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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 07 Jun 22 11.46am Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

So it appears Gareth is postponing his retirement until after the World Cup.
He doesn’t have a club but needs to stay match fit for selection.
If a miracle were to happen would he be a positive addition.
Personally yes even for only 4 months.

 

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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 07 Jun 22 12.04pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

The question for me is whether or not Bale would have a positive impact on the squad. I have my doubts given his issues at RM. Also, Spurs don't seem to be in a hurry to have him back.

Let him go to Cardiff.

 

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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards View Hrolf The Ganger's Profile Hrolf The Ganger Flag 07 Jun 22 12.05pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

A big no from me.

He is purely self serving as his career has shown. He is another Aaron Ramsey.
He likes the idea of playing for big clubs and his national team, but only performs when it suits him.

 

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BlueJay Flag UK 07 Jun 22 12.29pm

Originally posted by cryrst

So it appears Gareth is postponing his retirement until after the World Cup.
He doesn’t have a club but needs to stay match fit for selection.
If a miracle were to happen would he be a positive addition.
Personally yes even for only 4 months.

Would love to see him play in the World Cup and surely it's most players dream to be there, so it's a no brainer to put off retirement for a few months. He is tried and tested, and is their biggest hope. I'm sure if he's looking to stay match fit, we can be of service . Like you say not 'likely' anyway, but would be quite a turn of events.

Edited by BlueJay (07 Jun 2022 12.30pm)

 

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View Palace Old Geezer's Profile Palace Old Geezer Flag Midhurst 07 Jun 22 12.30pm Send a Private Message to Palace Old Geezer Add Palace Old Geezer as a friend

Not for me either.

As much as I think he still has some decent football left in him, he's too much of a Prima Donna and would disrupt the dressing room. Anyway, how much of his £600k pw salary would he be prepared to cut I wonder?

Nice idea cryrst, but let Cardiff make him an offer.

 


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BlueJay Flag UK 07 Jun 22 12.31pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

A big no from me.

He is purely self serving as his career has shown. He is another Aaron Ramsey.
He likes the idea of playing for big clubs and his national team, but only performs when it suits him.

It wasn't a question about how you emotionally feel about the man. He'd be playing on the pitch not coming through your window with a box of Milk Tray.

Edited by BlueJay (07 Jun 2022 12.32pm)

 

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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 07 Jun 22 12.43pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by BlueJay

It wasn't a question about how you emotionally feel about the man. He'd be playing on the pitch not coming through your window with a box of Milk Tray.

Edited by BlueJay (07 Jun 2022 12.32pm)


Palace look very carefully at a player's character and whether or not (s)he would fit in with the rest of the squad and buy into the club's ethos. I wouldn't be surprised if Bale failed the test. You only have to look at Manure to see what happens when egos clash and self-interest dominates etc.

 

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BlueJay Flag UK 07 Jun 22 12.50pm

Originally posted by doombear


Palace look very carefully at a player's character and whether or not (s)he would fit in with the rest of the squad and buy into the club's ethos. I wouldn't be surprised if Bale failed the test. You only have to look at Manure to see what happens when egos clash and self-interest dominates etc.

While we may well set the bar higher, we'd hardly be bringing a complete loose cannon into the team, and it would be time limited. I do get your view, you may well be right. I just think it make make for a short and interesting chapter. If there's deemed to be a bigger down than up side, than perhaps it would be a non starter as you say.

 

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View Uphill's Profile Uphill Flag Bedford 07 Jun 22 12.52pm Send a Private Message to Uphill Add Uphill as a friend

No good for us, especially his £600,000 week wages.

Far better to go for that other 'short term' solution, namely
Christian Eriksen - who is the midfielder with supreme vision who would be able to pick out Zaha, Olise, Edouard with sublime through balls - see how Brentford perked up when he joined them.

Where is our midfield 'general' since the days of Michael Hughes, Cabaye and Bannon? Such a player is vital to our progress.

We have nobody, except perhaps Eze, in our current line-up to fill this paramount position.
Certainly not Kouyate, Luka, Schlupp, Reidewald.

If the worse came to the worse I'd go for Jonjo Shelvey.

 

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View Nicholas91's Profile Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 07 Jun 22 12.55pm Send a Private Message to Nicholas91 Add Nicholas91 as a friend

Originally posted by BlueJay

While we may well set the bar higher, we'd hardly be bringing a complete loose cannon into the team, and it would be time limited. I do get your view, you may well be right. I just think it make make for a short and interesting chapter. If there's deemed to be a bigger down than up side, than perhaps it would be a non starter as you say.

I'd be inclined to think the evaluation would be more financial than anything.

What would four months be? Potentially a £4mil at least? And a very good chance of him turning up, swanning round London and Beckenham golf course and making three awful sub appearances. If he wants to play for free to keep fit fine, only an opinion of course but a no from me.

Edited by Nicholas91 (07 Jun 2022 12.55pm)

 


Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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View Jimenez's Profile Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 07 Jun 22 1.50pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Personally I think Gareth Hale has lost his pace.....

 


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View eagleman13's Profile eagleman13 Flag On The Road To Hell & Alicante 07 Jun 22 3.01pm Send a Private Message to eagleman13 Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add eagleman13 as a friend

Originally posted by Jimenez

Personally I think Gareth Hale has lost his pace.....

Well, i liked it.

 


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