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 rollercoaster  Cornwall 03 Feb 23 10.54am |
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Originally posted by MrRobbo
Jsut out of interest, who are you referring to? No one really knows what goes on at our club, certainly not me, just a sense I suppose. Cannot remember very many mid-season contract extensions and loads in the summer just before contracts expire. Arsenal have just extended Martinelli because he is important to them, not because his contract finishes this year. We left Wilf until his last year. Eze is in his third season with us, have we offered him an extension? We have loads of players out of contract this Summer, bet we do not let them all go but still we seem to do things at the last minute. Right now it feels like our squad is too weak withtoo many players out of contract this year for us to be able to let anyone go for a transfer fee.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 03 Feb 23 11.19am |
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Originally posted by rollercoaster
No one really knows what goes on at our club, certainly not me, just a sense I suppose. Cannot remember very many mid-season contract extensions and loads in the summer just before contracts expire. Arsenal have just extended Martinelli because he is important to them, not because his contract finishes this year. We left Wilf until his last year. Eze is in his third season with us, have we offered him an extension? We have loads of players out of contract this Summer, bet we do not let them all go but still we seem to do things at the last minute. Right now it feels like our squad is too weak withtoo many players out of contract this year for us to be able to let anyone go for a transfer fee.
Currently, though, we are going through a transitioning phase in which we are off-loading players who are getting past/have gone past their sell-by date. I suspect the club have been in talks with Zaha prior to this season but the fact is - he wants a big club so he can get the chance to play in Europe and win things before he retires. He'll only accept the deal on the table if he doesn't get a suitable offer from such a club. As for Eze, is he important enough for us to offer him a contract now? He's been very hit and miss this season and, of course, last season he was injured. Had he hit the ground running and shown consistent form this season - then, yes, I would have hoped we'd be negotiating a new contract with him now (for all we know we may already be doing so). However, he needs to up his game IMHO. Our other newer arrivals are on contracts expiring in 20026 or 2027 so no need yet to be offering extensions. As for players whose contracts expire this summer, they are basically players who have hit the age of 30 and are unlikely to get more than a one year extension if the club want to keep them. It will be interesting to see if any of them get offers before the end of the season. Edited by doombear (03 Feb 2023 11.20am)
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Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 03 Feb 23 11.41am |
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Originally posted by doombear
Currently, though, we are going through a transitioning phase in which we are off-loading players who are getting past/have gone past their sell-by date. I suspect the club have been in talks with Zaha prior to this season but the fact is - he wants a big club so he can get the chance to play in Europe and win things before he retires. He'll only accept the deal on the table if he doesn't get a suitable offer from such a club. As for Eze, is he important enough for us to offer him a contract now? He's been very hit and miss this season and, of course, last season he was injured. Had he hit the ground running and shown consistent form this season - then, yes, I would have hoped we'd be negotiating a new contract with him now (for all we know we may already be doing so). However, he needs to up his game IMHO. Our other newer arrivals are on contracts expiring in 20026 or 2027 so no need yet to be offering extensions. As for players whose contracts expire this summer, they are basically players who have hit the age of 30 and are unlikely to get more than a one year extension if the club want to keep them. It will be interesting to see if any of them get offers before the end of the season. Edited by doombear (03 Feb 2023 11.20am) The only extension i know for sure, is Guaita, But Olise and Guehi´s Wages have gone up, but not Eze who is the second lowest payed player, if you believe Spotrac
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| Phil’s Barber Crowborough 03 Feb 23 1.04pm |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
The only extension i know for sure, is Guaita, But Olise and Guehi´s Wages have gone up, but not Eze who is the second lowest payed player, if you believe Spotrac Going on recent performances, he’s lucky to be getting that!
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| Painter Croydon 03 Feb 23 1.05pm |
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Originally posted by rollercoaster
No one really knows what goes on at our club, certainly not me, just a sense I suppose. Cannot remember very many mid-season contract extensions and loads in the summer just before contracts expire. Arsenal have just extended Martinelli because he is important to them, not because his contract finishes this year. We left Wilf until his last year. Eze is in his third season with us, have we offered him an extension? We have loads of players out of contract this Summer, bet we do not let them all go but still we seem to do things at the last minute. Right now it feels like our squad is too weak withtoo many players out of contract this year for us to be able to let anyone go for a transfer fee. Why would the club want to tell you everything they are doing? Negotiations maybe going on in the background with players they want to retain.
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Croydon-Trucker  03 Feb 23 3.36pm |
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Originally posted by doombear
IMO this is a good thing since although the sums Chelsea paid for players were eye-wateringly inflated, come the summer, it won't be so easy for clubs to pay those inflated prices with the 5 year amortisation limit. Talk about closing the barn door after the horses have bolted . Chelsea really took the piss but no-one else is allowed to. Shame though it would work for us getting in overpriced players on the never never .
