it's quite simply the term, too big for his boots.

This was once a quality forum....

Agreed but I’d extend it beyond the Bournemouth game as I think he’s been below par and extremely poor ALL season.

I wanted shot of him last summer (as my posts a year ago will confirm) and for the lack of impact that he’s had this Season we would’ve been better off selling him then and re-investing the money we received in a young exciting player who actually wanted to be here and who would play at something other than walking pace.

We are long overdue getting rid of him, as his whole attitude and performances on the pitch demonstrate.

I just wish the anti-Hodgson brigade would get their facts right. It was Kenny Dalglish who bought Carroll for Liverpool!

Edited by doombear (10 Aug 2020 9.03pm)

I think if zaha wants this move he’s going to have to take a pay cut I can’t see anyone matching his wages (and bonus) after the season he’s had. On the positive for us we stayed up this season with very limited and little contribution from zaha and in previous seasons I never thought it could happen.

it’s a shame it looks like we’re going to get considerably less for a player the club have spent a lot of money on , aswel as sacrificing transfers Windows to keep him on board but most fans would agree now that not only is it no good trying to keep a player who has made his mind up on leaving but also financially for the club he’s just not worth the money when the squad needs serious investment.

Which does beg the question if the ‘main man at palace’ isn’t value for money at selhurst anymore, where would he be?

Meh, someone played a prank on him out at a club. What's he gonna do, have a strop and throw his drink on the floor?
I'm not too butt hurt about that.

He's not being hounded out of the club, he's literally banging the fire exit down and has been for a while. He doesn't want to be here because, for some reason, he thinks a club playing European football will view him as an important player.

Exclude that Bournemouth game, the result that essentially made us safe, and I can't think of a reason why the half-arsed Zaha that played the last 8 games would be anything other than the Zaha that we should expect to see going forward.

He's the highest paid player at the club. The expectation is that he delivers above and beyond everyone else. It was still Hodgson in charge when Zaha had the good season the year before so I don't see that as an excuse. Ayew embarrassed Zaha last season for work rate and output.

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I say this every season.
He has three years left on his big fat well paid contract and it has no buyout clause.

He will be sold when someone stumps up enough money and that amount will remain high until he has two years left. Then he will be sold unless he wants to sign yet another new deal.
Why would we want to sell out best player for peanuts with three years on his contract? Why would you want to sell him at all?

THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLE.

I think when Wilf leaves the players will respond to the fact that they do no longer play for Zaha FC and we will become a better all round team. The players are probably p*ssed off with this non stop circus around him as well.

The jury is out on that one, but I hope you're right.

To be clear, I think it's time for Zaha to move on. Best for him and best for club, but this goes both ways - are they fed up of playing for "Zaha FC", or are they having a great time knowing that no matter how badly they play, they'll never be dragged into the spotlight for it. He might be sparing a number of them from a good flogging!