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Eaglecoops Flag CR3 29 Jul 20 5.04pm

Are you lot all going to cnut him off like you are currently if he stays?

 

Spiderman Flag Horsham 29 Jul 20 5.08pm

Originally posted by pompeyeagle

I can’t believe you’re serious. We’re talking about a player who scored 4 goals and managed 3 assists in the entire season! There’s no way any top club are going to be interested in him with those kind of stats.

Maybe his finishing has never been great but how can a player assist goals when he is double/tripled mark every game, together with the rough treatment he receives. Perhaps his teammates should have stepped up to the plate and supported him more on the pitch.
No disrespect but I prefer to listen to ex-players who believe he is a top 6 player, rather than your opinion.
I would like to see him go abroad to Germany or France

 

Casual Flag Orpington 29 Jul 20 5.47pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Maybe his finishing has never been great but how can a player assist goals when he is double/tripled mark every game, together with the rough treatment he receives. Perhaps his teammates should have stepped up to the plate and supported him more on the pitch.
No disrespect but I prefer to listen to ex-players who believe he is a top 6 player, rather than your opinion.
I would like to see him go abroad to Germany or France

Grealish is marked the same as Zaha , loads more goals and assists in a worse team.
He’s the standout player that other teams target.

 

BlueJay Flag UK 29 Jul 20 6.00pm

Originally posted by southnorwoodhill

It's time to drop the nostalgia and sentiment. If a player wants off then the only thing to do is get the best deal - club takes priority over player.

I'm inclined to agree. Then again he's had one foot out the door for so long, you have to wonder if he just likes something to moan about.

 

BlueJay Flag UK 29 Jul 20 6.04pm

Originally posted by slubglurge

It will be a big culture shock for Wilf. He will have to get used to being on the bench and being subbed during games, something he's not used to here. Also he will suffer the anger of the fans when he loses the ball, he is not used to that either. Will his dodgy temperament be up to it?

I agree. The grass is always greener on the other side.

 

doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 29 Jul 20 7.30pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

Are you lot all going to cnut him off like you are currently if he stays?

If he stays he'll still be a Palace player and I, for one, will support him UNLESS he throws his toys out of the pram because he didn't get a move.

HOWEVER, I fully expect him to move during this window, but maybe not before the new season has started. I can see both the board and any suitors 'playing poker/chicken' etc. until one side backs down and either accepts what's on the table or pays what's being demanded.

I do, though, think we will buy in before we sell him. The board, hopefully have learned that it's not a good idea to get funds in from sales before you start going after what you need (inflated prices)

 

EddieMac Flag 29 Jul 20 7.54pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

Are you lot all going to cnut him off like you are currently if he stays?

If he stays he will get my 100% support on match days.

 

crvenaeagle Flag 29 Jul 20 8.02pm

Holy s*** there's a whole lot of sour grapes going on here.

 

Eaglecoops Flag CR3 29 Jul 20 8.11pm

Originally posted by doombear

If he stays he'll still be a Palace player and I, for one, will support him UNLESS he throws his toys out of the pram because he didn't get a move.

HOWEVER, I fully expect him to move during this window, but maybe not before the new season has started. I can see both the board and any suitors 'playing poker/chicken' etc. until one side backs down and either accepts what's on the table or pays what's being demanded.

I do, though, think we will buy in before we sell him. The board, hopefully have learned that it's not a good idea to get funds in from sales before you start going after what you need (inflated prices)

I expect him to go as well and believe it’s time he went but I’m not going to slag him off. His massive earnings mean it’s easy to have zero sympathy for him but I genuinely think he tries when he is out on the pitch.

Let’s hope the final deal is beneficial for us whatever happens.

 

Spiderman Flag Horsham 29 Jul 20 9.14pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

I expect him to go as well and believe it’s time he went but I’m not going to slag him off. His massive earnings mean it’s easy to have zero sympathy for him but I genuinely think he tries when he is out on the pitch.

Let’s hope the final deal is beneficial for us whatever happens.

Exactly. I would like him to go abroad because, I for one, would not like to see him rip the a**e out of our defence

 

Spiderman Flag Horsham 29 Jul 20 9.14pm

Originally posted by crvenaeagle

Holy s*** there's a whole lot of sour grapes going on here.

Indeed I find it unbelievable

 

Jacey Flag 29 Jul 20 9.36pm

Without this unquestionable talent to help in our sole aim to just stay up for yet another season,given our likely signings of loan players and frees,I can see a long hard season ahead,given our experienced,aged squad.


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Eaglehamster Flag Storrington 29 Jul 20 10.40pm

I can understand his frustration with so little support up front.

