Agree re Kouyate - a 1 year with a guaranteed extra year if x games played surely would have suited both parties.

IMHO Wilf is not interested in signing a new contract. If it does he will wait until the summer and see what options are available. If none appear he will re-sign with Palace and say how much he loves the club and never considered moving.

Edited by palace99 (16 Aug 2022 9.58am)

They had the jammiest win I think I've ever seen.
You'd think Cooper would splash out on a dentist.

Red and Blue Army!

Mmmm. whilst Kouyate was a useful player he was never truly outstanding. I really like the way the squad is getting younger and hopefully Dougie has some midfield additions up his sleeve.
As for big Ben ....if u left a dustbin in the penalty area and fired balls into the box, occasionally the ball will hit it and ricochet into the net... thank god hes finally gone ... £100 000 a week better off.

if we're serious about advancing the club players like Kouyate are exactly the type of ones we need to cut. Does a limited job but nothing spectacular in the modern game. We need midfielders that can do more. Nothing against the man himself, but I'm happy that we've made room for an upgrade. Unlike in recent history, there does seem to be a plan to our transfers, so not worried if we're considered 'light' in midfield right now as the window is open.

Cheikhou has obviously kept his fitness up to scratch.

He got on for the last few minutes at Everton and scored a great goal.

Well not exactly in fact Gray equalised for Everton.

Good luck to him.

I think every fan, when looking at our options in midfield and defence, knew we needed to keep Kouyate. It's not like a two year deal would have bankrupted us. Going down because our squad is as thin as Tescos Value bog roll will cost us a lot more. Watching Olise in Central midfield yesterday should have at least been a clue as to our midfield options. Now most of our defenders are injured too. Wonder who could have covered there?

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