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Premier League "Men IN Black" or non-clashing colour, Appointment list for festive period.
Boxing Day
Man Utd v Sunderland Martin Atkinson
Hull v Man City Robert Madley
Watford v Palace Mark Clattenburg
Arsenal v WBA Neil Swarbrick
27th
Liverpool v Stoke Michael Oliver
28th
Southampton V Spurs Mike Dean
New Years Eve
Liverpool v Man City Craig Pawson
Man Utd v Middlesborough Lee Mason
New Years Day
Watford v Spurs Michael Oliver
Arsenal v Palace Andre Marriner
2nd January
Man City v Burnley Lee Mason
Sunderland v Liverpool Anthony Taylor
West Ham v Man Utd Mike Dean
3rd
Bournemouth v Arsenal Michael Oliver
Palace v Swansea Paul Tierney
4th
Spurs v Chelsea Martin Atkinson

Clattenberg is/has a pretty light load at the moment, do you think the powers have noticed at last

Oh well. Let's start anew shall we.

A successful night last by betting against Charlton. Ludicrous odds of 23/20 for a Millwall home win were snapped up by yours truly. A more realistic price would have been 1/2. Charlton are in complete turmoil and it showed in their performance. My son went and said it was one of the most dire efforts he had seen since I started taking him to games in 1999.

It doesn't matter who refs the Palace games, luck is against us at the moment.

Palace are starting anew as well angels, just sacked Pardew

Big Sam is in the frame.

Just seen the Pards news. Mixed feelings.

Definitely not too enthused about the idea of the aptly initialled BS.....

What's the odds on Big Sam being at Palace by close of play today angels?.....or even lunch time, given the rush there appears to be to get him in the chair!

Yes. It's all looking like a done deal.

I want Malcolm Allison....now he was fun!

Nowt wrong with Big Sam. Shame he opened his gob to that reporter.

Maybe he didn't realise that there's a winter break in France

Mario Balotelli was sent off in stoppage time as nine-man Nice saw their lead at the top of Ligue 1 trimmed to two points heading into the winter break following their goalless draw at Bordeaux.

The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker, recently linked with a return to the Premier League, was sent off in stoppage time for kicking out at Igor Lewczuk while his team-mate Younès Belhanda also saw red moments later.

Working for the next few days until we fly to Cape Town, so Merry Christmas everyone

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Allardyce gets the Palace job

Allardyce gets the Palace job

Look as it as a kind of Christmas present Woody.
It could have been worse.

Merry Christmas.

Bet I wouldn't have won much, had I invested!

Never mind Clattenburg, where's John Moss? The two worst of the worst are still there though.

See Joey Barton is in trouble yet again. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4062296/Joey-Barton-charged-Football-Association-allegedly-placing-1-260-bets-10-year-period.html

Merry Christmas to all followers of football.

Memo to Big Sam.

In the 50 years I've been watching them, Palace have never, ever been able to defend 1-0 leads. They win games by scoring more, not by conceding 10 yards to the opposition and inviting a spot of pressure.

Do not let Benteke take penalties. He is hopeless at them to the extent that if he scores one it is down to luck -- which it shouldn't be from 12 yards. Try Zaha, he has one of the hardest shots in the Premier league. The occasional one may go into Row Z -- by far the majority won't.

When Puncheon is having a stinker, save yourself some trouble and hoik him off at half time. He will not improve in the second (as you saw).

Get our luck changed. Another clear foul on Zaha in the area towards the end, another booking for 'diving' as result. You arsehole Clattenburg.

angels wrote:................ You arsehole Clattenburg.

I take it you don't rate him.

4mastacker wrote:

angels wrote:................ You arsehole Clattenburg.

I take it you don't rate him.

Ask Ibbie