Strangely, this window we don't seem to have seen all the hype about him going, who is interested and how much they could be offering, unlike most other windows where this has been splashed about everywhere.

Not sure if this is a good or bad sign.....

It’s been widely reported that he apparently told Gerrard that he wants to stay in the London area.

I can't believe that Chelsea are that keen on Gordon. He is really enthusiastic and works hard but last season his end product was awful. In a team scrapping for survival you need that enthusiasm, but I don't see him improving a CL team for a few years yet. If Chelsea want quick results Zaha fits the bill, but thankfully it seems that story may have been paper talk. Arsenal seem the only other viable PL team, but they seem to have an U25 policy.

I think we have a strong enough team to compete but if we are serious about progressing we still need a couple more of real first-team quality. With no real strong leads for a while it feels like this last week of the window might be a bit of a damp squib.

Anybody know why Jairo was not involved against Oxford last night?
I wonder if he could be leaving this window either on loan or on a permanent deal.
It would surely be in his interests as well to try and resurrect his career elsewhere as he’s still young and clearly has no future at Palace even if he is on a decent contract.
The other thing that occurs to me is that Schlupp often picks up injuries over a season and tends to miss a few games here and there.
We really need another energetic midfielder in the squad as Luka and Hughes can’t provide this energy and Mcarthur’s availability is becoming less frequent .
Gallagher appears to be the preferred option, but if Chelsea decide to sell as opposed to loan he’s likely to be out of our range.

Anybody know why Jairo was not involved against Oxford last night?
I wonder if he could be leaving this window either on loan or on a permanent deal.
It would surely be in his interests as well to try and resurrect his career elsewhere as he’s still young and clearly has no future at Palace even if he is on a decent contract.
The other thing that occurs to me is that Schlupp often picks up injuries over a season and tends to miss a few games here and there.
We really need another energetic midfielder in the squad as Luka and Hughes can’t provide this energy and Mcarthur’s availability is becoming less frequent .
Gallagher appears to be the preferred option, but if Chelsea decide to sell as opposed to loan he’s likely to be out of our range.

"Lexicon Lanzo", permission granted.

Kindly do not use it often as it reminds me of my dear wife who is a nag.

Edited by Willo (24 Aug 2022 9.07am)

I think he'll stay and leave on a free next year to a champions league club. They won't mind paying high wages as there'll be no fee.

I'd be happy with this, one more season, a big send off, a a season to blood Olise and Ebiowei... plus maybe one other.

I have a theory that United used to do this too.

Just buy the stand out players from 'smaller' clubs, whether you need them or not, to cement your authority.

Is it just me ? I think Gordon is very overvalued . I think he is a very average player in a very bad team . I would have snapped their hand off at 40 mill . My Everton pal was laughing when he heard the news that it was turned down and said he's not worth 25 mill .