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silvertop Flag Portishead 25 Jul 21 9.04pm

Somebody's reported 5 year contract signed.

 

Hudsoneagle Flag 25 Jul 21 9.29pm

Originally posted by TheBigToePunt

Kelly could do a job in fairness, and Jach will come in handy if run out of training ground dummies.

In seriousness, if we sign another centre back after Andersen then we will run the risk of blocking the development of the ones we've signed already. Get Andersen in, then move on to other parts of the pitch.

Kelly is the worst player to play for Palace in the last 5 years and the only thing Jach ever did is score a great pen. I will take this with a pinch of salt because anyone considering Kelly as a footballer has frankly not been paying much attention.

 

Spiderman Flag Horsham 25 Jul 21 9.40pm

Originally posted by Hudsoneagle

Kelly is the worst player to play for Palace in the last 5 years and the only thing Jach ever did is score a great pen. I will take this with a pinch of salt because anyone considering Kelly as a footballer has frankly not been paying much attention.

Very harsh and imo totally wrong. I pay a lot of attention to games and can’t remember Kelly ever letting the side down. To label him the worst player is ludicrous

 

TheBigToePunt Flag 25 Jul 21 9.50pm

Originally posted by Hudsoneagle

Kelly is the worst player to play for Palace in the last 5 years and the only thing Jach ever did is score a great pen. I will take this with a pinch of salt because anyone considering Kelly as a footballer has frankly not been paying much attention.

Hence my joke about Jach being useful as a training ground dummy. Never mind.

Kelly is fine. Not earth shattering but fine. One could argue that if you consider Kelly to be the worst player from the last five years then perhaps the opportunity to pay a little more attention should be shared around between us.

None of which matters if Andersen arrives of course. Do we have anyone live in Sainsbury's car park?

 

Davepalace707 Flag Northumberland 25 Jul 21 9.52pm

Originally posted by Hudsoneagle

Kelly is the worst player to play for Palace in the last 5 years and the only thing Jach ever did is score a great pen. I will take this with a pinch of salt because anyone considering Kelly as a footballer has frankly not been paying much attention.

You’ve clearly never had the pleasure of watching Sorloth

 

samprior Flag Hamburg 25 Jul 21 10.23pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Very harsh and imo totally wrong. I pay a lot of attention to games and can’t remember Kelly ever letting the side down. To label him the worst player is ludicrous

Couldn't agree more

 

Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 25 Jul 21 10.27pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Very harsh and imo totally wrong. I pay a lot of attention to games and can’t remember Kelly ever letting the side down. To label him the worst player is ludicrous

I agree with the general thrust of these sentiments.

Kelly,apart from a handful of games at Huddersfield when he was a teenager,has played all his league football in the PL.

Edited by Willo (25 Jul 2021 10.32pm)

 

Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 25 Jul 21 10.41pm

Originally posted by Hudsoneagle

Kelly is the worst player to play for Palace in the last 5 years and the only thing Jach ever did is score a great pen. I will take this with a pinch of salt because anyone considering Kelly as a footballer has frankly not been paying much attention.

Not even close to being true. Kelly has never let us down when called in to play CH. He struggled when played as a FB, but always gave 100%. He was in the England set up for a while and won one cap, so really cannot be so bad.

 


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DANGERCLOSE Flag London 25 Jul 21 10.42pm

 

jeeagles Flag 25 Jul 21 10.45pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Very harsh and imo totally wrong. I pay a lot of attention to games and can’t remember Kelly ever letting the side down. To label him the worst player is ludicrous

I like Kelly. He always gives his all. But his ability is limited.

There were a few times under Pardew when he was caught out, particularly when he was being asked to fill in at left back.

One clanger that springs to mind was an end of season game at Liverpool.

We've definitely had worse players. As a £1m signing way back when he's been great value for the club. As long as players give there all that's good enough for me. If they don't have the ability to play at this level, then that manager that signed them should take accountability.

 

Harpo Flag Oxfordshire 26 Jul 21 12.43am

Originally posted by Davepalace707

You’ve clearly never had the pleasure of watching Sorloth

Or Kebe.


Edited by Harpo (26 Jul 2021 12.43am)

 

thai-eagle Flag chiang mai 26 Jul 21 4.29am

Kelly with a suitable partner is more than good enough for us. OK, he gave a goal at Anfield a couple of seasons ago (we still won). Other than that, very solid CD.
Labelling him as "our worst ever player" must be a joke.

