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Next up in our series of members’ articles reviewing the numbers behind the 2015/16 campaign we put Crystal Palace under analysis.

We start by assessing their team data, comparing the Eagles to the rest of the top-flight, before focusing on their first-team squad and assessing the main goal threats and creative sources, in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for 2016/17.

Having started the campaign with five wins in their first eight fixtures, Alan Pardew’s side looked like improving upon their tenth-placed finish in 2014/15 but Palace struggled to maintain momentum and won only six more matches in the remaining 30 Gameweeks, ending up just five points clear of the bottom three.

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  1. le flem
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    best 2 premium mids? hazard de bruyne for me

      1. le flem
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        didn't really want a spreadsheet. in your opinion for the upcoming season?

    1. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez and KDB

    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez and one of De Bruyne/ Hazard

      1. le flem
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        sanchez hasn't got a good start has he? wouldn't getting the arsenal striker save some money (whoever he is)

    3. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Boyd

      1. le flem
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        boyd will be a bit too expensive for my taste. don't really want to go 15m, despite his undoubted quality

        1. Lovren an elevator
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Irrespective of value...is boyd actually good?!

    4. Jazz!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      De Bruyne and Hazard for me.

    5. 32chickens
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      cool

  2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    It's a permanent deadzone in here! this page has been going over an hour!

    1. Dimen
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Any second now.

    2. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      That's how it'll be til Charity Shield. Peaceful. Better change my grav I guess. Cheerio Euros!

  3. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Lets play some online Pictionary.

    http://www.pinturillo2.com/

    Room no 301
    Pass : FFS

  4. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Changed my mind. Haxball it up.

    http://www.haxball.com/

    LR12's room
    Pass: FFS

  5. Costa's Counsellor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This is my favourite time on here.

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Is it because of LR12's games?

    2. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Can't beat a good game of online Pictionary

    3. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Half eight? How come?

      1. Costa's Counsellor
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Because I can enjoy the sunset over the top of my laptop as I continue to bash F5.

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          😆

          Good come back.

        2. Aarono23
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I am happy you ended with 'F5' then. That sentence could have taken a whole other tone

          1. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, F5 is what I call my *content deleted: profanity*

        3. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Nice 🙂

    4. Fergies fledgling
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      The calm before the RMT storm

      1. Costa's Counsellor
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        *insanity before the storm

  6. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Milik linking with Everton

    1. Johnny Drama
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Would be interesting to see him in PL. But with Milik Everton would sell Lukaku, right?

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        yes, they are preparing to sell Kaku don't know where to yet

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      As if one trolling forward in the team wasn't enough.

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Milik is class doe

  7. Johnny Drama
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I'm from Sweden and have plans to watch my favorite team Manchester United (heard of them?) this season at the stadium. My mom doesn't like football but if we go when they play a team from London she wants because then she can go shopping 😉

    So, Arsenal, Chelshit, Spurs, West Ham and CP are the games that works. Not bad games at all. But how and where can I buy tickets? Any tips?

    Cheers

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      They have shops in Manchester too

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        What? I can't go to Manchester to buy tickets to a game in London?

      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Most clubs require you to be a member then you can buy tickets from their website

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        is this the cheapest way?

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why do you want to watch the most boring team of last season. Go watch West Ham

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It's still my favorite team! West Ham-Man U then?

    3. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'd say you'd need a season ticket as all those clubs see man utd at home as a quality fixture and united generally travel well if memory serves.

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hm, this sounds smart. Will have a look at that

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You have no chance mate

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Why?:(

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          You won't get tickets unless your a season ticket holder.not against the big teams. Your best bet is utd home to lower teams I'd guess

        2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          If you willing to spend big you can get them on the Internet but they rip you off. Good luck tho hope you find some

          1. Johnny Drama
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Thank you!

    5. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Go without your mom 😉

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It's not just my mom, the whole family actually 😉 my lilbro is a united fan too 🙂

    6. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You have no chance at getting a ManU away ticket unless you go to a ticket tout website. Maybe somewhere like Palace or West Ham with their increased capacity in the home end against ManU. Arsenal you would have to be a Red member and even then your chances of a ticket aren't great

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks for answering

    7. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hej!

      Har du kollat på någon sportresearrangör? De brukar ha biljetter, men det är säkerligen dyrt. Tex http://www.nickes.com/sv/search.aspx

  8. Aarono23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thinking Benteke could be a solid option if the move to Palace happens. What are people's thoughts?

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If they play to his strengths then we know what he is capable of

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Would expect huge ownership

    3. Aarono23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I was thinking Townsend would benefit him but then remember he doesn't actually cross, just cuts inside and shoots

  9. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    At least give people a few minutes to bite Timbo 🙂

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      What we eating?

