You're the first Palace fan I have ever heard echo this sentiment which I hold myself.

I played CM as a teen and he was an idol for me! Times columnist, Finnish accent tinged with a bit of Saaf London thrown in, loved it! Joonas Kolkka came on his recommendation too and I thought was a very good player for his brief spell.

I thought he was and still is an incredibly underrated player who definitely didn't look out of place in our Premier League season.

Don Rogers after Eze miss , he would have rounded the keeper twice then scored and our man Geoff would hold midfield by himself , always remember the tackle in the semi that changed the game , think McMahon still removing the advertising board from his leg