Very interesting if true (seeing as its from the Sun) would be ideal a Paul Stewart type signing

Villa wasted him with Gerrard seemingly incapable of working out how to play him alongside Watkins. I'd love him at Palace as if he stays fit he's the type of striker who creates goals out of nothing and has that edge about him like Murray had. If it were between us or Everton I reckon he'd choose them though, despite their league position.

Doesn't tell the whole story as many of his appearances were as a substitute or being substituted. Of more relevance is that he's scored a goal every 129 minutes with a goal conversion rate of 30% and a shot accuracy rate of 65% this season.

Whilst on this subject, looking at our own players, Edouard has the best goal per minutes ratio of a goal every 189 minutes (although 2 of his 5 goals have come in the cup competitions). Edouard also has the best goal conversion rate (28%) and shot accuracy (61%) of all our players.

Buying Ings smacks of panic in my view and undermines the current philosophy re players who have hit the age of 30. Of course, the club may decide that this philosophy is wrong (Kouyate). Having said that, I like Ings and would have liked Palace to have gone all out for him before he moved to Villa.

It’s a yes from me, but I doubt Palace will go for him

No. Sends a terrible signal out to the other forwards when they are not even getting the service. I note Ayew's misses in recent games, that said, Edouard's conversion rate from his time on the pitch is actually ok. Palace fans won't want to hear this, but we need to drop Zaha - he finds himself in good positions but nearly always chooses the selfish option, often good possession wasted.
All efforts need to be made to bolster the midfield. It's our weakest area, and yet is the part of the pitch where most of the game is played. We don't need Ings, we have forwards. Doucoure needs support, from a solid defensive and midfield base we can then supply the forwards.

Edited by southnorwoodhill (08 Jan 2023 2.58pm)

30 is an obvious cut off point but in his case he barely played for four years because of his knee injury (which could present it's own problems). Who knows, he might be a Phillips, Defoe, Sheringham type and go on for years.