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 Palace_Guard  Kyiv 19 Aug 10 5.08am |
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| Palace_Guard Kyiv 19 Aug 10 6.04am |
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i presume he's "sleeping" on it.
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| Palace_Guard Kyiv 19 Aug 10 6.54am |
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kent675  Bromley, Kent 19 Aug 10 7.22am |
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I spoke to Paddy, he says Davids has not been training with the squad.
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| Palace_Guard Kyiv 19 Aug 10 7.46am |
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Quote kent675 at 19 Aug 2010 7.22am
I spoke to Paddy, he says Davids has not been training with the squad.
we already knew this mate, but thanks all the same.
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| fubar 19 Aug 10 8.30am |
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I think it's a massive double bluff by Edgar - he is desperate to play for us after all his tweets supporting us during the admin, and his requirement to live in london.
He is playing it cool - but he will sign - he is gagging to play in the sash.
too far gone.. aint no way back
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BelfastEagle  19 Aug 10 8.50am |
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Great publicity for us and him.....but thats all it is publicity
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| IanWright_IanWright 19 Aug 10 8.53am |
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Just been past the Training Ground and a few photographers are standing about and all chatting outside... maybe they know something we don't.
.....bring on the zzzzzzzzz's.
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RICKY  Essex 19 Aug 10 9.03am |
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Hopefully this will be sorted out today we dont want this dragging on for too long. Just hope it hasnt distracted the players too much ahead of saturdays game.
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| cols123 beckenham 19 Aug 10 9.14am |
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Quote IanWright_IanWright at 19 Aug 2010 8.53am
Just been past the Training Ground and a few photographers are standing about and all chatting outside... maybe they know something we don't.
Anyone got Edgar Davids fancy dress?
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| Beastie 19 Aug 10 9.39am |
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Quote BelfastEagle at 19 Aug 2010 8.50am
Great publicity for us and him.....but thats all it is publicity
Why or would Davids or Palace want this publicity?
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Y Ddraig Goch  In The Crowd 19 Aug 10 9.54am |
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Quote Beastie at 19 Aug 2010 9.39am
Quote BelfastEagle at 19 Aug 2010 8.50am
Great publicity for us and him.....but thats all it is publicity
Why or would Davids or Palace want this publicity?
Have you seen our average home attendance? Anything that gets the town buzzing about Palace at the moment is welcome!
the dignified don't even enter in the game
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| Hambo Crawley 19 Aug 10 9.57am |
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The only official comment is that people should not get their hopes up as any deal is far from certain. Anything else should be treated as speculation only and people should not be assuming anything else is happening.
Not saying it isn't or that Davids won't be there today, just that it is not advisable to assume it will be the case because a newspaper says it.
If you were to take all the stories of transfers in all the papers over the course of a week, only a tiny fraction would have any truth in the details.
It is clear we have made contact and it may well be that Burley's advice to be cautious is motivated by a desire to keep the hype down, but my worry is that people will get frustrated over something that was never going to happen.
Hope it does personally, but I'm not going to worry about it one way or the other.
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| Beastie 19 Aug 10 10.32am |
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Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 19 Aug 2010 9.54am
Quote Beastie at 19 Aug 2010 9.39am
Quote BelfastEagle at 19 Aug 2010 8.50am
Great publicity for us and him.....but thats all it is publicity
Why would Davids or Palace want this publicity?
Have you seen our average home attendance? Anything that gets the town buzzing about Palace at the moment is welcome!
Yeah, signing him would boost our attendances and create a buzz around the club but I can't see how getting in the papers for apparently trying to sign a (retired) great player would have any effect.
I still hope we will sign him and believe there is a realistic chance. I just don't believe there would be any reason for Palace or Edgar Davids would eek out some publicity if they had no intention of doing a deal.
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| wayne80 Eastbourne 19 Aug 10 10.49am |
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If this did happen I can see another Thomas Brolin situation? Didn't turn out to well then did it.
Appologies if this has already been mentioned but i didn't have time to read through all the pages of this thread.
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| Y Ddraig Goch In The Crowd 19 Aug 10 10.56am |
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the latest from the Mail
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the dignified don't even enter in the game
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| kennybrowns leftfoot Reigate 19 Aug 10 10.56am |
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Quote wayne80 at 19 Aug 2010 10.49am
If this did happen I can see another Thomas Brolin situation? Didn't turn out to well then did it.
Appologies if this has already been mentioned but i didn't have time to read through all the pages of this thread.
To be fair though Davids still looks lean and fit, Brolin just looked like some blokes dad chugging around the park trying to play football.
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| Hambo Crawley 19 Aug 10 10.57am |
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Quote Beastie at 19 Aug 2010 10.32am
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 19 Aug 2010 9.54am
Quote Beastie at 19 Aug 2010 9.39am
Quote BelfastEagle at 19 Aug 2010 8.50am
Great publicity for us and him.....but thats all it is publicity
Why would Davids or Palace want this publicity?
Have you seen our average home attendance? Anything that gets the town buzzing about Palace at the moment is welcome!
Yeah, signing him would boost our attendances and create a buzz around the club but I can't see how getting in the papers for apparently trying to sign a (retired) great player would have any effect.
I still hope we will sign him and believe there is a realistic chance. I just don't believe there would be any reason for Palace or Edgar Davids would eek out some publicity if they had no intention of doing a deal.
I know what you are saying and I don't believe that this is for publicity reasons as such, although I think it might be a factor, but you only have to look at the fact this thread has generated just under 34,000 views in very little time. The BBS thread is over 50 pages and has a huge number of views too. If I was in a position of looking at how to generate interest, hype and excitement, this gives a pretty clear indication.
Edited by Hambo (19 Aug 2010 10.57am)
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| Beastie 19 Aug 10 11.05am |
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Quote wayne80 at 19 Aug 2010 10.49am
If this did happen I can see another Thomas Brolin situation? Didn't turn out to well then did it.
Appologies if this has already been mentioned but i didn't have time to read through all the pages of this thread.
What, so we'd best not sign him just in case?
Yes, there's a chance it might not work out but any signing is a risk.
It's supposed to be a short term deal within our wage structure, it would surely boost shirt/merchandise sales, ticket sales, give everyone a lift, and he just happens to be the exact sort of player we are lacking!
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| Beckenhameagle 'nham 19 Aug 10 11.07am |
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Update
I've just spoken to the groundsman, theres plenty of media around the gates of the training ground, but no sign of ED yet - he's going to let me know if he spots him, and I'll post it here
As Danny Butterfield wheeled away, arms aloft in celebration of his third goal – an expression of delight and astonishment on his face – a man seated beside me in the stands turned to his young son and told him that he would remember this moment for the rest of his life. I will too.
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