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Spiderman Flag Horsham 28 Jul 20 4.08pm

When he leaves I would prefer he went abroad

 
kev64 Flag Cambs 28 Jul 20 4.58pm

Originally posted by Jacey

Suffering from delusions of grandeur???


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Why not, tbh I think he would do well in Spain with more technical players than we have here. But will probably end up at some bang av team like Everton

 
doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 28 Jul 20 6.14pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Possibly but would prefer cash and go for Watkins and Eduoard[/quote]


Watkins -yes!
Edouard - not too sure about him. Difficult to assess players in Scotland although Edouard has scored several in the European competitions this season. Is he overpriced?

 
Gary St.Andrews Flag Kenley 28 Jul 20 7.51pm

Barcelona or Bayern Munich would be good. I wouldn’t say a move to Everton would be a step forward as the Daily Mirror would have people to believe.

The day would come eventually, so this might well be right time. Has our Chairman got anything to say on the matter?

 
Eaglecoops Flag CR3 28 Jul 20 8.36pm

Originally posted by Nicholas91

He's always dreamed of playing in red and blue apparently

I would be very happy if he went to Barca. Probably get a decent fee and won’t have to listen to all the a-hole commentators in the PL saying how good he is since he left Palace. Might also add a bit of interest in Euro football for me which I lost a few years ago.

 
EddieMac Flag 28 Jul 20 8.48pm

Originally posted by Colin Draper

Ha ha you having a giggle son. Zaha is now only worth 15 to 20m tops. Look at the stats this year 38-4 last season 34-10 then 29-9.

Off the top of my head Olli McBurnie - Dominic Solanke, I think your having a giggle if you think Wilf is worth 15-20 Mill

 
Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 28 Jul 20 8.54pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

I would be very happy if he went to Barca. Probably get a decent fee and won’t have to listen to all the a-hole commentators in the PL saying how good he is since he left Palace. Might also add a bit of interest in Euro football for me which I lost a few years ago.

Oh absolutely, even if he leaves in a huff, I would still support him at a foreign team as like it or not he’ll be a Crystal Palace representative in a way and I’d wish him well.

 

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!
crvenaeagle Flag 28 Jul 20 11.45pm

Wilf would never go abroad. A lot of English players have a fear of leaving home and he is one of them. Would love to see him thrive in Barcelona but it jus' ain't gon' happin.
In fact, didn't he have the chance to go to Bayern once before and he said no for that exact reason?

I'm no soothsayer, but I'm almost certain that he will be at some cack mid to Europa leage level team next season, winning faff all.

 
Canterbury Palace Flag Whitstable 29 Jul 20 12.49am

I'd say the biggest reason he won't go to Barca is that there is absolutely no way in hell they're interested in him.

If ever there was an agent leaking stories to the press to try and get the attention of top 6 clubs, this is it.

Wilf is a fantastic dribbler but his end product isn't great at all, nowhere near Barcelona standards.

 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
EagleinSF Flag San Fransisco 29 Jul 20 2.34am

I think he will go to Barcelona, on his way to the costa del sol for his annual hols

As for going abroad isn't that anywhere north of the Watford gap?

 
CT Charlie Flag 29 Jul 20 2.34am

Originally posted by Canterbury Palace

I'd say the biggest reason he won't go to Barca is that there is absolutely no way in hell they're interested in him.

If ever there was an agent leaking stories to the press to try and get the attention of top 6 clubs, this is it.

Wilf is a fantastic dribbler but his end product isn't great at all, nowhere near Barcelona standards.

I tend to agree with you, yet I'll say that he usually draws 2 or even 3 defenders towards him. We lack the talent to profit from the imbalance, but top-flight clubs will PUNISH opponents who overload an area to contain Wilf.

 
Casual Flag Orpington 29 Jul 20 6.25am

He’s really not that good. Never understood all of the ‘he’s our best ever player ‘ talk.
A decent player that can easily be talked/muscled off his game.
Great skills but his crossing is poor and shooting is embarrassing (apart from the Chelsea goal).
No level of consistency, the top 4 /best teams in Europe do not have players that are a 9 one week and a 2/3 the next.
He’s done some really good things for Palace and have enjoyed some of his performances, but behind Salako as a winger for me.
Stats don’t lie and he hasn’t set the world alight for us.
Just my opinion, but looking forward to him Benteke and Sakho going so we can get our top earners down to a level the club should be at 50/60 grand a week.

 
HesHereHesThere Flag Beckenham 29 Jul 20 7.32am

Originally posted by Casual

He’s really not that good. Never understood all of the ‘he’s our best ever player ‘ talk.
A decent player that can easily be talked/muscled off his game.
Great skills but his crossing is poor and shooting is embarrassing (apart from the Chelsea goal).
No level of consistency, the top 4 /best teams in Europe do not have players that are a 9 one week and a 2/3 the next.
He’s done some really good things for Palace and have enjoyed some of his performances, but behind Salako as a winger for me.
Stats don’t lie and he hasn’t set the world alight for us.
Just my opinion, but looking forward to him Benteke and Sakho going so we can get our top earners down to a level the club should be at 50/60 grand a week.

