He'd be predictable and garbage playing out wide. We'd lose count the amount of times he'd trip over the ball. I just hope we don't lose count the amount of times we try to offload him during this latest contract.

He either proves it now in the next 4 months (and that's after being behind Adebayor when he's fit and Wickham when behaving properly) or he sees it how the rest with experience see it. He is not good enough to lead a line.

I am losing patience when it's clear he and we would be better off once he tries elsewhere. I am glad SP hasn't allowed him to run his contract down further or completely even and upped his wages by a few quid to protect our asset.

COYP

True. But it's not about spending loads of money on players it's about being realistic and moving with the times. I appreciate parish has got a business head on him but with the new tv money in the summer and our new investment and two seasons in the premiership now we should be able to buy a decent striker as just said we haven't spent anything yet in the window so why ?? If we were in such need of players I.e striker and a defender and creative midfielder why have done nothing ...again

Untrue. In the league, he pretty much has contributed as little as I asset. Two goals against a relegated team (Burnley), a fantastic goal against Villa...the career night against Liverpool but very little else and certainly not on a consistent basis. In the Cup, against lower division opposition, I agree he's a hat-trick machine but that's not why we signed him. My agenda is to get Premier League quality goalscorers into the club. I think over three years we have seen that Gayle doesn't consistently fit that description. It's hard to argue otherwise on the evidence.

But he has been used in this role, more than once and to no effect. His ability to hold on to the ball and pass it to a Palace player has not proved up to the required standard. I too, would like to see him given a proper go (otherwise what's the point of having him at all?) but the only conceivable role to which he might be suited is playing off the knock-ons of a big man (which is how we scored two against Liverpool). And we show zero desire to play that way.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

That would be José Campaña. This site had about 16 song threads for him before he even landed in this country.

"DFS are selling Boat Sofa's. They've got a sail on."

Dwight gayle I got excited about when we signed him! he proved to be not good enough, and as for wickham why we signed him I don't know! Murray is better and we sold him for wickham?? My issue is we should be able to buy a decent striker with the money we have and yes in this day and age the price is about 20-30 million! it's just what it is and it's only going to get higher. How are we going to be a more attractive club in the summer after a bottom half finish ? I'd say buy now whilst we've just secured adebayor and still have cabaye. Also it's not panic buying because since December we have known about this and done nothing other than a freebie! We've left it too late once again ! I bet we wake up tomorrow morning of stories how we offered remy and other other strikers deals really late but couldn't get the deal over the line in time. Same old same old

Edited by Pinkfluff1981 (01 Feb 2016 7.57pm)

I actually forgot his name as well. Actualy I've forgotten the other 15 players we signed blind that Summer as well before reverting back to virtually the promoted team plus Chamakh and CamJam.

I'll have another look at some point and be shocked. It'll be like looking at potential signings seeing as most either hardly or didn't play at all.

COYP