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Genuine tweets from Mark Rogers

    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not guilty me Lud

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Ah, one of those lurker mods. I thought the coast was clear.

  10. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Coming Soon........................
    Check back here during July to join the most popular fantasy football game in the world.

    1. Think
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Zzzzz.......

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      My haxball days are done

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Like your FPL days 😉

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          😥

    2. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Am in Blue team 🙂

    3. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Join New room: ffs2

  11. Costa's Counsellor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What about a button that takes you to the bottom of the comments?

      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      There is one. "Post Comment"

  12. 32chickens
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    next year I'll organise a
    FFS "night before fpl christmas" fantrax draft for these kind of moments ...........

  13. Blue&White85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Evening all. I'm expecting Everton to much tighter at the back with Koeman than they were with Martinez so Coleman and Baines are in my thoughts for the new season. I'm assuming they'll both be priced around 5.5. Agree?

    Which would you rather have? I'm thinking Baines because of his set piece involvement but really rate Coleman as an attacking threat also.

    1. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Baines took back pens last GW of the season, so if there's an indication he's on them for good, I'd rather him than Goalman

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers, I never realised that. Didn't think he looked himself after a long injury lay off but hoping he'll be good after a full pre-season.

    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If Everton tighten up at the back and Stones is transferred before the season starts Funes Mori could be a bargain

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, possibly as he'll be around 5m and is a threat at set pieces. I'm still more likely to go for Baines / Coleman.

    3. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I expect Koeman will be busy in the market before the season starts, won't be surprised if Baines has competition. Coleman is always a solid pick though.

  14. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Gold on Payet: 'West Ham won't listen to offers under £50m'

    http://www.5z8.info/hot-older-goats.mov_z7o5pt_cockfights

    1. le flem
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      seems like he's naming a price there lol

    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Wenger lining up a £50,000,001 bid

    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lol, just noticed the URL

    4. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Don't think he's good as made out to be.

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This

    5. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      The French team last night most be valued at over £1 billion by now 🙂

  15. Däzzy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Evening all, how does this look?
    Affordable?
    I'm planning to wildcard after gw3 (international break)
    Jakupovic@4.0 (or else other 4.5), 4.0
    Azpi, Shaw, Rangel/Naughton/Taylor, Ward/Souare, 4.0
    Hazard, Siggi, Tadic, Deulofeu(if likely to start), 4.5
    Aguero, Zlatan, D.Gray

    1. le flem
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      .5 over budget in my reckoning, but maybe

      1. Däzzy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Do you like my team tho?

      2. michudagawd
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks within budget to me.

  16. Black and amber army !
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Any opening news yet??
    Asked yesterday but I'm so keen

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If you were so keen you would know the answer to that question already 😀 😉
      No news/developments 2day unfortunately 🙁

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Friday

  17. Jambot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Assuming all chips/wild card rules are the same what pre-season strategy would you have for using them?

    1. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Same as last season. Keep the good ones for DGW.

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I would try and use the first WC in the first dozen or so weeks, but wait until the latest possible week within that to use it - of course, it isn't that easy when your team need urgent surgery in GW3, but I wouldn't ever plan to use it that early if I could help it. The 2nd WC &TC/BB chips will depend on if and when DGWs occur - I wouldn't have a pre-season plan for that one other than to try not to use them in the first half of the season.

      1. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Sounds about right. I always use the first wildcard after GW3 going to resist the urge this time. I'm not convinced bench boost needs DGW might risk it on a standard week when I have a strong bench

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          With the way the fixtures are looking next season we may not get multiple DGWs - so you may have to play one of the TC/BB on a SGW anyway. I tend to have a fodder bench anyway so it's more than likely it will be post WC when I plan to play this one.

          1. Ruth_NZ
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            We will have at least 2 DGWs.

            1. Pasqualinho
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I'm not 100% sure, Ruth. The League Cup Final is followed by a blank midweek (not PL, EL, CL or Internationals) so it's feasible the 1 or 2 games postponed from the weekend could be moved there - so they'll be in the same gameweek. Similarly for the FA Cup Semis. The FA Cup quarters will definitely cause a set of DGW fixtures, though - and provided these all aren't rescheduled for the same week then we will have more than one DGW. So, while I think it's likely we'll get more than one I wouldn't bet my life on it.

              1. Ruth_NZ
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                LC Final is a Sunday, right? Could go 120 minutes. I'm not sure the teams would be that keen to voluntarily schedule games on the Wednesday following if there are other options.

                I know we can't be precise and personally I don't need to be as I fully intend to use my BB away from a DGW. But I'd be very surprised if we didn't end up with 2 or 3 DGWs of various sizes.

