If you don't like the line recommended in Richard Palliser's "Play 1.d4!" after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 (namely, the 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Bd2 line), you could also consider the 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 line, which scores quite well for White (62% in over 800 games on ChessBase) and which GM Scherbakov indicates is probably good for a small advantage for White.  If you are a subscriber, there is a nice, relatively short summary of the theory in this variation in GM Scherbakov's "Exchange Slav and Others.." PDF book.

I quite like the Slow Slav repertoire proposed by Palliser, particularly the suggested lines after 4...Bg4, 4...e6, 4....a6 and 4...g6.  I have no strong opinion as to whether White can prove an edge in the suggested line after 4...Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Bd2; the positions after 7.Bd2 just don't suit me.  I always play a sort of "mix and match" game with a repertoire book, rejecting lines that don't appeal to me (sometimes even if they are quite promising theoretically) and substituting in ones that do.  I think this approach is relatively normal and ultimately more productive.

I also like most of the other "major" repertoire decisions made in Palliser's book (for example, the Furman Variation against the QGA, the 4.e3 lines against the Queen's Indian, the Petrosian Variation against the King's Indian, 6.Bf4 lines against the Benoni, the 4.Nf3 Benko Declined, etc.), and I thought he did an excellent job of presenting critical and instructive lines in a limited space.  The fact that I am not going to adopt all of them (2.Nc3 against the Dutch, for example, does not appeal to me at all, and I already have a pet line against the Grunfeld that seems to work well for me) is not so much a reflection on their ultimate worth as my own stylistic preferences.  I personally feel I am getting a lot of "bang for my buck" from this book because a majority of his suggestions DO suit me (and I suspect will suit other players who have a reasonably active, somewhat positionally-oriented style).

I don't expect one repertoire book to solve all my opening problems, at least not without some additional work on my part.  That book doesn't exist, and never will.  But Palliser's "Play 1 d4!" has made a favorable impression on me, and I hope to see more books from Palliser in the future.

Cheers.

        -Geof

Lol........... U r right of course!
I feel a lot calmer now 
Later!

Yeah...........I must say though none of this is inspiring great confidence in this line  ???
And this has serious implications for the whole repertoire , or at least the semi-slav too.
Hmm .......

Hello agian Glenn
and all!
ok After  16. Rc1  (incidentally, it may seem impractical to some to discuss lines staring at move 16 to some, but alot of these lines a re very thematic and so totally relevant)
ok  16 Rc1 f6
The immediate f6 demands a response. Firstly Bc3 does not win a pawn nor force the favourable exchange cos of Bg6 exploiting the Rc8-Rc1 pin. Bc3 still looks like a move but obviously that cuts out the Nc3 plans for the forseeable.....
I cant find a good move/plan for white.
Help!

Here is another interesting possibility after 15.Ba5 Bc2 16.Rc1 Kd7 17.Nc3, and now instead of 17...Bf5 let's say Black tries to keep the Bishop a little more active with 17...Bd3.  I had thought this was obviously bad due to 18.Rd1 Bg6 19.e4 but it seems Black does better with 18...Bc2 19.Rd2 (of course if White is happy with a draw then 19.Rdc1) 19...Bg6 20.e4 Bc5!? and now 21.exd5 runs into 21...b6! and if Black is careful White doesn't have enough for the piece.  Incidentally if the Rook were still on d1 White ould be winning, thus ...Bc2.  So instead of 21.exd5 White should prefer 21.a3! when White appears to be doing well after 21...b6 22.Bb4 d4 23.Na4.

Yes Glenn fair play to u.....that looks like a nice plan!
Thx

Ok, here's an idea after 15.Ba5 Bc2 16.Rc1 Kd7 how about 16.Nc3!? with the idea of 16...Bf5 17.Na4 trying to get something going on the dark-squares.

Actually I had changed my mind when I saw Richard's reply.  After seeing your post I decided to look at it again expecting to be able to find an easy solution for White.   Well I think White has reasonable chances but some care is definitely required to keep Black at bay.  It seems that sometimes Bc3 is necessay in reply to ..f6 in combination with Nd2 and maybe Nf3.  Perhaps others have some more thoughts on this.