Ian Holloway says newly promoted
Crystal Palace are “on a hiding to nothing” in the Premier League next season.
Kevin Phillips scored from the
penalty spot in extra-time as Palace claimed a 1-0 victory against Watford in
the play-off final at Wembley on Monday.
“It all starts now for me because
the minute we kick off next season we’re on a hiding to nothing,” said Holloway.
Holloway added he would have to “scratch
my head and wonder ‘just how are we going to stay in the Premier League?’
Well I think the £120m they
pocketed from winning yesterdays game will be a big help, add that to the £15m
they got for selling Zaha to United and Palace could be one of the biggest
spenders in the summer.
Although I’m an Arsenal fan for
sheer comedic purposes I wanted Palace to win just so the Premier League can welcome
back Ian Holloway who, like Mourinho who is also coming back, is pure box
office entertainment for the neutral.
The game itself was pretty tense in
the first half and wasn’t much of a spectacle, but second half the players
relaxed a bit and the game opened up, thought Palace deserved to win it in the
end.
Although I think the money made
available to the team that wins has got out of control, the Championship
play-off final is the richest game in football, you get more money for winning
it than you do for winning the Champions League, explain that one because I sure can’t.
I understand that it’s to give the
winning team money to spend and a chance to stay in the Premier League, but I
don’t see why they should receive more than, for example, the winners of the
Premier League.
It was interesting to watch Zaha
yesterday, as I’d never seen him play before a full game before, I thought he
was the stand-out player he was full of tricks and speed as most wingers are
but he seems quite strong and difficult to muscle off the ball.
If he is developed in the same way
as a few notable other wingers were at United (Giggs, Beckham and Ronaldo) he
could have a fledgling career ahead of him.
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