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View cpj's Profile cpj Flag Kent 06 Jun 19 3.46pm Send a Private Message to cpj Add cpj as a friend

Bac Sak has left the club again. Personally I think it's a shame. Always looked good when he came on and put in better crosses than some of our more high-profile players. Good luck to him wherever he goes.

 

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View braunstoneagle's Profile braunstoneagle Flag the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 06 Jun 19 5.09pm Send a Private Message to braunstoneagle Add braunstoneagle as a friend

i dont think its a shame really.

if you actually think about it he offered very little over 4 years and earnt circa £10m from the club in the process, thats “a shame”

an academy prospect earning less than 10% of what he was, would have offered the same if not more over that period.

i wish him well for the rest of his career, but i think we can file him in the same expensive mistake folder as frazier campbell & chamakh.

 


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View Canterbury Palace's Profile Canterbury Palace Flag Whitstable 06 Jun 19 5.48pm Send a Private Message to Canterbury Palace Add Canterbury Palace as a friend

Our biggest problem in recent seasons has been squad depth. We've got a good first XI but as soon as the injuries mount up, the players coming in aren't good enough to fill in.

He is emblematic of this problem for me. Ok on his day but so far below the level of Zaha or Townsend that could never be adequate cover. Good luck to him but let's get someone better in.

 


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View ex hibitionist's Profile ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 06 Jun 19 6.02pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Originally posted by braunstoneagle

i dont think its a shame really.

if you actually think about it he offered very little over 4 years and earnt circa £10m from the club in the process, thats “a shame”

an academy prospect earning less than 10% of what he was, would have offered the same if not more over that period.

i wish him well for the rest of his career, but i think we can file him in the same expensive mistake folder as frazier campbell & chamakh.

Chamakh was one of the most gifted playewrs ever to play in a Palace shirt - Pulis converting him from striker to number 10 was the main reason we improved under him - and he made the change based on the player's high ability - he was past his peak and didn't do a lot after but he was no mistake - same with people who didn't rate Lakis who Dowie brought in cos of one glaring miss v Arsenal - what's wrong with skill?

 

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View h.smith91's Profile h.smith91 Flag Sanderstead 06 Jun 19 6.17pm Send a Private Message to h.smith91 Add h.smith91 as a friend

Shame as he was one of those players which I really wanted to succeed and so nearly did. A few bright moments but as others have said... not enough!

A positive though (and this may be speculation) is that this will free up a decent chunk of wages to put towards a player or two, preferably Ollie Watkins and Neal Maupay or some of the other, young wide players being linked, who would more than fill the gap left by Bakary positionally and in terms of squad numbers. I believe this has got to be one of the reasons as we are short of wide players currently.

Edited by h.smith91 (06 Jun 2019 6.19pm)

 

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ChrisGC Flag Wantage 06 Jun 19 10.09pm

Originally posted by ex hibitionist

Chamakh was one of the most gifted playewrs ever to play in a Palace shirt - Pulis converting him from striker to number 10 was the main reason we improved under him - and he made the change based on the player's high ability - he was past his peak and didn't do a lot after but he was no mistake - same with people who didn't rate Lakis who Dowie brought in cos of one glaring miss v Arsenal - what's wrong with skill?

You nearly had me then, you overdid it with the Lakis bit tho lol

 

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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 07 Jun 19 7.21am Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by h.smith91

Shame as he was one of those players which I really wanted to succeed and so nearly did. A few bright moments but as others have said... not enough!

A positive though (and this may be speculation) is that this will free up a decent chunk of wages to put towards a player or two, preferably Ollie Watkins and Neal Maupay or some of the other, young wide players being linked, who would more than fill the gap left by Bakary positionally and in terms of squad numbers. I believe this has got to be one of the reasons as we are short of wide players currently.

Edited by h.smith91 (06 Jun 2019 6.19pm)

I doubt that the club was paying him very much at all.

 


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View Goal Machine's Profile Goal Machine Flag The Cronx 07 Jun 19 8.47am Send a Private Message to Goal Machine Add Goal Machine as a friend

Originally posted by braunstoneagle

i dont think its a shame really.

if you actually think about it he offered very little over 4 years and earnt circa £10m from the club in the process, thats “a shame”

an academy prospect earning less than 10% of what he was, would have offered the same if not more over that period.

i wish him well for the rest of his career, but i think we can file him in the same expensive mistake folder as frazier campbell & chamakh.

Chamakh was decent. Strange decision to get Sako back in hindsight. I was all for it at the time and felt he should have played more. Useful impact sub who could make a difference. Hopefully his wage weren't too high.

 

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View Bangell's Profile Bangell Flag Oxford 07 Jun 19 9.02am Send a Private Message to Bangell Add Bangell as a friend

Can't wait for him to be announced as our first summer signing

 

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View steven_t92's Profile steven_t92 Flag Orpington 07 Jun 19 9.26am Send a Private Message to steven_t92 Add steven_t92 as a friend

Always looked like he could do something but was never fit enough, would always have a good 5 minutes but if he was on for longer he'd disappear. Perfect 85th minute sub haha

 

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View Bexley Eagle's Profile Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 07 Jun 19 10.36am Send a Private Message to Bexley Eagle Add Bexley Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Canterbury Palace

Our biggest problem in recent seasons has been squad depth. We've got a good first XI but as soon as the injuries mount up, the players coming in aren't good enough to fill in.

He is emblematic of this problem for me. Ok on his day but so far below the level of Zaha or Townsend that could never be adequate cover. Good luck to him but let's get someone better in.

However one could argue that our best run of form last season coincided with our first choice centre halves being injured.
We do not have the luxury of having 2 players for each position aka the top teams. What we do have is flexibility in our squad with the likes of Ward, Schlupp, Kelly, Kouyate being able to cover a number of positions, and covering them effectively.
When you have the likes of Wilf in your squad you will always have a certain amount of key man dependency. Sako was a squad player who was on a decent salary. At times he showed ability and made telling contributions. However, on balance over both of his stays the negatives probably outweigh the positives, so the money should be used elsewhere.

 

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View bicycle repair man's Profile bicycle repair man 07 Jun 19 12.14pm Send a Private Message to bicycle repair man Add bicycle repair man as a friend

Why all the fuss about Sako ?
What has the guy really contributed in his second spell ?
You would hardly notice that he had come back, and now he's gone again, so what ?

 

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