Spot on

 
Badger11 Flag Beckenham 29 Jul 20 8.04am

Originally posted by CT Charlie

I tend to agree with you, yet I'll say that he usually draws 2 or even 3 defenders towards him. We lack the talent to profit from the imbalance, but top-flight clubs will PUNISH opponents who overload an area to contain Wilf.

Exactly Wilf is a magnet for defenders but we have failed to take advantage of the space that creates except when we had Bolasie.

 

One more point
southnorwoodhill Flag 29 Jul 20 8.10am

Originally posted by Casual

He’s really not that good. Never understood all of the ‘he’s our best ever player ‘ talk.
A decent player that can easily be talked/muscled off his game.
Great skills but his crossing is poor and shooting is embarrassing (apart from the Chelsea goal).
No level of consistency, the top 4 /best teams in Europe do not have players that are a 9 one week and a 2/3 the next.
He’s done some really good things for Palace and have enjoyed some of his performances, but behind Salako as a winger for me.
Stats don’t lie and he hasn’t set the world alight for us.
Just my opinion, but looking forward to him Benteke and Sakho going so we can get our top earners down to a level the club should be at 50/60 grand a week.

Agreed

 
taylors lovechild Flag 29 Jul 20 8.39am

Originally posted by Casual

He’s really not that good. Never understood all of the ‘he’s our best ever player ‘ talk.
A decent player that can easily be talked/muscled off his game.
Great skills but his crossing is poor and shooting is embarrassing (apart from the Chelsea goal).
No level of consistency, the top 4 /best teams in Europe do not have players that are a 9 one week and a 2/3 the next.
He’s done some really good things for Palace and have enjoyed some of his performances, but behind Salako as a winger for me.
Stats don’t lie and he hasn’t set the world alight for us.
Just my opinion, but looking forward to him Benteke and Sakho going so we can get our top earners down to a level the club should be at 50/60 grand a week.

Surround him with quality players where he doesn't get to be a diva and then we'll find out how good he really is. When his head is straight he wins matches on his own and that is well recognised by top coaches. The reality is the two seasons before this one he had a huge hand in our survival, often helping us to claw last gasp wins and draws like at Arsenal and Watford. He's let the fans down this season, even if it was not intentional, but I just don't buy into this narrative that we overrate him. As I said, we'll only find out if he actually finally gets a move to a big club (a proper big club not a mediocre one like Everton).

 
EddieMac Flag 29 Jul 20 8.42am

Originally posted by Canterbury Palace

I'd say the biggest reason he won't go to Barca is that there is absolutely no way in hell they're interested in him.

If ever there was an agent leaking stories to the press to try and get the attention of top 6 clubs, this is it.

Wilf is a fantastic dribbler but his end product isn't great at all, nowhere near Barcelona standards.

Spot on

 
Sansbup Flag Norfolk 29 Jul 20 8.47am

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

Surround him with quality players where he doesn't get to be a diva and then we'll find out how good he really is. When his head is straight he wins matches on his own and that is well recognised by top coaches. The reality is the two seasons before this one he had a huge hand in our survival, often helping us to claw last gasp wins and draws like at Arsenal and Watford. He's let the fans down this season, even if it was not intentional, but I just don't buy into this narrative that we overrate him. As I said, we'll only find out if he actually finally gets a move to a big club (a proper big club not a mediocre one like Everton).

I agree with this.

 
slubglurge Flag welling 29 Jul 20 8.58am

Originally posted by Casual

He’s really not that good. Never understood all of the ‘he’s our best ever player ‘ talk.
A decent player that can easily be talked/muscled off his game.
Great skills but his crossing is poor and shooting is embarrassing (apart from the Chelsea goal).
No level of consistency, the top 4 /best teams in Europe do not have players that are a 9 one week and a 2/3 the next.
He’s done some really good things for Palace and have enjoyed some of his performances, but behind Salako as a winger for me.
Stats don’t lie and he hasn’t set the world alight for us.
Just my opinion, but looking forward to him Benteke and Sakho going so we can get our top earners down to a level the club should be at 50/60 grand a week.

I agree. He has been great for us when he's on his game but he gets extra adulation because he is one of our own. I posted on this thread earlier that i thought Nathan Redmond was a better player and i got called out for it. As for Salako, he was a better player than Wilf, naturally two footed and always had his head up. Would have got a lot of England caps if not for that terrible injury

 
Eaglecoops Flag CR3 29 Jul 20 9.05am

Jeez, our fans can’t even agree that Wilf is a decent player. Unbelievable!

He could make an impact at any team in the world. Not necessarily a starter at somewhere like Barca but he would have more time on the ball in the Spanish, French or Italian leagues and as others have said, decent sides will punish a team that tries to double or triple mark him to take him out the game.

He is the best player we have had by a country mile and I don’t remember Salako turning games round on his own like Wilf can.

I really hope he goes to a foreign league, I don’t want to see him playing against us.

 
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