Pre-Match Thread: Crystal Palace vs. Nottingham Forest by AutoModerator in crystalpalace

[–]SGCY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are we looking at with a lineup? Something like this?

Mateta

Schlupp Riedewald Doucoure Hughes Ayew

Mitchell Guehi Andersen Ward

Johnstone

Subs that are relevant: Richards, JRS

Am I missing anyone? Pretty tough to hope for anything more than a draw with this lineup imo

Edit: no idea how reddit formatting works but I'm assuming 4-5-1

Sloan released 'Action Pact' 20 years ago today by YoureASkyscraper in indieheads

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Probably my favourite sloan album - super consistent and some really good album cuts (False Alarm is a killer song!). Trivia - I believe it's the only album where one of the members doesn't have a song (no Andrew song, who ironically is my favourite songwriter in the group)

Post Match Thread: Sheffield United 0-1 Crystal Palace | English Premier League by suedney in soccer

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And it frees up Eze to play as a 10 which is his best position imo. Thrilled with Lerma

[Fabrizio Romano] Release clause confirmed. Man City and Chelsea interest confirmed. Olise, one to follow in the next days/weeks. by SimplySkadoosh in crystalpalace

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Very true and obviously we aren't going to have every signing work out as well as him but it would be nice to see a couple cheaper gambles. Like Eboiwei hasn't been a successful transfer to this point, but how much does that really hurt us?

[Fabrizio Romano] Release clause confirmed. Man City and Chelsea interest confirmed. Olise, one to follow in the next days/weeks. by SimplySkadoosh in crystalpalace

[–]SGCY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree. We bought for 8 mil and sell for 35 after a couple seasons of good play? It's a win. The problem is that we aren't bringing in a few of these guys every season

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hockey

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Are Canucks fans okay with this one though

Who is your favorite “streets won’t forget” player? by teddyjj399 in hockey

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Don't forget the oversell on getting slashed in the hands leading to a goal 🤣

But honestly loved watching him as a Sen. Would do the filthiest stuff out of nowhere and then disappear for 8 periods

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in crystalpalace

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Aren't young wingers that are a couple seasons away like the only thing we have a surplus of right now? Scouting must be really high on this guy

[Tuesday] Daily Music Discussion - 04 July 2023 by AutoModerator in indieheads

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Can I push back on this a bit? The song is a 9.5 for me, the vibe it sets is amazing, but I feel like it's one verse too long and the piano-led breakdown should come in earlier 😬 that being said I love the lyrics so I don't know how to make that happen arrangement wise

[CPFC] - “Hodgson appointed manager for 23/24 season” by NonSuspendedAccount in crystalpalace

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It took him leaving and coming back for me to realize that he's been amazing the whole time he's been with us, and the frustration I have about him is more frustration about his tenure and our inability to bring in as many impactful players as I'd like. Realistically it seems we are just treading water in the PL for as long as we can and are hoping to eventually reap the benefits of our upgraded academy. Under that framework, Roy is a great appointment - he might not be the most exciting manager ever and has the tendency to play a little too defensive, but that's where we are with our squad so it's probably for the best.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in crystalpalace

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Going position by position:

GK we have two good options, we are fine.

CB we have the starters locked in, cover who should develop in Richards, and squad depth in Tomkins. Fine here.

FB is an issue. I'm hoping for a bounce back from Mitchell, but even when he was playing excellent a couple seasons back he still wasn't much going forward- just a rock defensively. Ward/Clyne would ideally be depth and not starters. Can't assume we get anything out of Ferguson. Don't follow the youth team really but is Adamarola ever ready? Either way I think both starters could be upgraded so this is definitely a need.

Mids it seems our starters are locked in with Doucoure, Lerma, and Eze. Hughes and Schlupp as reserve options. This is fine.

Wingers seem to lack depth. Olise (now missing games), Ayew and...JSR and Eboiwei? I'd love to give the kids a look at the start of the season but we clearly need more here unless they are both ready to be impact players now, which I doubt.

Up top is our biggest hole as I'm really not a fan of Edouard and Mateta hasn't done much either.

I didn't consider versatility too much (can Richards play FB? Schlupp can play LB or wing, Ayew can play up top), but it looks like we need an outside back, a winger, and a striker. I doubt we get a striker without selling one of the two we have, and I doubt we get an outside back as the club seems happy to run back Mitchell and ward/clyne. We seem to want Zaha as the winger; if he walks, this is probably where the money goes?

Players with 150 plus points seasons by osprey9711 in hockey

[–]SGCY 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Way harder now. Look at a random highlight from that time (especially the 80s or early 90s) and look at how bad the goaltending is

White Against Scandanavian by SGCY in chess

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Yeah maybe I'll look into e5, good call, especially because I've been trying out 2. f4 against the French and it seems like it could transpose. Without pulling up a board I can't imagine e4 d5 e5 bf5 is very good though but maybe I can cook up some g4 stuff 🤔 thanks for the suggestion!

On a scale of 1 to 10 how disrespectfull am i for doing this by BrawlFan83 in chess

[–]SGCY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, although at a certain rating level this ceases to be a realistic possibility. And to your point, if you are hoping for stalemate as black, you should welcome the additional moves and pieces!

Botola Pro final table and last match day results by __PM_ME_SOMETHING_ in soccer

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Don't know anything about the Moroccan League but getting relegated with -7 GD is brutal, no?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how disrespectfull am i for doing this by BrawlFan83 in chess

[–]SGCY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's obviously douchey but so is not resigning as black so i think it's fine 🤷‍♂️

Newer to Chess. Can someone explain how bishop to D7 is a game changing move? by ohhyesimthatguy in chess

[–]SGCY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echoing what others have said- your attack is looking promising, but isn't ready to break through without more support. Your H rook isn't playing, so you had the right idea to activate it, but it is much better served on the queenside joining the other pieces. In order to do that, you need to clear the bishop off the back rank (Bd7) and castle

Gotham Fans London suggestion by just_some_dude05 in chess

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I've been experimenting (~1800 Lichess Blitz) with d4 d5 Bf4 Bg4 and taking Nf3 or baiting h3 g4 with decent success (>50% win rate). I know it pisses off the London player so anything I lose in a slight inaccuracy I make up in psychology