My thoughts as well. So many seem to see the situation for Connor, only in terms of lack of playing time, and the apparent cost of that.
In reality it has been something of a personal tragedy for Connor, and the Club, because contrary to what some seem to think , Connor has conned no one, and the club are not stupid enough to have stood for such a situation anyway. There was always a real player in Connor Whickham,, and only the cruelest of luck has left him and the club ,where it is now.
If his body will stand it ,he can still make an impression at a decent level, I wish him all the very best of luck, the past proves he will need it.

Have to agree. His wonder kids days were over at Sunderland and he was often played on the left wing, so we knew what we were getting. The fact he replaced an ageing Murray who continued performing for another 3 or so years in the Prem doesn't show Pardew in a good light.

The ACL injury was clearly unfortunate but his injury record beforehand was pretty poor too - how many calf injuries can 1 person get?

He had a few good games for Palace and at times looked a really good player but injuries and inconsistency summed up his Palace career.

SP offering him a 1 year extension in 2020 (even in reduced terms) was clearly madness and it was proved so.

Good luck to the bloke - a decent Champ player when fit.

with this contract extension, and a few others , yes.

He is the chairman not a fan so sometimes must make hard decisions.

Wickham had barely kicked a ball in 3 years so to reward him with a new contract was illogical.

There have been a few others over time - Paddy Mac and Jonny Williams spring to mind.

Also when he got his contract our only strikers were a misfiring/injured Benteke and Ayew. In fact Hodgson had Zaha playing striker in the first half of last season even after we'd done a last minute loan swap for Batshuayi in place of Gallagher. The gamble re Wickham didn't pay off but it wasn't silly to have given him the year (except with 20/20 hindsight vision, of course)

I remember his first two games Norwich away the 3 1 win and the 2 1 defeat against Arsenal I thought we had a real player on our hands he looked great it’s a shame that his body wasn’t up to top flight football good luck Conor and thanks for the semi final

walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces!

I very much doubt it. Insurance is usually to cover career ending injuries and previous issues are usually excluded.

CW is still playing so doubt we received a penny.