Priorities for Palace

[normal rules]

We can sit back and watch how palace get on in their league over the next few weeks.
Surely they will want league safety over the fa cup. It certainly makes for an interesting game line up if they fall into relegation over the next couple of weeks.
Meantime one of our key players whiteman is on 9 yellows and walks a tightrope in the lead up to the cup game. Does any player get booked intentionally?

[drfchound]

We can sit back and watch how palace get on in their league over the next few weeks.
Surely they will want league safety over the fa cup. It certainly makes for an interesting game line up if they fall into relegation over the next couple of weeks.
Meantime one of our key players whiteman is on 9 yellows and walks a tightrope in the lead up to the cup game. Does any player get booked intentionally?

Bookings are competition related so even if he is booked in the league game before Palace he could still play in the cup game.

[Drover]

I just noticed,Palace beat the codheads 1-0 in the 3rd round,Im assuming,If Im right that Hodgson has said league survival is more important than the FA cup,they will have rested several players against them and may again.It was at Palace and Grimsby was down to 10 men after 3mins and palace only scored right at the end.

[steve@dcfd]

Priorities for Doncaster are to get good results from games against Portsmouth, Peterborough and Southend before we play Palace. Making sure we don’t lose Whiteman and Kane (both on 9 yellows)  for two of those three games.
If fit both will play in the cup game as cards are cup specific.

[Donnywolf]

Palace I think will feel they have a chance to WIN the FA Cup given that Chelsea Man U means another "big" Team bites the dust and the last 8 could be wide open. This could be the last 8 (probably not but pick your own and theres nowt left)


Man City
Chelsea / Man U
Wolves
Watford
Brighton
Millwall
Swansea
Rovers / Palace

[RedJ]

And some people say the FA Cup is dead!

[RedRover]

I don't care about their priorities, whatever team Woy puts out will be too big, strong and athletic for us. And that's before taking into account our specific defensive vulnerabilities which play almost perfectly into Palace's hands. We really struggle to defend aerial balls into our box obviously including corners and runners with the ball. They'll also more than likely field some fringe players who will be hungry to make a case for starting in the EPL like for example Connor Wickham who scored for them this weekend and who has previously netted a hat-trick against us.

[drfchound]

I don't care about their priorities, whatever team Woy puts out will be too big, strong and athletic for us. And that's before taking into account our specific defensive vulnerabilities which play almost perfectly into Palace's hands. We really struggle to defend aerial balls into our box obviously including corners and runners with the ball. They'll also more than likely field some fringe players who will be hungry to make a case for starting in the EPL like for example Connor Wickham who scored for them this weekend and who has previously netted a hat-trick against us.

Might as well tell them they can have a bye then.

[RedJ]

Christ there's some joyless Kitsons in our support.

[PDX_Rover]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=6r9FwmBe270

[roversdude]

Are bookings competition specific ? Was Butler injured or suspended (sorry genuine question)

[donnievic]

Are bookings competition specific ? Was Butler injured or suspended (sorry genuine question)

butler was suspended for getting 2 yellows in previous round which is a one game cup ban,not sure how 10 bookings work whether it’s 2 league game ban or next 2 1st team games.i know a red card is any comp

[Donnywolf]

Are bookings competition specific ? Was Butler injured or suspended (sorry genuine question)

Somebody posted this a few weeks ago and it is a useful tool to go with

I looked up Butler in the Competition Specific Tab and it did show he was banned.

You can do all sorts of checking with it http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/suspensions

Look up Rovers and look at current Suspensions or Cards - or awaiting Suspension - its all there

Cheers DW

[steve@dcfd]

Therefore looking at the above it only shows Butler and Whiteman on 9 bookings no mention of Kane?

So if either get a card they will miss two league games not the cup game.
Kane may fall into that category.?

[wing commander]

  They have 3 big games coming up against teams around them..If they do well in them I expect them to field a strong side,if they don't and are still looking over there shoulders then they might field a weakened side..Woy was keen to point out before the Spurs game the cup didn't mean as much to them,but I think that was a bit of kidology....
   Regardless of what team they play,we are at home and with a full keepmoat roaring them on anything is possible..We CAN beat these on our day...

