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sotac464 Berkshire 26 Jun 22 10.14am
Malcolm Ebiowei ignored Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag and Steve McClaren to join Crystal Palace – with Crystal Palace sporting director Dougie Freedman DRIVING him to his signing. Highly-rated Ebiowei, 18, has moved to Selhurst Park from Derby on a free — a deal we first revealed in April. McClaren was a technical director at the Rams and tried to get the winger to follow him in a series of phone calls. Ebiowei even snubbed a text from new boss Ten Hag. But London teen Ebiowei was swayed to join the Eagles after transfer-guru Freedman made it his personal crusade. The club’s sporting director met him twice, then went back to see him in a South London gym last week before showing him around Palace’s facilities. Then the canny Scot turned up at the player’s door to take him for his medical and signing. My equalibrium unbalanced me. Paul Draper Brighton 19/2/2018

sotac464

Berkshire 26 Jun 22 10.14am

Malcolm Ebiowei ignored Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag and Steve McClaren to join Crystal Palace – with Crystal Palace sporting director Dougie Freedman DRIVING him to his signing.

Highly-rated Ebiowei, 18, has moved to Selhurst Park from Derby on a free — a deal we first revealed in April.

McClaren was a technical director at the Rams and tried to get the winger to follow him in a series of phone calls. Ebiowei even snubbed a text from new boss Ten Hag.

But London teen Ebiowei was swayed to join the Eagles after transfer-guru Freedman made it his personal crusade.

The club’s sporting director met him twice, then went back to see him in a South London gym last week before showing him around Palace’s facilities.

Then the canny Scot turned up at the player’s door to take him for his medical and signing.

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

Midlands Eagle 26 Jun 22 10.21am
Originally posted by sotac464 The club’s sporting director met him twice, then went back to see him in a South London gym last week before showing him around Palace’s facilities. Then the canny Scot turned up at the player’s door to take him for his medical and signing. The article makes Dougie sound like a stalker

Midlands Eagle

26 Jun 22 10.21am

Originally posted by sotac464

The club’s sporting director met him twice, then went back to see him in a South London gym last week before showing him around Palace’s facilities.

Then the canny Scot turned up at the player’s door to take him for his medical and signing.

The article makes Dougie sound like a stalker

Dubai Eagle 26 Jun 22 10.32am
I would imagine in earlier years if Man Utd were interested in a player just the fact they were interested would be enough to turn a players head & have him keen to join, times have changed, Man Utd of the present day don't have that allure, even to the point that the recent set up has been seemingly almost like an anti transfer advert.

Dubai Eagle

26 Jun 22 10.32am

I would imagine in earlier years if Man Utd were interested in a player just the fact they were interested would be enough to turn a players head & have him keen to join, times have changed, Man Utd of the present day don't have that allure, even to the point that the recent set up has been seemingly almost like an anti transfer advert.

Putitout Oxford 26 Jun 22 10.46am
None of us know what has been Ebiowei,s reasoning for choosing Palace. But to beat United to him has to be considered a major step forward in Palaces recruiting abilities. United have everything and more than Palace.His manager Rooney, is a United Icon, and would almost certainly have pushed him their way , Steve McLaren, was his coach for a while.. Yet it looks like he is Palace. Maybe he thinks a break through here is more likely. All he has to do is live up to the hype and that might come true.

Putitout

Oxford 26 Jun 22 10.46am

None of us know what has been Ebiowei,s reasoning for choosing Palace. But to beat United to him has to be considered a major step forward in Palaces recruiting abilities.
United have everything and more than Palace.His manager Rooney, is a United Icon, and would almost certainly have pushed him their way , Steve McLaren, was his coach for a while..
Yet it looks like he is Palace. Maybe he thinks a break through here is more likely. All he has to do is live up to the hype and that might come true.

Runningman Keston 26 Jun 22 11.31am
Originally posted by Putitout None of us know what has been Ebiowei,s reasoning for choosing Palace. But to beat United to him has to be considered a major step forward in Palaces recruiting abilities. United have everything and more than Palace.His manager Rooney, is a United Icon, and would almost certainly have pushed him their way , Steve McLaren, was his coach for a while.. Yet it looks like he is Palace. Maybe he thinks a break through here is more likely. All he has to do is live up to the hype and that might come true. Older viewers may remember a bloke called Matt Jansen !!!

Runningman

Keston 26 Jun 22 11.31am

Originally posted by Putitout

Older viewers may remember a bloke called Matt Jansen !!!

mooro Within the Temples of Syrinx 26 Jun 22 12.24pm
Didn't Dougie also choose us over Man Utd when signing from Barnet ? There's no sun, the shadow of the wizard.......

mooro

Within the Temples of Syrinx 26 Jun 22 12.24pm

Didn't Dougie also choose us over Man Utd when signing from Barnet ?

