To be fair he didn't have any games like henplayed for us so him missing a preseason shouldn't be an issue.

This is tragic news if it is as bad an injury as it looked last night.

Watching the match in the pub, there were times when the people watching the game just burst out laughing at the incredible talent on show from Mama.

The time he was under pressure in his box and just came up with a completely unexpected and audacious back heel. That vision and execution was world class.

And the time when the ball was coming across in the air in the penalty box and he just defused the whole situation by laying off a cushioned header to the keeper.

He was everywhere and seemed at times to look like an old fashioned 'Libero', influencing more and more in more and more areas of the pitch.

I remember thinking that, no matter what the score, I would go home happy from just having witnessed the sheer class of what I had seen; the reason I watch the game.

In the end, I went home feeling so sad that a man who is absolutely on top of his world class game, looking forward and hoping to regaining his position in the french team after he was robbed of his last tournament by an administrative cock-up.

I've been upset all day.

It just isn't fair.

I would rate him as one of the most gifted and classy players ever to have pulled on a Palace shirt.

I can only recall Attilio Lombardo exerting as much influence on a game as Mama.

Edited by Glazier#1 (27 Apr 2017 7.15pm)

You clearly don't have testicles!

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.

Out of interest does anyone on here know how insurance works (if at all) for paying injured footballers' wages? Or all professional athletes for that matter.

That sounds promising, let's hope it's right, would be great for him , and I would love to see him play for Palace again. Fantastic to watch him play.

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