At what point do we start looking for a Zaha replacement? The inevitable will happen either in January or next summer if we don't go up. If we do go up then we'll probably have him for a season in The Prem. So the maximum we'll probably have him is for another 18 months at the most.

We don't want to be caught cold and have nobody lined up to replace him. Obviously we won't find anyone as good - but somebody with the potential to be as good is probably out there somewhere.

I guess in short, should preperations for Zaha's departure already be put into action and if not when? For every Ian Wright there is a Marco Gabbiadini which for those that remember was a complete panic buy which we wouldn't want a repeat of.

Edited by Benjamin2011 (15 Oct 2012 12.00pm)

Ian Holloway Palace Managerial record:

P-17 W-5 D-7 L-5 F-26 A-19 GD +7 Points 21/45

Win Rate - 29.41%
Draw Rate - 41.17%
Lose Rate - 29.41%

When he retires aged 33 and we have just won our fourth consecutive Champions League.

Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Matt Ritchie?

Albert Adomah at Bristol. Similar player

Saw something this morning that Dougie is looking to integrate Kyle De Silva more between now and the end of the season, plus he's expecting more from Jonny Williams - I suspect rather than panic buy, DF will look to bring one of these two in as a replacement if/when it happens

This is a very good thread in my view.

It's a question that no doubt Freedman has already started to think of on the quiet.

Unless we get promoted this season that is.....As long as we don't sell him in January I accept that we will lose him. Let's enjoy seeing him this season....This season is special in a sense because it's probably the last one where we get to see the talents of Zaha and Williams playing in the same side.

Not since Hilaire has a Palace player caused such expectation on the ball. Lombardo was exciting but in a different way.

I wish I could think of someone to replace him! He can't really be replaced in truth. Still, we could hopefully still find a pacy winger with a good cross on them.