I accept this but one really has to be realistic at times.A calculated decision will need to be made by the 'Board' depending of course on our plight at that time and the circumstances.

He has the right to leave us this summer - if a bigger club came in and he could win trophies, i personally wouldn't begrudge him, esp if we got 40 - 50 mil for him. let's be realistic - he signed that big deal to do us a favour - more $$ to prize him away.

I look at the yala situation - money can be wisely spent else where.

This was once a quality forum....

Just rampant speculation with a figure plucked out of the air.

I note this 'Revelation' was followed by W.Ham supposedly interested in Danny Ings - A player who has made just 13 apps since the start of season 2015/16 and his 1 and only appearance this season was back in September.

That could also work in our favour though, as Arsenal and Spurs don't like digging deep for wages and would they be willing to match or up Zaha's wages? Realistically Zaha will not go for anything less than £40 million when you consider his age, long contract and the current market. Therefore when you add on a 5-year contract at £110k a week you are looking at a minimum of almost £70 million to get him. More likely Parish will want north of what Everton paid for Sigurdsson (£45 million), and unless we are relegated I believe that's what he will stick to. So really we're looking at £80+ million for a player who has never played in the Champions league, has no significant international experience and who has not proven that they can perform for a bigger team.

Based on all of that I would say the chances of him leaving in January are tiny and the chances of a summer exit are all down to which league we are in. The only positive if we get relegated is that we could make £100 million in transfer fees from selling Zaha, Bentenke, Townsend and one or two others, which would at least stave off a financial collapse and allow us the chance to rebuild (not that I want that, I'm just saying).

Here's hoping Zaha stays long enough to get a testimonial and become the ultimate Palace legend

How many years has he been returned now with that exact issue lingering over us. The problem for me is that with Parish at the helm making all footballing decisions, all we'll ever do is fire fight until we inevitably run out of chances. Even if we stay up this season, he's sent a clear message that he does not have time for anyone trying to adapt our style of play and instant results are all that matter. The truth is we can throw as much at this as we want, becoming a better footballing side is the only thing that will see us truly progress as a club. Throwing out the deadwood and spending another fortune on a load of other journeymen and mavericks will do nothing if we continue to operate with the same short sighted mindset and reckless leadership.

Parishes obsession with artificial and instant "success" means he will abandon progressing the clubs infrastructure and footballing culture out of pure desperation for survival - it's a ticking timebomb waiting to explode and each near miss just equals more damage when it does.

If Wilf wants to go then I really can't see how any fan of his would try and stand in his way. He deserves to go to a professionally run outfit and shine. He's earned this and owes us nothing more in my opinion.

Edited by Mstrobez (14 Nov 2017 4.00pm)

We're the Arthur over ere!

Just as a matter of interest, do you cut and paste this into every thread, or re type it. Just wondered.