Ideally he'd have a free role as strike forward. His dribbling skills are the best and has led to many set pieces and goals.

However his crossing and shooting are not the same quality as his ball play.

It's easy to see how the management thought that with Wilf on one wing and Andros on the other and Benteke in the middle we'd get a shedload of goals. Well we know it just didn't happen. I for one would have thought it would.

Wilf at his best is great but at 28 he should now be in control of his temper and realise that losing it does him no good.

Can't see him going for more than £25M.

Sorry this is off topic, no rumours just my thoughts.

 


I have now sufficient funds to last me the rest of my life. Provided I don't buy anything.

EddieMac Flag 29 Jul 20 11.32pm

Originally posted by Eaglehamster

I can understand his frustration with so little support up front.

Ideally he'd have a free role as strike forward. His dribbling skills are the best and has led to many set pieces and goals.

However his crossing and shooting are not the same quality as his ball play.

It's easy to see how the management thought that with Wilf on one wing and Andros on the other and Benteke in the middle we'd get a shedload of goals. Well we know it just didn't happen. I for one would have thought it would.

Wilf at his best is great but at 28 he should now be in control of his temper and realise that losing it does him no good.

Can't see him going for more than £25M.

Sorry this is off topic, no rumours just my thoughts.

I’ve already said it on this thread but If Ollie McBurnie Is worth close to 20 million then Wilf is worth 3 times that at least. There is not a snowballs chance in hell of him leaving for £25 million.

 

Casual Flag Orpington 30 Jul 20 6.46am

Originally posted by EddieMac

I’ve already said it on this thread but If Ollie McBurnie Is worth close to 20 million then Wilf is worth 3 times that at least. There is not a snowballs chance in hell of him leaving for £25 million.

Inter have offered £10 million for Alexis Sanchez, United want £20 million.

 

Gary St.Andrews Flag Kenley 30 Jul 20 6.48am

I think we will be short changed if we only got 25 million, when you hear that Ben Chilwell at Leicester City and Jack Grealish of Villa are muted to be moving for 80 million each.

I rate Wilf far better than those two, and so will the Palace board...

Edited by Gary St.Andrews (30 Jul 2020 6.48am)

 

southnorwoodhill Flag 30 Jul 20 6.50am

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

Are you lot all going to cnut him off like you are currently if he stays?

For my part I said "if a player wants off" - so this relates to any player who wants to leave. In the case of Zaha I believe he submitted a formal transfer request last season, which obviously meant that he wanted to leave. The club not getting offers that met the price tag meant that Zaha stayed. Has he retracted his transfer request? Roy Hodgson's recent remarks suggest that Zaha still wants off, so it would be sensible if the club and player clarify that Zaha is for sale, and the club does the best deal to release him.


Edited by southnorwoodhill (30 Jul 2020 6.51am)

 

PatrickA Flag London 30 Jul 20 6.55am

If Zaha is going I hope the matter is resolved in the next week or so and does not drag on through the whole transfer window until October.
The club will obviously want to extract maximum value for him which is likely to mean brinkmanship and last minute haggling which could impact on our other dealings as we may not know how much money we have to play with for purchases.
Ideally you’d want a bidding war with plenty of interest and good players offered to us in exchange as well as cash.
I can’t see him going overseas, however, and realistically you can only see a few clubs interested in him and their interest is likely to be tested if the asking fee is north of £70 million.

 

Casual Flag Orpington 30 Jul 20 7.09am

Originally posted by Gary St.Andrews

I think we will be short changed if we only got 25 million, when you hear that Ben Chilwell at Leicester City and Jack Grealish of Villa are muted to be moving for 80 million each.

I rate Wilf far better than those two, and so will the Palace board...

Edited by Gary St.Andrews (30 Jul 2020 6.48am)

I’d love £80 million, would be amazed at £50 million but would take £30 million.
At a few years older and currently not as good as Grealish we would struggle to get half of what the Villa player goes for.
Looking at Maddison at Leicester having his wages doubled to £95 grand a week (inc bonuses) makes it seem mental that Wilf , Benteke and Sakho are on/have been over 100 grand a week Meyer is on par with a player like Maddison.

 

doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 30 Jul 20 8.25am

Originally posted by Casual

I’d love £80 million, would be amazed at £50 million but would take £30 million.
At a few years older and currently not as good as Grealish we would struggle to get half of what the Villa player goes for.
Looking at Maddison at Leicester having his wages doubled to £95 grand a week (inc bonuses) makes it seem mental that Wilf , Benteke and Sakho are on/have been over 100 grand a week Meyer is on par with a player like Maddison.


Ah but you're forgetting the London cost of living allowance!

 

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