 

Slimey Toad Flag Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 26 Jul 21 7.29am

Originally posted by jeeagles

I like Kelly. He always gives his all. But his ability is limited.

There were a few times under Pardew when he was caught out, particularly when he was being asked to fill in at left back.

One clanger that springs to mind was an end of season game at Liverpool.

We've definitely had worse players. As a £1m signing way back when he's been great value for the club. As long as players give there all that's good enough for me. If they don't have the ability to play at this level, then that manager that signed them should take accountability.

To use his time at LB to highlight his failings is very unfair. Kelly was not a left sided player and clearly showed it. It was heartless of Pardew to do that to him.

 

Phil’s Barber Flag Crowborough 26 Jul 21 8.47am

I can only endorse the support for Kelly but to get this thread back on track, the signing of Joachim Andersen would be another fantastic addition to our squad. A first choice centre back pairing of him and Guehi is a mouth watering prospect. I hope our club confirm this signing later on today. If so, that would be the CB position done for me and time to concentrate on a winger, LB and midfielder. It is looking promising as we’ve still got the two loan positions to fill.

 

kennybrowns leftfoot Flag Reigate 26 Jul 21 8.48am

Originally posted by Slimey Toad

To use his time at LB to highlight his failings is very unfair. Kelly was not a left sided player and clearly showed it. It was heartless of Pardew to do that to him.

Totally agree with this.. Pardew was responsible for absolutely destroying Kelly's confidence that season for persistently playing him in a position that he clearly could not play.

As for the 'worst player in 5 years' comment by whoever it was, they clearly never watched Benteke for 2 and a half seasons.

Edited by kennybrowns leftfoot (26 Jul 2021 8.50am)

 


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NEILLO Flag Shoreham-by-Sea 26 Jul 21 9.06am

Originally posted by kennybrowns leftfoot

Totally agree with this.. Pardew was responsible for absolutely destroying Kelly's confidence that season for persistently playing him in a position that he clearly could not play.

As for the 'worst player in 5 years' comment by whoever it was, they clearly never watched Benteke for 2 and a half seasons.

Edited by kennybrowns leftfoot (26 Jul 2021 8.50am)

It was a really ill informed comment, wasn't it ? Especially given that Jordan Mutch was also stealing a living at Palace for 4 years !

Hope the Andersen deal comes off. He looks decent.

 


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doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 26 Jul 21 9.18am

Originally posted by Phil’s Barber

I can only endorse the support for Kelly but to get this thread back on track, the signing of Joachim Andersen would be another fantastic addition to our squad. A first choice centre back pairing of him and Guehi is a mouth watering prospect. I hope our club confirm this signing later on today. If so, that would be the CB position done for me and time to concentrate on a winger, LB and midfielder. It is looking promising as we’ve still got the two loan positions to fill.


1. I would expect Tomkins and Andersen to be the first choice partnership to begin our season. Guehi will get his chances but we need a CB pairing with PL experience in those early difficult games.
2. May be several days before we see confirmation of Andersen. Depends on current protocols re players on holiday entering the UK. He can hardly have been in a bubble on a Greek beach!

 

topcat Flag Holmesdale / Surbiton 26 Jul 21 9.41am

Originally posted by doombear

1. I would expect Tomkins and Andersen to be the first choice partnership to begin our season. Guehi will get his chances but we need a CB pairing with PL experience in those early difficult games.
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Yes, I would agree with that. Guehi will get his chances, unfortunately, when Tomkins is out injured. I presume that we either wont renew Tomkins contract at the end of the season or, if we do, he will be offered a new one on reduced terms as he becomes back-up to the Andersen/Guehi partnership.

Assuming that the deal is done!

 


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Midlands Eagle Flag 26 Jul 21 9.42am

Originally posted by doombear

Depends on current protocols re players on holiday entering the UK. He can hardly have been in a bubble on a Greek beach!

If he is double jabbed he won't have to self isolate

 

silvertop Flag Portishead 26 Jul 21 9.44am

Originally posted by doombear


1. I would expect Tomkins and Andersen to be the first choice partnership to begin our season. Guehi will get his chances but we need a CB pairing with PL experience in those early difficult games.
2. May be several days before we see confirmation of Andersen. Depends on current protocols re players on holiday entering the UK. He can hardly have been in a bubble on a Greek beach!

Ooh I dunno

 

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