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View Mr Fenandes's Profile Mr Fenandes Flag 31 Jul 15 9.39am Send a Private Message to Mr Fenandes Add Mr Fenandes as a friend

This time last year we were screaming for him like we were Austin this year.

12 months is a long time in football

 


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Quote Mr Fenandes at 31 Jul 2015 9.39am

This time last year we were screaming for him like we were Austin this year.

12 months is a long time in football


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View GreenwichEagle's Profile GreenwichEagle Flag Greenwich 31 Jul 15 9.51am Send a Private Message to GreenwichEagle Add GreenwichEagle as a friend

Really hope this isn't true and there isn't any legs in this. Not a positive move in my opinion.

I know only Bromley (and no offence to Bromley at all) and there is a big gulf between us and them but I was at the game last night and actually felt optimistic about our striking options in Bamford, Gayle, Murray, lump Chamakh in there too maybe even throw a slice of Campbell as well. Bamford was the best player on the pitch by a country mile (again I know only Bromley) and he was subbed at half time out of respect for them as he was looking like he was on for 15 goals. Gayle is an outstanding finisher too and blasts in goals for fun when he plays and that includes against the like of Liverpool. We already have really strong raw young talent at the club in those two up top so why spend 10mil on Wickham?

I thought with the likes of Cabaye joining (and surely he must have been promised we would spend and strengthen) we would aim a bit higher than this. Was liking the links to Remy, Austin but this seems like one of those 'hmmmmmm lets look down the list as we cant get the ones at the top' type things. And for the money - no. Just no.

 

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View Johnny Eagles's Profile Johnny Eagles Flag berlin 31 Jul 15 9.53am Send a Private Message to Johnny Eagles Add Johnny Eagles as a friend

I desperately WANT to agree with the optimistic brigade on here. Especially as I have this in-built brain atrophy where the minute someone signs to play for us, his potential as a player suddenly goes up by a factor.

That is to say, because Wickham is now (reportedly) a Palace player, my brain starts plucking all the bits of memory (eg, from his start at Ipswich) which support the idea that he is a player with lots of potential, future England star etc.

When, if I'm honest, if he'd signed for, say, West Brom or West Ham, I'd be thinking, "why have they bought him? He's not that good."

Hope I'm wrong, but the rational part of my brain is just not convinced he's good enough.

 


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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 31 Jul 15 9.58am Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

I'm not at all excited about this signing, in fact I am more excited about the season long loan of Patrick Bamford despite the fact that if he plays and does well we'll just give him back to Chelsea all nicely fluffed.

BUT, I always make a resolution to myself to only judge a Palace player by how they perform in a Palace shirt.

We're probably all thinking in comparison to signing Charlie Austin this isn't all that promising. However, for all we know Austin could've pulled on a Palace shirt and played like Akinbiyi and Wickham could suddenly hit some kind of purple patch that makes an £8m price tag look like pocket money.

We'll see.

 




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View Booted Eagle's Profile Booted Eagle Flag Bristol 31 Jul 15 10.07am Send a Private Message to Booted Eagle Add Booted Eagle as a friend

Good signing in my opinion. Young, possible resale value. Remember only a season ago he went on a great run of form to help Sunderland stay up and was widely touted then. Had a good loan spell with Sheff Weds where he was banging in the goals. Move him from the wing into the centre and I reckon he will be very useful. Similar to Glenn, another plus he will be staying, who he can learn from. £6 million rising to a possible £9 million is about right in the present transfer system. Nice to see another good bit of business done before the window. Get a new CB and we will be well set. COYP !!!!

 


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Quote Johnny Eagles at 31 Jul 2015 9.53am

I desperately WANT to agree with the optimistic brigade on here. Especially as I have this in-built brain atrophy where the minute someone signs to play for us, his potential as a player suddenly goes up by a factor.

That is to say, because Wickham is now (reportedly) a Palace player, my brain starts plucking all the bits of memory (eg, from his start at Ipswich) which support the idea that he is a player with lots of potential, future England star etc.

