NO, to be honest, I think we had his best years.

Edited by johnny the eagle (06 Jan 2024 12.14pm)

South London born and bred
red and blue till im dead.

There is little doubt, despite his waning powers, we have missed him.

We are presently a one-person team relying vitally on Olise. Without him, injured or transferred, we are a 'busted flush' as we have nobody else capable of making and scoring goals.

The manager, as is his want, has no 'Plan B' to compensate for the absence of Olise and I am beginning to have grave doubts we can survive this season without him.

So, if he would return I say welcome him back to provide the missing 'Plan B'

In the last decade the evolution of modern day football has passed us by as a club and also fan base! Teams like Brighton, Bournemouth and even Brentford have understood that this is a money driven, no loyalty (player or club) business that needs to work on player turnover and balance sheet strength (and the right manager to apply these principles).

Parish and us fans are still living in the Terry V, Stevie C era when players seemed part of the community and Jim Cannon longevity was a given.

That said Wilf offered hope and talent we again crave today but clearly he is not the answer! The next manager will be interesting as it will signal if we able and willing to take a stride forward! If the club still harbors back to the days of Wright and Bright’s exploits then it will be Southgate for sure!

At £3m plus £75K wages I'd jump at this as a short term solution to our fight against relegation. Would give us time to find a creative midfielder which is the heart of our current problems.
Things are becoming desperate!

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

If this is true I have changed my mind and think we should have him back on short term deal, 18 Months? would lift the team and the fans. Go for it !! come on SP put a smile on our faces

This thread is very strange - why is it just assumed he's past it now?

I'm assuming no one here watches Turkish football regularly (myself included), and his last season with us he was still amongst our best players - I can't see why that would have drastically changed in 6 months.

He's got 6 goals in 8 starts for Galatasaray, including at Old Trafford in the Champions League - he's had niggling injuries so far, which is predominantly why he's been in and out of the team, but that's a bloody impressive record.

I don't think there's any hope of a deal happening, but some very weird takes on the thread. We've had Ayew & Schlupp playing off the left most of the season, and people are turning their noses up at a considerably better player.

Edited by EverybodyDannsNow (10 Jan 2024 5.59pm)