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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Crystal Palace
Census
The results of a survey of 65 Palace fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:55
Playoffs:9
Top half:1
Middle:0
Bottom half:0
Going dahn:0

Mean prediction:
2nd (Most Confident Supporters)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1     	Crystal Palace 	- 	-  	-
2 	Ipswich 	25 	1 	24  
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3 	Reading 	17 	3 	14 
4 	Preston 	9 	0 	9 
5 	Norwich 	12 	4 	8 
6 	Hull 		6 	0 	6  
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7 	Watford 	6 	2 	4 
8 	Crewe 		5 	2 	3 
9 	Coventry 	4 	1 	3 
10 	QPR 		5 	3 	2 
11 	Leeds 		7 	6 	1 
12 	Wolves 		6 	5 	1 
13 	Luton 		5 	4 	1 
14 	Derby 		2 	1 	1 
15 	Plymouth 	1 	1 	0 
   	Sheff Wed 	1 	1 	0 
17 	Leicester 	0 	1 	-1 
   	Stoke 		0 	1 	-1 
19 	Burnley 	0 	2 	-2 
20 	Sheff Utd 	1 	8 	-7 
21 	Cardiff 	0 	8 	-8  
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22 	Southampton 	2 	24 	-22 
23 	Millwall 	0 	56 	-56 
24 	Brighton 	0 	61 	-61 

Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Dean Ashton (28% votes)

Who is the club's weakest link?
Danny Granville (38% votes)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Gabor
Kiraly
Emmerson
Boyce
Darren
Ward
Fitz
Hall
Danny
Granville
Jobi
McAnuff
Michael
Hughes
Aki
Riihilahti
Joonas
Kolkka
  Andy
Johnson
Jon
Macken
 

World Cup or Promotion?:
18% say World Cup (3rd least patriotic)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Brad Pitt / Mr.Incredible

Other insightful nominations:
A young Gene Hackman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bobby Davro, Dolph Lundgren, Gerard Dépardieu, Groucho Marx, John Merrick, Martin Clunes, Shrek, Steve Buscemi, Timothy Dalton, Vinny Jones, Willem Dafoe, Freddie Krueger

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Can be grown under licence19
Ban 'em15
Not a subject for government intervention12
Should be encouraged where appropriate12
Ought to be compulsory3

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
28% answer correctly (19th most knowledgable supporters)

17% confess to cheating (Third most honest) of whom 2 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Ivan Kaviedes, Quioto, Barcelona, Centrale, Barnet

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Just Right27
Strangely Lumpy23
Cold Water6
Custard5
Dry Paste1

Palace thought least likely squad to come up with Dry Paste

Which is best, mud or dust?:
82% say Mud (8th most pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
51% say Yes (17th most enthusiastic)