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 RyWa  Beckenham 22 May 19 5.39pm |
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Originally posted by Tipp_Eagle
f*** off united , he is better than any defender they have on their books . Thats why they want him.. quite clever this transfer lark isnt it.
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| Omph Liverpool 22 May 19 7.55pm |
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We could see some massive figures on defenders this time. Both Liverpool and City could be after Chilwell and Maguire might also be a City target. Leicester will play hard ball for sure. It’s been a couple of seasons since Shaw went for 30 and hats probably the current benchmark. If that happens then that could help drive AWBs price up too. I see 50 as the likely breaking point. Not quite what Parish wanted but too much to say no to. Trouble is of course it’ll happen on the last day and so we won’t get to replace him. Originally posted by Maine Eagle
150 million quid for a defender. Good grief. Honestly if United came in at 50 mil I would sell the lad, he is a fantastic prospect but there is no way we can keep him for 5 more years. That should mean we can play hard ball on Zaha and keep him at Palace for many years to come.
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| Booted Eagle Bristol 22 May 19 8.14pm |
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
150 million quid for a defender. Good grief. Honestly if United came in at 50 mil I would sell the lad, he is a fantastic prospect but there is no way we can keep him for 5 more years. That should mean we can play hard ball on Zaha and keep him at Palace for many years to come. If AWB leaves to a big club then this might possibly make Wilf's departure more likely as I couldn't see how Palace could stand in his way. We will be lucky to keep 1 at our place this summer, with both gone by next I suspect. The worse case scenario is both going at the same time and this summer. Happened to Swansea with Llorente and Sigurdsson and they were relegated that season.
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| Lyons550 Shirley 23 May 19 10.37am |
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We shouldn't be selling anyone until we have their replacements in place FIRST
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Tipp_Eagle  Tipperary 23 May 19 12.32pm |
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Originally posted by RyWa
Thats why they want him.. quite clever this transfer lark isnt it. Very funny , it is a derisory offer , they would be looking for that for luke shaw or smalling or Darmian and AWB is worth at least double what they are worth. Quiet clever aint it mate
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| Bangell Oxford 23 May 19 1.20pm |
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
150 million quid for a defender. Good grief. Honestly if United came in at 50 mil I would sell the lad, he is a fantastic prospect but there is no way we can keep him for 5 more years. That should mean we can play hard ball on Zaha and keep him at Palace for many years to come. Prices are going up massively. After £75 million for Van Dijk, and with AWB looking like he could become one of the best right-backs in world football, £50 million is going to look like a foolish offer to take in a few years.
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| Gary St.Andrews Kenley 26 May 19 8.52am |
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Originally posted by Bangell
Prices are going up massively. After £75 million for Van Dijk, and with AWB looking like he could become one of the best right-backs in world football, £50 million is going to look like a foolish offer to take in a few years. He is gold dust and anyone thinking they can get our players on the cheap can think again. The tapping up shenanigans that the bigger clubs do doesn’t work like it used to along with the agents stirring things up. The slapping on of a 70 million fee will also have the desired effect.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 28 May 19 4.45pm |
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Originally posted by Ginger Pubic Wig
toward the end of the season, AWB was backing off more and to me looked a slightly less assured defender as a consequence. his passing also needs to increase a notch and he can't deliver a whipped cross, something that sets great full backs apart. he's a wonderful prospect but would benefit greatly from another year at Palace. I only mentioned to a supporter on Sunday that in my humble opinion AWB is still very much a work in progress and that another season in our team wouldn't do him any harm at all.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 28 May 19 7.44pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
I only mentioned to a supporter on Sunday that in my humble opinion AWB is still very much a work in progress and that another season in our team wouldn't do him any harm at all.