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| Croydon-Trucker 03 Feb 23 6.12pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
I heard someone has ordered a Hawaiian Pizza from Uber Eats at the training ground. The only person who liked pineapple on pizza was Gallagher! Disgraceful! Fake news it has to be . Everyone knows pineapple does not belong on a pizza . Parrish if you are reading this Don't but Gallagher. this kind of talk is too disruptive and would divide the dressing room
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 03 Feb 23 6.37pm |
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Originally posted by Croydon-Trucker
Disgraceful! Fake news it has to be . Everyone knows pineapple does not belong on a pizza . Parrish if you are reading this Don't but Gallagher. this kind of talk is too disruptive and would divide the dressing room
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| sydtheeagle England 04 Feb 23 9.45am |
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Originally posted by MrRobbo
Jeff and Ayew I'm sure will be offered extensions, but the others will be off I wonder if Ayew will be offered an extension. I've always liked him and more than many others have appreciated what he's contributed, but I think he's played a useful part in what we've been until now, rather than what Vieira wants the team to become, so I suspect the end of this season and the squad transition that will come with it may mark the end of his usefulness to us. I wouldn't be surprised if he was allowed to go, with thanks.
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| Dubai Eagle 04 Feb 23 9.59am |
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Also in a club like Palace a lot of the contract extension discussions take place towards the end of the season to be confident of what division we are playing in (we know what we can afford to pay) & what kind of injury record has the player had during the season (is the player healthy) Originally posted by doombear
Currently, though, we are going through a transitioning phase in which we are off-loading players who are getting past/have gone past their sell-by date. I suspect the club have been in talks with Zaha prior to this season but the fact is - he wants a big club so he can get the chance to play in Europe and win things before he retires. He'll only accept the deal on the table if he doesn't get a suitable offer from such a club. As for Eze, is he important enough for us to offer him a contract now? He's been very hit and miss this season and, of course, last season he was injured. Had he hit the ground running and shown consistent form this season - then, yes, I would have hoped we'd be negotiating a new contract with him now (for all we know we may already be doing so). However, he needs to up his game IMHO. Our other newer arrivals are on contracts expiring in 20026 or 2027 so no need yet to be offering extensions. As for players whose contracts expire this summer, they are basically players who have hit the age of 30 and are unlikely to get more than a one year extension if the club want to keep them. It will be interesting to see if any of them get offers before the end of the season. Edited by doombear (03 Feb 2023 11.20am)
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 04 Feb 23 10.15am |
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Originally posted by sydtheeagle
I wonder if Ayew will be offered an extension. I've always liked him and more than many others have appreciated what he's contributed, but I think he's played a useful part in what we've been until now, rather than what Vieira wants the team to become, so I suspect the end of this season and the squad transition that will come with it may mark the end of his usefulness to us. I wouldn't be surprised if he was allowed to go, with thanks.
According to my (to some extent guesswork) records the following contracts expire this summer: Butland and Matthews (neither will be renewed IMO nor replaced as Whitworth and Goodman in the U21s are very well thought of) Ward McArthur Of those nine, I see the following being released: Schlupp and Ayew to be retained Zaha remains the $64,000 question. I can see us needing to replace up to 6 senior players and we don't have a full senior squad as it is. So which of the youngsters might come into the reckoning? I struggle to see beyond Phillips in midfield and possibly Ebiowei if he performs at Hull. I think Ozoh is a great prospect but his development will be better served by going on loan to a League 1 club next season. Of the others out on loan at EFL clubs, IMHO: As for Umeh and Reid - no idea.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 04 Feb 23 11.37am |
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Originally posted by eritheagle
Started for Chelsea last night and played ok. But his antics, especially his diving are just abysmal at times. He threw himself to the ground to try and win a penalty when we beat WBA 5-1 the other season and did it enough times too when he played for us last season and riled our players by doing it again the other week. I think he needs to cut this out soon as it won’t be long before he gets a reputation for it. Lovely hair though.
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| PJEagle London 06 Feb 23 10.55am |
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Originally posted by sydtheeagle
It would appear (can't remember where I read it, but one of the papers yesterday) that Chelsea want to give Conor a new, improved contract. I hope this is true because this story, and our interest in him, needs to be put to bed for once and for all. If nothing else is clear, it's that Conor has been a significant distraction throughout the last two transfer windows and our obsessive pursuit of him has probably hindered our progress as we have shelved improvements that needed to be made in case he became available. The problem is that a player like Gallagher is ver y good for our system, provides energy and dynamism in aging midfield. Hopefully Ahamada and Lokonga can begin to find solutions this season, and in the summer window we will have to find other younger players who will do this for Palace. There might even be some on our books already ...by by Gallagher, ''twas but a dream ..
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| PJEagle London 06 Feb 23 11.33am |
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Originally posted by doombear
According to my (to some extent guesswork) records the following contracts expire this summer: Butland and Matthews (neither will be renewed IMO nor replaced as Whitworth and Goodman in the U21s are very well thought of) Ward McArthur Of those nine, I see the following being released: Schlupp and Ayew to be retained Zaha remains the ,000 question. I can see us needing to replace up to 6 senior players and we don't have a full senior squad as it is. So which of the youngsters might come into the reckoning? I struggle to see beyond Phillips in midfield and possibly Ebiowei if he performs at Hull. I think Ozoh is a great prospect but his development will be better served by going on loan to a League 1 club next season. Of the others out on loan at EFL clubs, IMHO: As for Umeh and Reid - no idea.
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| PJEagle London 06 Feb 23 11.34am |
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Originally posted by PJEagle
And a dynamic box to box midfielder
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