Today's Big (Huge) Match

[filham]

My son-in-law , daughter and two young granddaughters are off to Wembley today to watch their local side Watford against Palace The cost of tickets for the four of them is over £300, children have to pay the adult price which to me seems mean.

So who do we want to see in the premiership next season Watford or Palace.

I have promised my daughter that if Watford do win I can offer them a much better match at the Cottage next season at about half the price.

[mangoputney]

Palace for me over Udinese B team

[SaltfordWhite]

Another one from the Eagles.  I spent a lot of my formative years just South of Croydon and a lot of mates support them.

[Italiancottager]

I also prefer Palace because Watford actually is a fake team.. Udinese B, right.. with something like 14 - 15 loan player and among this 9 - 10 are from Udinese..

about the price for the tickets... crazy! Is the only thing that i don't like of the English stadium.. the prize of the tickets!

[Andy S]

I moved to Watford some 42 years ago so I would like to see them make it. However they say you are more likely to change your wife than your football club so there is never a contest when we play them. Bring them up and we can stuff them. Good luck to Briggs today

[Lighthouse]

Hope Dikacoi and Briggs play and both have a good game. Hard one to call. Palace have had a poor run until the shock win at Brighton. Watford had plenty of fortune getting here.

Palace by the odd goal in three.

[Walsh]

I've got my Di Natale Udinese shirt at the ready ;)

[cmg]

If Watford win today it will be interesting to see how they approach their new status. With all those on-loan players they might well need a completely new team. At best they will be left with those players that Udinese (and Fulham) do not want - and that is unlikely to include Matej Vydra.

Those of a cynical turn of mind ('afternoon, folks) might think they could tempted to pocket the PL dough, make minimal investments and then pocket the 'parachute' payment.

I don't know about their present ownership (Pozzo) but their previous one (Bassini) was hardly a paragon of financial probity.

Whatever the outcome they face a more-complicated-than-normal future.

[Rhys Lightning 63]

I want Watford to win this one, mainly because if this transfer embargo continues, they will be in DEEP schtuck for next season and should be an easy 3 points away (and a sell-out to boot)

[HatterDon]

Well, there are Fulham connections in both sides, there are two managers I have a lot of time for ... but I'm still enough of a Hatter to root strongly for ANYONE playing against Watford. So, it's Palace for me.

[MJG]

Going for Watford purely on ease of getting to their ground.

[Holders]

Watford for me because of Briggs.

[Wingnut]

Prefer to see Palace winning. Brutal match so far.

[RidgeRider]

Abdi deserves a red card for so obviously play acting. Pathetic.

[filham]

The match is now in extra time, if it goes to penalties a keeper could make a save or a player make a miss that will be worth about £70m !!

[HatterDon]

and Old Faithful delivers again

[Rhys Lightning 63]

Now that he won't be in the Prem with Watford, can we put in a cheeky bid for Vydra?

[filham]

Not too excited about going to Palace next season but I suppose it is marginally better than going to the Bush.

[SP]

Palace is great for me, 15 minutes on the train.  Plenty of places to drink if so inclined.

[Burt]

Palace it is...

Haven't been ti Selhurst Park for years. Last time I went there was to see us play. The match was only memorable for the wrong reasons...a broken leg, which was pretty nasty.