Are you trying to say that we are merely a proving ground for another team? It makes it sound like we don’t deserve to have finished article players at Palace, just those passing through.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 28 May 19 8.03pm |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Are you trying to say that we are merely a proving ground for another team? It makes it sound like we don’t deserve to have finished article players at Palace, just those passing through. What I am saying is that in my humble opinion he is not the finished article and if he didn't depart in pre-season but stayed with us, this could benefit him as he could continue his development at his local club with fans who are fully behind him rather than go to a bigger club and be put under greater pressure which of course could hinder his progress.He is only 21 and relatively inexperienced.
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| Vaibow vancouver/croydon 29 May 19 2.10am |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Are you trying to say that we are merely a proving ground for another team? It makes it sound like we don’t deserve to have finished article players at Palace, just those passing through. In reality, any team outside the top 4 with quality, standout players are mere gate keepers, it's called progression. He, as it stands, was to stay another year and progress the way he is, he will be capable of joining a top 4 team. Staying here makes sense - makes him better, makes us better with him playing and the money goes up. You can see that surely. Just like wilf.
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taylors lovechild  30 May 19 6.08pm |
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Marc Edworthy throwing his two pence in. He probably remembers when he made the decision to leave Palace for the bright lights of Coventry! [Link] What was it about Palace players joining Coventry back in the 90s? Shaw, Salako, Edworthy.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 30 May 19 7.01pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
Marc Edworthy throwing his two pence in. He probably remembers when he made the decision to leave Palace for the bright lights of Coventry! [Link] What was it about Palace players joining Coventry back in the 90s? Shaw, Salako, Edworthy. Edworthy and Shaw were at Coventry at the same time. Shaw was at Coventry for a good few years and I have a feeling Salako and Shaw were there at the same time. Edited by Willo (30 May 2019 7.04pm)
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| Eaglecoops CR3 31 May 19 9.56am |
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Originally posted by Vaibow
In reality, any team outside the top 4 with quality, standout players are mere gate keepers, it's called progression. He, as it stands, was to stay another year and progress the way he is, he will be capable of joining a top 4 team. Staying here makes sense - makes him better, makes us better with him playing and the money goes up. You can see that surely. Just like wilf. I can see it and I understand it, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it is right. The longer teams/owners go on thinking that way, the less likely they are to bridge the gap that is opening up between the top 4/6 and the rest. I want to see more equality in football which means finding a way to hold onto your best and brightest assets rather than warming them up to go play for someone else. The simple argument against this is, “well it has always been like that “ but I don’t see that as progression. At the moment the gap is getting bigger to the extent that the talk of a European super league cannot be far off becoming a reality and then all of the money will be sucked up by those teams and the rest will have no chance of holding onto decent players.
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| Vaibow vancouver/croydon 01 Jun 19 3.56am |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
I can see it and I understand it, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it is right. The longer teams/owners go on thinking that way, the less likely they are to bridge the gap that is opening up between the top 4/6 and the rest. I want to see more equality in football which means finding a way to hold onto your best and brightest assets rather than warming them up to go play for someone else. The simple argument against this is, “well it has always been like that “ but I don’t see that as progression. At the moment the gap is getting bigger to the extent that the talk of a European super league cannot be far off becoming a reality and then all of the money will be sucked up by those teams and the rest will have no chance of holding onto decent players. But if wilf and awb as an example want trophies/europe, which one could argue is their level and the board cannot afford to get in players that will lift us and collectively aren't good enough, what do we do? That's literally the way it is. Until the fa cap teams and demand 3 players be home grown, 4 under 25, 3 ginger, one with dyslexia, what are you to do?
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n wales eagles  llandudno 01 Jun 19 6.47am |
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No diea
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| Midlands Eagle 01 Jun 19 8.13am |
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Originally posted by Vaibow
There is no answer that all of the interested parties would agree to. The best that we can do is to develop our academy to bring through more quality players and hope that we can get a couple of decent seasons out of them before flogging them for a lot of money
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Littlebogreek  08 Jun 19 11.17pm |
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Big bid in from United. Ffs
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