                1. Pasqualinho
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  One of the FA cup Semis will be on a Sunday too, so the same applies there. You may well be right, but we saw last season that there are very few blank midweeks to go around due to European matches - so there may not be much of a choice. I would suspect, however, that some of the postponements due to the Cup QFs will be shoe-horned before the semis, and some in the blank midweek after - so we probably will get two DGWs due to that alone, but maybe not bumper ones.

    3. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      WC: how can I predict if I will pick the "right" squad? will decide during the game whet to use WC maybe GW3 if my team will be awful or maybe later if my team will be ok.
      AOA: last season I decided to use it when I had problems with defenders (Shaw was injured, other was suspended or something and one was rotation risk) so I wait till that happened. Hope not so use it at the end of the season.
      TC: double game week
      BB: double game week

    4. Ruth_NZ
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Very simple.

      Wildcard in the first 3-4 weeks. AOA whenever I need it (defender problems), otherwise GW38. BB whenever I can engineer a good opportunity but within the first 30 weeks, not in a DGW. TC in a DGW. Wildcard in or immediately after the big DGW.

  18. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    With FPL still yet to open it's doors and deny us that month of tinkering and umpteen rmt's.

    Mirror and it's own fantasy football app has been launched.
    So to fill the current FPL VOID why not create a squad relieve your need !

    FFS League
    PIN 108632

    Ps ... sorry if I've trodden on anyone's toes.

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Face it bud, no one plays mirror fantasy 🙁

  19. Professor Red
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    FPL open lads. Page says opening soon.

    1. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks!

    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Brill...

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I found your story about your son (yesterday's post when he won a competition) very touching. I thought "there's a bloke who loves his son". Top man.

    3. Jøssy ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It actually says "Coming Soon". Inaccurate update mate! 😛

    4. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      wow! that is brand new information! you are on fire!

  20. Professor Red
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Tomorrow at around 9am lads im thinking should open.

    1. Jazz!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      11am

      1. BENOIT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Any time tomorrow will do!

  21. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    There are 3 haxball servers and none of them are working.. 😕

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      This 🙁

      1. AK ⭐
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Not anymore lol

        They are making a new server, I'll update you

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Sweet

          1. AK ⭐
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            See below 🙂

  22. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    No Daniel = No Juuuhuuuu
    No Juuuhuuuu = No FPL open

    Solution. Find Daniel

  23. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    New Hax room anyone?

    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yours isn't working well Bow?

  24. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Join New room for haxball:
    Password: ffs

    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Server link?

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This

  25. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I'm looking at striking options beyond Sergio and Zlatan. Best striker out of this lot for FPL?

    A.) Batshuayi
    B.) Sturridge
    C.) Lukaku
    D.) Vardy

    1. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      D. Anyone who thinks otherwise can get banged.

    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I don't get the Zlatan love, he was crap at Euro's and is about the same as John Terry under Mourinho and we all know how that went last season. Batshuayi could be a good value choice if priced fairly.

  26. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I know it is not a popular game on here and I know it has no correlation to FPL prices and it has probably already been posted thousands of times but link below to The Telegraph Fantasy Football prices at least provides some relief from the boredom of waiting for FPL to open.

    http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03607/Provisional_list_1_3607894a.pdf

    11 players, £50m budget, 40 transfers only, includes FA cup games
    I always play it just to at least tide me through the FA cup weekends.
    For what it is worth, my first draft is as follows (£50m) - 4-4-2
    Finding a balance to go 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 isn't easy IMO although Siggy and Arnie look possible enablers.

    Courtious (3.8)
    Blind (4.1) Coleman (3.6) Cresswell (3.6) Bertrand (3.3)
    Alexis (6.0) Mkhitaryan (5.2) Mahrez (5.0) Barkley (4.6)
    Nolito (5.5) Batshuayi (5.3)

    Anybody else fancy a go ?

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Don't think Blind will play much under Mourinho mate and can't see Nolito scoring a lot either. I'd switch them.

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hmm thanks, Blind was gold in the Telegraph game last year as was priced as a defender unlike FPL. Think Nolito may be good as he is Pep's own signing.

        1. Blue&White85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Nolito might do well but more likely to play wide. I like your defence and midfield.

    2. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I've had a go but bear in mind this was only a 5 minute attempt so haven't put a lot of thought into it:

      Cech (3.8)
      Baines (3.5) Dier (3.4) Dann (3.2)
      Payet (5.3) Firmino (5.1) Mahrez (5.0) Alli (5.0) Townsend (4.2)
      Aguero (7.0) Gray (4.5)

      It is tricky but I've gone heavy on midfield.

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks good, Andre Gray looks quite a good enabler to get to 3-4-3, hadn't spotted him. Think Townsend is another option in the mix with Arnie and Siggy as midfield value.

        1. Blue&White85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Gray is a gamble but think he'll do alright.