Copa or Euros will want the game off? An injury would be ridiculous in this game. I think we could pick a bit of a joke team with likes of Olsen, Chambers, Duran and a few others. Result doesn't matter one iota

[Mister E]

We may be on the beach but let’s play like those beaches are called Gold and Sword tomorrow.

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Very good, ALITA.

[VillaTim]

Surely the players heading off to Copa or Euros will want the game off? An injury would be ridiculous in this game. I think we could pick a bit of a joke team with likes of Olsen, Chambers, Duran and a few others. Result doesn't matter one iota

Absolutely no chance of that happening .
-------- Martinez ---------
Cash Konsa Torres Digne
--- Luiz --- Tielemans--
McGinn(c) ------------ Bailey
---- Diaby --- Watkins --

[Brazilian Villain]

Absolutely no chance of that happening .
-------- Martinez ---------
Cash Konsa Torres Digne
--- Luiz --- Tielemans--
McGinn(c) ------------ Bailey
---- Diaby --- Watkins --

Absolutely NO chance of that happening, given Cash and Tielemans are unavailable for this match.

[Meanwood Villa]

Is Tielemans injured again?

[PaulWinch again]

Is Tielemans injured again?

I think he played through the pain on Monday.

[Brazilian Villain]

Is Tielemans injured again?

Don't know, it just said we'd be without him and Cash for the game. Maybe they've asked to be rested ahead of the Euros.

[Lastfootstamper]

Surely the players heading off to Copa or Euros will want the game off? An injury would be ridiculous in this game. I think we could pick a bit of a joke team with likes of Olsen, Chambers, Duran and a few others. Result doesn't matter one iota

No results matter. It's a nonsense game played by grown men in short trousers. You can use your actual head, ffs!

Aston Villa battering shit out of a bunch of on-the-beach also-ran perennial no-hopers, that matters.

[KevinGage]

With Germany v Scotland kicking the Euros off on June 14 I wouldn't have been totally stunned to see McGinn rested.

Ditto Martinez. If Argentina go deep in the Copa America he could be in action up until July 14.  Other players will be back in pre season training for two weeks by then.

There's a definite case for that pair not aggravating pre existing injuries ahead of that schedule and grabbing the break when they can.

[Lastfootstamper]

Is Tielemans injured again?

I think he played through the pain on Monday.

I get this feeling with the whole squad. They're such a contrast to the lollygagging ****** that sent us down.

[AV84]

Crystal Palace can finish Top 10 (depending on other results) if they win this. They haven't finished that high in 10 years. Would be a good season for them, so I can see them going all out.

I'm not sure which Villa Will show up today. We'll either be so relaxed and free flowing that we'll put 4 or 5 past them like some of the early season games, or we'll all have switched off after Tuesday and look like we did against Olympiakos.

[Rigadon]

Is Tielemans injured again?

I think he played through the pain on Monday.

I get this feeling with the whole squad. They're such a contrast to the lollygagging ****** that sent us down.

Aren’t they just!  Fuck me that side was the pits. 

[Clampy]

I think the players wil enjoy today now the pressure is off but they'll still want to finish with a win and the fans travelling down there will too.

2-3. Watkins with two and Diaby.

[Brazilian Villain]

Crystal Palace can finish Top 10 (depending on other results) if they win this. They haven't finished that high in 10 years. Would be a good season for them, so I can see them going all out.

That's a surprising stat, would have assumed they'd had a top half finish in the last decade.

[AV84]

Crystal Palace can finish Top 10 (depending on other results) if they win this. They haven't finished that high in 10 years. Would be a good season for them, so I can see them going all out.

That's a surprising stat, would have assumed they'd had a top half finish in the last decade.

10th in 14/15, so I guess 9 years rather than a full 10, but I think it would be something they're aiming for.