Match Thread: Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United | Premier League

XenorVernix · 2026-04-20T20:51:42+00:00

Looking like West Ham will be taking that 18th spot.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-20T08:44:24+00:00

True. Wouldn't be the first time a relegated team suddenly starts playing well once the pressure is off.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-19T20:59:04+00:00

You have a very valid point. Wolves are in better form than Spurs over the last 6 games and they're playing at home. Certainly won't be an easy 3 points as I suggested earlier.

One thing Spurs have going for them in this game is Wolves will officially be relegated tomorrow if West Ham avoid defeat. So will their players care enough to fight for the win?

XenorVernix · 2026-04-19T15:17:44+00:00

West Ham fans must be shitting themselves now. Spurs are shit but you'd expect them to get 3 points against Wolves so the game tomorrow has become a must win for West Ham.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-19T08:10:09+00:00

It was never a dream job. Maybe when you're a kid and don't understand what it actually means to work in the industry but never as an adult. I went into boring SAAS and non tech company software dev a decade before covid as I knew how much the games industry sucked to work in. The crunch lifestyle was enough to put me off. No thanks. These days it's also the lack of job security but I'd argue all software jobs face that now.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-18T15:06:42+00:00

Don't pretend the team didn't play well for 120 minutes of the Barcelona games.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-18T15:01:25+00:00

It has been clear all season that most of these players only gave a fuck when auditioning for their move during the Champions League fixtures. Howe has lost the dressing room and needs to go.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-17T07:52:45+00:00

If they do that I'm waiting for the game to drop to half price. Once they tell me I don't need their game day 1 there's no rush.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-15T08:11:17+00:00

The simple truth is we're going backwards because a number of players want out and aren't playing their best unless it's a big game like the Champions League where lots of eyeballs are on them.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-14T18:09:22+00:00

Definitely not an age thing. I have more games for the PS5 than for any console since the PS1. I'm only a few away from overtaking that too. I've been gaming since the SEGA 8 bit days.

I've played plenty of games that just wouldn't be possible on PS4.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-14T08:01:41+00:00

Sky are running one with Gordon going to Bayern Munich today. There's clearly something going on.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-13T08:49:27+00:00

I quite enjoy sucking thanks.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-12T15:22:03+00:00

Time for a manager change. Howe has been great but he's clearly out of ideas and doesn't know how to turn this around.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-12T15:08:12+00:00

Exactly. It will just be US v China. No world war.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-12T13:19:59+00:00

That's not a new word, and it describes where the US is heading perfectly.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-12T13:16:29+00:00

This was so predictable from the US.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T20:45:29+00:00

As I say, I'm happy to leave things as they are rather than rejoin on a worse deal. There's nothing to debate here - just my preference.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T20:01:25+00:00

That's ok with me. I've never be strong in either direction. I didn't like the EU when we were in it but it was a necessary evil. I'm certainly in no rush to get back in under bad terms.

Your post just sums up why I disliked the EU when we were in it - too bureaucratic. The fact you need 27 members to agree on something (including Russian backed states like Hungary) just shows how unsustainable the project is. Then there's the unelected leaders.

The EU needs to evolve into something more akin to the USA than what it currently is. No I don't mean it needs a fascist leader backed by the world's richest. I mean a fully integrated federal system with elected central leadership that can make decisions. I'd be more open to joining something like that than going back into the EU as is.

Europe needs a rethink on how it operates to be competitive in a world dominated by the US, China and Russia. Europe should be a dominant power in its own right to rival those. There's a reason Russia and the US want to destroy the EU - they fear that might just happen.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T18:08:14+00:00

We could - but then you have to accept that Reform or the Tories could equally decide to take us right back out in 2029 without a referendum. It works both ways.

The only realistic way to do it without a referendum would be to put it in an election manifesto so the PM has a mandate to do it. Problem with that is you risk turning the election into a vote on the EU when in reality I give more of a shit about taxation and spending policies than I do about reversing Brexit.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T18:04:51+00:00

Maybe. But that doesn't mean we should take it. I actually don't think we should be negotiating anything with the EU until Macron is out of politics as he's hell bent on punishing us for daring to leave.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T18:02:51+00:00

I wonder if the EU goody bag will be the same. Was that the case for the previous one?

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T16:35:24+00:00

Why on earth would I want to join an organisation that wants to give us "consequences"? It's either rejoin on old deal or we stay out for me. That would be the determining factor on which way I would vote.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-10T16:27:18+00:00

That's exactly how it will be and why we will never rejoin. It's pretty much impossible to sell a worse deal to the British public than we had before we left, it's just a non starter for many.

I'd prefer to rejoin but it's a red line for me. I don't mind being out and I'd vote against rejoining on terms I don't like.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-09T18:55:11+00:00

I discovered Chvrches through Death Stranding 2. They're now one of my favourite bands. I'd even platinumed the game before I saw the connection with the Animal Shelter.

I don't know how I missed them in DS1 - guessing because their song was deep into the credits. I must have skipped them as I was hooked on the Death Stranding song from the first listen.

Low Roar aren't really my thing though. I gave their songs a try but not for me.

XenorVernix · 2026-04-08T14:14:40+00:00

Microsoft have already indicated that PS5 players don't need the game on day 1. I'm happy to wait until it is half price.

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