[Colemans Left Hook]

I don't care about their priorities, whatever team Woy puts out will be too big, strong and athletic for us. And that's before taking into account our specific defensive vulnerabilities which play almost perfectly into Palace's hands. We really struggle to defend aerial balls into our box obviously including corners and runners with the ball. They'll also more than likely field some fringe players who will be hungry to make a case for starting in the EPL like for example Connor Wickham who scored for them this weekend and who has previously netted a hat-trick against us.

yes he's just scored one in a row even worse than that St0ke striker who "scored" more with an alleged "pr0zzstitute" (seemed to remember she had a£10,000 transfer !! fee) than on the pitch

Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham says first goal in 799 days brought 'joy and relief'


https://www.itv.com/news/2019-01-28/crystal-palace-striker-connor-wickham-says-first-goal-in-799-days-brought-joy-and-relief/

[RedRover]

I don't care about their priorities, whatever team Woy puts out will be too big, strong and athletic for us. And that's before taking into account our specific defensive vulnerabilities which play almost perfectly into Palace's hands. We really struggle to defend aerial balls into our box obviously including corners and runners with the ball. They'll also more than likely field some fringe players who will be hungry to make a case for starting in the EPL like for example Connor Wickham who scored for them this weekend and who has previously netted a hat-trick against us.

Might as well tell them they can have a bye then.

Should I apologise because despite Rovers being my team I can see and accept their flaws? By the way did you notice Palace fielded a team of big, strong and athletically built players in comparison to us? Additionally did you see Jeffrey Schlupp (fringe player btw) pick the ball up just inside our half and run virtually unchallenged into our box before scoring, admittedly a deflected goal? You must've seen their their 2nd goal which came from an aerial ball into our box where our defence failed to pickup 2 of Palace's attackers who were waiting to pounce onside and unmarked (scorer was Meyer one of their fringe players btw)? Thought so. Yes I got the score wrong but I genuinely thought they'd put at least 4 past us. I'm glad that I was wrong and that they didn't as I thought we went about our game well and to concede 4 would've been a harsh lesson our efforts didn't deserve.

[Bristol Red Rover]

Therefore looking at the above it only shows Butler and Whiteman on 9 bookings no mention of Kane?

So if either get a card they will miss two league games not the cup game.
Kane may fall into that category.?

Kane is listed under Liverpool. Hopefully, with the prem sides having only 32 games before 10 yellows are okay compared to our 37 games, plus the FA being incompetent, he could slip by... shhh!

[drfchound]

Therefore looking at the above it only shows Butler and Whiteman on 9 bookings no mention of Kane?

So if either get a card they will miss two league games not the cup game.
Kane may fall into that category.?

Kane is listed under Liverpool. Hopefully, with the prem sides having only 32 games before 10 yellows are okay compared to our 37 games, plus the FA being incompetent, he could slip by... shhh!

Ha, very good BR.
As daft as that seems, it could happen.

[drfchound]

I don't care about their priorities, whatever team Woy puts out will be too big, strong and athletic for us. And that's before taking into account our specific defensive vulnerabilities which play almost perfectly into Palace's hands. We really struggle to defend aerial balls into our box obviously including corners and runners with the ball. They'll also more than likely field some fringe players who will be hungry to make a case for starting in the EPL like for example Connor Wickham who scored for them this weekend and who has previously netted a hat-trick against us.

Might as well tell them they can have a bye then.

Should I apologise because despite Rovers being my team I can see and accept their flaws? By the way did you notice Palace fielded a team of big, strong and athletically built players in comparison to us? Additionally did you see Jeffrey Schlupp (fringe player btw) pick the ball up just inside our half and run virtually unchallenged into our box before scoring, admittedly a deflected goal? You must've seen their their 2nd goal which came from an aerial ball into our box where our defence failed to pickup 2 of Palace's attackers who were waiting to pounce onside and unmarked (scorer was Meyer one of their fringe players btw)? Thought so. Yes I got the score wrong but I genuinely thought they'd put at least 4 past us. I'm glad that I was wrong and that they didn't as I thought we went about our game well and to concede 4 would've been a harsh lesson our efforts didn't deserve.

Red rover, had I asked you to apologise?
No, didn’t think so.

My earlier comment was tongue in cheek.
However I am glad that the team wouldn’t have gone into the match with your attitude otherwise it might have been 4-0.