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mtp1958 said:
Johnson and shipperley worked well
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Anybody else recall Possee and Whittle?
Not the best Palace pairing up front, but probably the shortest.
Allison liked physical players so in a way it was surprising that he went down this route.
Both Whittle and Possee were pacy and skilful but they could be dominated by opposing centre backs and sometimes barely touched the ball in games.

I wonder what Sage likes and expects from front players and whether our current crop fit the bill for him.
 
ASCPFC said:
What's been happening with players?
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I understand it is policy to select the youngest players , add in all the comings-and-goings plus injuries etc. msakes it difficult to have a consistent winning outfit.

So I think he has done very well, and his first season includes a PL Cup trophy win over Man Utd.

😎
 
PatrickA said:
Anybody else recall Possee and Whittle?
Not the best Palace pairing up front, but probably the shortest.
Allison liked physical players so in a way it was surprising that he went down this route.
Both Whittle and Possee were pacy and skilful but they could be dominated by opposing centre backs and sometimes barely touched the ball in games.

I wonder what Sage likes and expects from front players and whether our current crop fit the bill for him.
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Surely you are thinking of Peter Taylor and Alan Whittle. Whittle scored the Rothman’s (fooball’s Wisden) 1976 Goal of the Year against First Division Sunderland in the FA Cup assisted by Taylor, the best right winger in the Country. Two short players but what footballers!

When he wanted to sign a small, skinny player called Vince Hilaire, Allison told Ron Noades to ask not is he big enough but is he good enough! Size didn’t really matter to him.
 
Norbury Old Git said:
Surely you are thinking of Peter Taylor and Alan Whittle. Whittle scored the Rothman’s (fooball’s Wisden) 1976 Goal of the Year against First Division Sunderland in the FA Cup assisted by Taylor, the best right winger in the Country. Two short players but what footballers!

When he wanted to sign a small, skinny player called Vince Hilaire, Allison told Ron Noades to ask not is he big enough but is he good enough! Size didn’t really matter to him.
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Norbury Old Git said:
Surely you are thinking of Peter Taylor and Alan Whittle. Whittle scored the Rothman’s (fooball’s Wisden) 1976 Goal of the Year against First Division Sunderland in the FA Cup assisted by Taylor, the best right winger in the Country. Two short players but what footballers!

When he wanted to sign a small, skinny player called Vince Hilaire, Allison told Ron Noades to ask not is he big enough but is he good enough! Size didn’t really matter to him.
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From Google
Crystal Palace (1973–1974)
During his stint at Selhurst Park, Possee played under manager Malcolm Allison alongside these forwards: [1]
  • Don Rogers: A highly gifted winger/forward who scored a famous wonder-goal (voted Goal of the Season) in a 3-2 victory against Stoke City while playing alongside Possee.
  • Alan Whittle: A crafty forward acquired from Everton, who combined well with Possee in the Palace attack.
  • Dave Swindlehurst: A promising young Palace academy product and forward who was breaking into the first team during this period.
  • Bobby Tambling: An experienced striker and Chelsea legend who had a brief spell at Palace.
 
It's all gone a bit quiet on the Sage front. If we were talking to him this time last week as reported, I'd have thought he'd be announced by now if he got the job. Perhaps he didn't quite press the right buttons for the board?
 
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