When, if I'm honest, if he'd signed for, say, West Brom or West Ham, I'd be thinking, "why have they bought him? He's not that good."

Hope I'm wrong, but the rational part of my brain is just not convinced he's good enough.

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Some more footage. I think he is still a very young player, but if played in his correct striker position he will score goals.,
The third goal is a real gem nand he does have genuine pace, and power, and is a good finisher. Put it this way, Palace is the ideal environment for him to show how good he actually is. Our midfied creative players will be making loads of chances for him. My hunch is thst if given chances he will stick most of them away.nWe will see!

 

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View Bullhorn76's Profile Bullhorn76 Flag Darlington 31 Jul 15 10.10am Send a Private Message to Bullhorn76 Add Bullhorn76 as a friend

Ha ? This is priceless just heard on talksport that Keith Millen is unaware of any bid for Connor wickham - uh oh there maybe trouble ahead

 

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Plane Flag Bromley 31 Jul 15 10.12am

Quote JL85 at 31 Jul 2015 2.02am

Quote safc1982 at 31 Jul 2015 12.49am

Fee rumored up here is 9 million plus add ons, personally think you's are mad if you think he's worth that but on the other hand it will be another mugging we have gave Pardew


Yeh, you must mean this one. Right mugged us for that last goal!!

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That result is probably a surprise to him, he left the ground when it was 0-0!

 

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Quote Bullhorn76 at 31 Jul 2015 10.10am

Ha ? This is priceless just heard on talksport that Keith Millen is unaware of any bid for Connor wickham - uh oh there maybe trouble ahead


You mean the media has reported something which is entirely untrue? Yeah right, pull the other one. That almost NEVER happens.

 




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View Eggy's Profile Eggy Flag Sutton 31 Jul 15 10.16am Send a Private Message to Eggy Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Eggy as a friend

Like a few others, I'm not exactly inspired by this possible signing, but am confident AP and the coaching / scouting staff know more about a decent striker than me!

Compared to Austin there are a number of positives - he's younger, he's more mobile, he doesn't have a question mark over his long term fitness. I also don't think he has regularly been played in his natuarl position at Sunderland, so goals to games ratio could / should probably be better.

At £8m/£9m compared to circa £12/15m for Austin, given the above, I think those could be a good bit of business. Jordan Roades is being touted about at £10/£12m and the guy has never played in the PL, nor actually every seriously been linked with a PL team (there must be a reason there), so again this doesn't look such a bad deal.

My preference would have been Remy, but I think it's clear there is a shortage of top class strikers out there in the price range we can afford, and even at the next price bracket up.

Young, potential, future sell on value - seems to tick a lot of the boxes that CPFC2010 look for in a signing.

 

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Plane Flag Bromley 31 Jul 15 10.26am

Quote Eggy at 31 Jul 2015 10.16am

Like a few others, I'm not exactly inspired by this possible signing, but am confident AP and the coaching / scouting staff know more about a decent striker than me!

Compared to Austin there are a number of positives - he's younger, he's more mobile, he doesn't have a question mark over his long term fitness. I also don't think he has regularly been played in his natuarl position at Sunderland, so goals to games ratio could / should probably be better.

At £8m/£9m compared to circa £12/15m for Austin, given the above, I think those could be a good bit of business. Jordan Roades is being touted about at £10/£12m and the guy has never played in the PL, nor actually every seriously been linked with a PL team (there must be a reason there), so again this doesn't look such a bad deal.

My preference would have been Remy, but I think it's clear there is a shortage of top class strikers out there in the price range we can afford, and even at the next price bracket up.

Young, potential, future sell on value - seems to tick a lot of the boxes that CPFC2010 look for in a signing.

Now reread your post and I think you'll be inspired, you summarise the situation perfectly. Good signing imo, gives us bags of options up front.

I was never that bothered about signing Austin and I don't think SP was either.

 

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