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I want us to stay in the Premier League — here's why Sage isn't the answer · Team of the eighties

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  Taylor.
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  Oh, what a goal by Peter Taylor.
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  Hi there, my name is Gary Spencer.
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  Welcome to team of the 80s.
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  And that keeps me more in touch with you guys.
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  And you don't miss anything.
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  So we haven't spoken since Brighton, have we?
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  What can I say?
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  Since Brighton.
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  It was a dreadful, dreadful performance.
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  I mean, to be fair, and I'm going to be totally transparent with you, I had us to lose five new against Brighton because I couldn't see any other result.
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  Don't want us to lose.
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  But like I've said many, many times, when I see the players out celebrating after a loss and I see him in Dubai and I see him not really giving a.
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  If I see a way to make money, I'm gonna make some dough.
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  Because you know what?
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  They didn't come off the pitch at Brighton and say, you know what?
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  You don't have to pass this week.
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  We were.
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  No, they took their money anyway.
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  Which is what Andy Gray was saying to me when we did the interview a few weeks ago.
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  Players still get their readies these days and at the end of it, that's the type of performance they're going to pour into us.
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  So, no, I wasn't happy with that.
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  I'm not happy with Sarge.
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  I don't want Sarge to be the manager anymore.
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  I think that's well documented.
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  Also, I was saying on August 25th that I didn't think he was up to it.
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  I didn't think he was up to inspiring the team.
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  And I don't get any.
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  I don't get anything from him.
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  I don't get any leadership quality.
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  I don't get any charisma.
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  I don't get any fire.
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  Watching Paddy get a yellow card on Sunday against Brighton, I think that was pure frustration that Sarge is just there on the line and he's just not.
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  There's no ex.
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  That's Brighton.
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  That is Brighton.
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  Right?
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  That's our biggest game.
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  Now, I don't really buy into that rivalry because I think if you're going to be a big club or you want to be a big club, why'd you keep comparing yourself to Brighton?
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  But that's who our rivals are.
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  And if you listen to the Phil Older thing later in the year, you'll find out where all that rivalry came from.
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  And it's a deep rivalry.
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  And to get done 5 nil at their place is a real, real kick in the balls.
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  And Sarge just doesn't have any answers.
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  Anyway, we've just played Basictus.
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  We got a draw, went down to 10 men for the last 15 minutes.
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  It was an okay performance.
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  I guess if we hadn't been beaten 5 nil a few days ago, we'd say it was a poor performance because we didn't put any real patterns of play together.
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  I thought Mateta did okay.
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  Strand Larson got a nasty injury which was a consequence of a foul on him a few moments before.
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  That looked nasty.
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  And I feel for him because he seems like a good lad.
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  Strand last.
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  I don't think he's going to be the answer to our goal scoring woes, but he seems a decent fella, so I feel bad for him.
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  Wharton was Wharton.
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  He's not doing it.
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  McNeil was.
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  McNeil was not doing it.
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  We were very open again in the.
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  In the defense for their goal.
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  Straight ball down through indeedy.
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  He takes it, puts it in the bottom corner.
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  That's the story of our year so far.
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  So listen, if Thomas Frank is available, if Sean Deitch is available, if Eddie Howe is available, all three are better.
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  They're better than Sarge.
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  Come on.
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  They are.
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  And Thomas Frank would be really nice, but, you know, there's a lot of palace chat about the board letting Sarge down.
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  Well, I didn't hear any of that chat when we won the the conference.
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  And this is arguably a much stronger squad than Roy Hodson had to work with, than Sam Allardyce had to work with then certainly Tony Pooley said to work with, but we found a way to defend and we found
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  a way and Sarge for me is not finding a way.
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  Right.
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  So he needs replacing and our football, yeah, it threatens.
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  It's kind of flattering.
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  It looks nice, it looks pretty in places, but there's no substance to it.
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  There's nothing to it.
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  And Wharton is not a captain.
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  So why do you keep playing?
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  First of all, why'd you keep playing Wharton then?
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  Why'd you make him a captain?
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  Walton says more to the referee than he does his other players because he's frustrated.
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  Because.
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  Because like I said way back in August, Wharton's great as long as he's got the time to get the ball.
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  And he's going to put it in there and put it in there.
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  You put some pressure on him.
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  He's no good.
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  He's no good.
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  So who knows what's going to happen?
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  Will Parish wait till the international break?
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  That's a lot of games between now and then.
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  Or is he just trying to sum up what, what who really wants?
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  Because you know, once you've made the jump this early, it's got to be the correct decision.
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  I don't know.
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  But I don't want Sarge anymore and I don't want to see another performance like we did against Brighton anymore.
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  And tonight, Besiktas.
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  Yeah, it was okay.
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  Doesn't really matter to me.
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  Me, I want us to stay in the Premier League and make sure we stay in the Premier League.
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  That is where the bread and butter is.
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  That is where we do not want to slip below that again.
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  We need to really make sure we're a Premier League team.
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  Apart from that, let's see what happens.
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  I'm not very hopeful.
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  I'm not very hopeful.
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  Anyway, got some good stuff coming up between now and Christmas.
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  Got Phil Alder, that's going to be a brilliant interview.
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  David Lewis, who wrote the real story of the team of the 80s, he's going to be on.
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  And a lovely, lovely interview with a legendary Crystal palace photographer, Neil Everett.
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  So that's all coming up before Christmas and I'm trying to get somebody really, really special for Christmas Day.
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  All right?
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  So keep tuning in, keep liking, keep subscribing and thank you.
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  I do appreciate your time.
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  All right, so come on, you, palace and massage.
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  Not for me, mate.