Why don't people understand simple concepts?

One more time. A team like Palace cannot attract top quality because it has little to offer. Wan Bissaka is top class, which is why he is wanted by United.
We will only replace him with an inferior player as we would with Zaha.
The top players we have lured have been damaged goods. Sakho and Benteke. We paid too much for them because we had the cash at the time and Liverpool wanted to offload them but still held all the cards.
The one position we desperately need is a striker but given that we are supposedly hard up, how much do you think we will spend of our AWB windfall? If we have 70 million to spend, it wouldn't matter because no world class striker will come to Palace.

One more time. Top home grown players are worth more than money to Palace because we can't sign top players with all the money in the world.
If we were lucky we would end up with an average striker, an inferior right back and another squad center half.
But wait, according to the HOL accountants inc, we have too big a wage bill and outstanding debts, so how does that compute?
Surely we can't buy anyone.

Very interesting to read. Thank you.

You still haven’t answered the following question. You’ve just said we shouldn’t sell except for a huge amount of money. So what’s your answer (opinion)?

And if we don’t sell these players, do we accept we don’t buy anyone and then in a year’s time have absolutely nobody to even play upfront, let alone score upfront.

COYP

But he won't be anywhere near as good.

My equalibrium unbalanced me. Paul Draper Brighton 19/2/2018

Apparently the lad has indicated he wants to go, therefore we should sanction the sale at the 55 - 60 mil mark.

This should allow us to keep Zaha and invest a bit in the squad, at least a full back or two, and maybe a forward.

He is a fantastic talent but thats a shed load of money and if he has now come out and said he wants to leave, its best to let it happen now for the right price.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

He's unproven at International level or Champions league level. He is an excellent player and I love to watch him but he has flaws in his game. The hype from media has inflated his price.

just seen rumour on twitter from a sun journo (i know) utd offering scottt mctominay.

not sure we need another CM

‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway

McArthur is 31, 32 later this year. They are very similar in the sense of the role they play, box to box play it simple.

I didn't think much of him when he broke into the Utd team under Jose but he put in some good performances last season and scored a couple of decent goals.

Wouldn't be unhappy about this and he's the kind of unsung hero centre mid that would do well here.

We survived with loans this season and could do so again.

If we sell AWB because we need the money then how will we spend that money on players and increase the wage bill further? That makes no sense.

We either need to sell or we don't need to sell.

He has a three year contract so we can keep him at least another season whether he fancies a move to United or not. He has no right to demand a move and would be ill advised to do so.

Player power exists in today’s game. No denying that. Assets are too valuable.

How about not needing all of the money for financial reasons or to increase playing and squad quality in the team. Maybe both. Now there’s a thought. One you won’t accept.

COYP