There's no sun, the shadow of the wizard.......

Croydon-Trucker 26 Jun 22 1.32pm
This cant be true , is it ? [Link]

Croydon-Trucker

26 Jun 22 1.32pm

This cant be true , is it ? [Link]

Putitout Oxford 26 Jun 22 2.53pm
Originally posted by Croydon-Trucker This cant be true , is it ? [Link] It could be true to a degree. But it’s fairly common, and it will go to a tribunal . The boy is out of contract, other than a compensation fee Derbys claims go no further, and that is often best decided by tribunal.

Putitout

Oxford 26 Jun 22 2.53pm

Originally posted by Croydon-Trucker

This cant be true , is it ? [Link]

It could be true to a degree. But it’s fairly common, and it will go to a tribunal .
The boy is out of contract, other than a compensation fee Derbys claims go no further, and that is often best decided by tribunal.

Midlands Eagle 26 Jun 22 3.23pm
Originally posted by Putitout It could be true to a degree. But it’s fairly common, and it will go to a tribunal . The boy is out of contract, other than a compensation fee Derbys claims go no further, and that is often best decided by tribunal. But he was only at Derby for 5 minutes as he joined them last year having spent his formative years at Arsenal

Midlands Eagle

26 Jun 22 3.23pm

Originally posted by Putitout

But he was only at Derby for 5 minutes as he joined them last year having spent his formative years at Arsenal

Putitout Oxford 26 Jun 22 3.33pm
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle But he was only at Derby for 5 minutes as he joined them last year having spent his formative years at Arsenal Agreed . A tribunal should reflect that in any decision.. Can’t blame Derby for hoping or trying for as much as they can get, considering their financial situation.

Putitout

Oxford 26 Jun 22 3.33pm

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

But he was only at Derby for 5 minutes as he joined them last year having spent his formative years at Arsenal

Agreed . A tribunal should reflect that in any decision.. Can’t blame Derby for hoping or trying for as much as they can get, considering their financial situation.

dreamwaverider London 26 Jun 22 4.55pm
Originally posted by Putitout Agreed . A tribunal should reflect that in any decision.. Can’t blame Derby for hoping or trying for as much as they can get, considering their financial situation. Administrators trying to squeeze anything they can.

dreamwaverider

London 26 Jun 22 4.55pm

Originally posted by Putitout

Agreed . A tribunal should reflect that in any decision.. Can’t blame Derby for hoping or trying for as much as they can get, considering their financial situation.

Administrators trying to squeeze anything they can.

taylors lovechild 26 Jun 22 6.54pm
Remember we signed Ferguson and didn't have a fee set until over a year later and even then it was pretty low, especially given we'd supposedly been willing to pay about 9 or 10 million for him before he got injured. Given the circumstances and his relatively limited experience I wouldn't imagine the fee would be more than a million. If Ebiowei and Plange were both to turn out to be stars then I don't we'll get invited to any birthday parties at Derby for a while!

taylors lovechild

26 Jun 22 6.54pm

Remember we signed Ferguson and didn't have a fee set until over a year later and even then it was pretty low, especially given we'd supposedly been willing to pay about 9 or 10 million for him before he got injured. Given the circumstances and his relatively limited experience I wouldn't imagine the fee would be more than a million. If Ebiowei and Plange were both to turn out to be stars then I don't we'll get invited to any birthday parties at Derby for a while!

orpingtoneagle Orpington 26 Jun 22 7.28pm
Been confirmed by the club. He joins us on 1st July once his contract at Derby expires 5 year deal.

orpingtoneagle

Orpington 26 Jun 22 7.28pm

Been confirmed by the club.

He joins us on 1st July once his contract at Derby expires 5 year deal.

monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 26 Jun 22 7.28pm
Myself and Malcolm share the same birthday, although I’m a tad older

monkey

Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 26 Jun 22 7.28pm

Myself and Malcolm share the same birthday, although I’m a tad older

samprior Hamburg 26 Jun 22 8.49pm
Originally posted by orpingtoneagle Been confirmed by the club. He joins us on 1st July once his contract at Derby expires 5 year deal. Fantastic that it's official. A player of real talent to come aboard and develop. Great that he'll have a full pre- season with us for the management to decide what will be best for his progression. Well done Dougie, sounds like he pulled out all of the stops on this one.

samprior

Hamburg 26 Jun 22 8.49pm

Originally posted by orpingtoneagle

Been confirmed by the club.

He joins us on 1st July once his contract at Derby expires 5 year deal.

Fantastic that it's official. A player of real talent to come aboard and develop. Great that he'll have a full pre- season with us for the management to decide what will be best for his progression.

