Gabor Kiraly - the vampire keeper

What we’ve got here, as Strother Martin said in Cool Hand Luke, is failure to communicate. Kev Mason spots a worrying trend

Mark Hudson thinks… ‘Here it comes, position’s good, keep your eye on the ball. Now is Gabor coming for this one or shall I hoof it?’

A moment earlier…

Gabor thinks… ‘Here it comes, position’s good, keep your eye on the ball. Shall I stay on my line or come for it? I'll come for it. Right better communicate that to Mark and Leon. So.....”kapus dóm” [Hungarian for keeper's ball]. What’s that in English again.......oh yes… “KEEPER…” Oh Mark, I was gonna catch that one!’

Deja vu - Leeds away… corner comes over, bounces in the middle of the six yard box.

Mark Hudson thinks… ‘Here it comes, position’s good, keep your eye on the ball. Now is Gabor coming for this one or shall I hoof it?’

A moment earlier…

Gabor thinks… ‘Here it comes, position’s good, keep your eye on the ball. Shall I stay on my line or come for it? I'll come for it. Right better communicate that to Mark and Leon. So.....”kapus dóm” [Hungarian for keeper's ball]. What’s that in English again.......oh yes… “KEEPER…” Oh Mark I thought you were gonna hoof that one!’

Lack of pace – the solution

'Where's the pace?' we all wail as a Palace counter attack trundles over the half way line with all the speed of Mrs Doyle from Father Ted with a fully laden tea trolley. Don't think that Palace's management have been tardy with the answer to our speed crisis... secret designs from the club show some real creativity in pepping up those players struggling to build up a head of steam.