We bought Tompkins to replace the aging but always willing Damo?

Pardew should just get on with it.

The longer he leaves Tompkins on the bench the more his confidence is affected.

I'd go with Tompkins this Sunday against Stoke.

Damo is a club legend and should be on the bench ready to come on if needed.

Well said bodge,was at the Boro game and apart from their goal which was a towering header he had another sound game,all the talk about him not being good enough for the Prem is overstated.I actually thought Dann would have picked up Ayala,but even if the scorer had been tightly marked he would still have made the header,carbon copy of Bentekes goal apart from being a cross not a corner.
At present Damo deserves to keep the shirt,if in due course Tompkins takes over he should certainly be on the bench and not sold to the Championship as someone has suggested.

When will people start spelling his name properly?

It's TOMKINS !!

That was also my Thoughts on Tomkins in the Blackpool game. Thought his positioning was suspect at times. Hopefully he will be the replacement required, but I would be concerned if he started on Sunday. The Southampton game would be ideal to blood him further into the setup. I also thought he wasn't a regular at Wetspam. Some have said he is a better full back? Another Kelly perhaps?

We could ask John Toshack if he has a preference!

So I manage a Workshop which provides a safe learning environment for blokes struggling with PTSD and other mental health issues. Being a Palace fan isn't listed yet.

But that's exactly what he's done - got through them. I'm not knocking him - he is what he is. And I adore him. But even his biggest fans couldn't really argue he possesses the footballing quality required for a decent prem team. Heart and passion, yes.