Friday, August 13, 2021

EPL Return

So much I could talk about: how much I HATE anti-vaxxers, how much America has failed Afghanistan, who is the biggest dick: Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis or Ted Cruz.  But no, with the Premier League starting again today (after what feels like the briefest of brief breaks for the Euros and the Olympics) let’s talk about that.  In particular, my extreme worry that Palace will get relegated this year.  With an untested new manager and a huge turnover in the squad and backroom staff, I think there is an awful lot of uncertainty about how good, or how bad, this major rebuild is.  Especially if we can’t play how the manager wants us to play – then this could easily turn into another Frank de Boer type fiasco.  It looks like we are third favorites to be relegated with odds of around 7/4.  If I was a betting man, which I’m not, then I think I would put a healthy bet on Palace going down.  Then it’s a win-win – you either make some money, or celebrate Palace staying up.