Well done Dougie, sounds like he pulled out all of the stops on this one.

PatrickA London 26 Jun 22 9.51pm
Looks to have talent and potential from the clips available of him. He looks to be another left footed right sided attacker who favours cutting in from the flank. That makes 3 who perform in a similar fashion if you include Olise and Rak Saki. I don't envisage he will challenge Olise for the position in the near term but he could hold back the development of Rak Saki. I suppose it must be likely that one of them will be loaned out next season to gain experience.

PatrickA

London 26 Jun 22 9.51pm

Looks to have talent and potential from the clips available of him.
He looks to be another left footed right sided attacker who favours cutting in from the flank.
That makes 3 who perform in a similar fashion if you include Olise and Rak Saki.
I don't envisage he will challenge Olise for the position in the near term but he could hold back the development of Rak Saki.
I suppose it must be likely that one of them will be loaned out next season to gain experience.

Eaglecoops CR3 26 Jun 22 10.37pm
A long term replacement for Wilf perhaps. How PV views him fitting in at present is anyones guess but potentially a very good signing.

Eaglecoops

CR3 26 Jun 22 10.37pm

A long term replacement for Wilf perhaps.

How PV views him fitting in at present is anyones guess but potentially a very good signing.

Frickin Saweet South Cronx 27 Jun 22 9.51am
Originally posted by samprior [Link] Fairplay to Dougie if this is true. Sounds almost comical the lengths we have to go to to sign a player. Maybe Dougie is now driving to Lens as we speak to pick up Doucoure in the Palace minibus. I don't think it's comical at all. Not all transfer decisions (by players) are purely financial. Most want to feel wanted and there are plenty of examples of players choosing clubs because they had a better experience with that club during the recruitment process. If the club is prepared to drive to your house to get the deal done, vs another who sends a text message, it can clearly make a big difference.

Frickin Saweet

South Cronx 27 Jun 22 9.51am

Originally posted by samprior

[Link]

Fairplay to Dougie if this is true. Sounds almost comical the lengths we have to go to to sign a player.

Maybe Dougie is now driving to Lens as we speak to pick up Doucoure in the Palace minibus.

I don't think it's comical at all. Not all transfer decisions (by players) are purely financial. Most want to feel wanted and there are plenty of examples of players choosing clubs because they had a better experience with that club during the recruitment process. If the club is prepared to drive to your house to get the deal done, vs another who sends a text message, it can clearly make a big difference.

MrRobbo Chaldon 27 Jun 22 10.12am
Originally posted by Frickin Saweet I don't think it's comical at all. Not all transfer decisions (by players) are purely financial. Most want to feel wanted and there are plenty of examples of players choosing clubs because they had a better experience with that club during the recruitment process. If the club is prepared to drive to your house to get the deal done, vs another who sends a text message, it can clearly make a big difference. Agree. Its anything but comical. It demonstrates to a young player, on the verge of making a career defining decision, that we really want him. And the f2f time Dougie would have had with him would have been vital in explaining his role in the squad and our long term ambitions for him. It also shows that from the club's perspective we are doing everything we can to land our desired targets. So remember that when we miss out on someone, it isnt going to be due to lack of effort. I bet Utd are wondering if they could have nabbed him with a bit of effort. Hopefully when he's ripping to shreds next year!

MrRobbo

Chaldon 27 Jun 22 10.12am

Originally posted by Frickin Saweet

Agree. Its anything but comical.

It demonstrates to a young player, on the verge of making a career defining decision, that we really want him. And the f2f time Dougie would have had with him would have been vital in explaining his role in the squad and our long term ambitions for him.

It also shows that from the club's perspective we are doing everything we can to land our desired targets. So remember that when we miss out on someone, it isnt going to be due to lack of effort.

I bet Utd are wondering if they could have nabbed him with a bit of effort. Hopefully when he's ripping to shreds next year!

samprior Hamburg 27 Jun 22 11.46am
Originally posted by Frickin Saweet I don't think it's comical at all. Not all transfer decisions (by players) are purely financial. Most want to feel wanted and there are plenty of examples of players choosing clubs because they had a better experience with that club during the recruitment process. If the club is prepared to drive to your house to get the deal done, vs another who sends a text message, it can clearly make a big difference. Ye I'd certainly agree... after reading the article it was more just the comical vision I had in my head of Dougie stalking the lad and wee Malcolm probably barely understanding a word Dougie is saying

samprior

Hamburg 27 Jun 22 11.46am

Originally posted by Frickin Saweet

Ye I'd certainly agree... after reading the article it was more just the comical vision I had in my head of Dougie stalking the lad and wee Malcolm probably barely understanding a word Dougie is saying

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