I didn't say anything of the sort; I clearly said that I think he'd make it in the Premier League. That said, he simply isn't as good as Wilf. Wilf at 19 was a better player than Knockaert is now.
I look forward to seeing Tony Bloom dismiss a £15m bid for Knockaert as "derisory" and "not even...
"There is no chance whatsoever of Wilf leaving the club in this transfer window. Absolutely no chance whatsoever. He's an integral part of our plans and we've told Spurs that there's no point bidding anymore because he's going nowhere" - Steve Parish
Glad this one got sorted quickly.
We'd want the same as we got for Bolasie I'd imagine. Wilf has a lot more potential than he does. Yannick went for £25m rising to £30m so we'll start there.
They have made it to the QF's or better in the Champions League for the last 5 or 6 years in a row. They're a top class side full of incredible players. I suppose you didn't rate Ibrahamovic, Di Maria, Verratti or Thiago Silva either?
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I think we'll leave this one there pal. Thanks for playing.
It is indeed, yeah. We've not seen him get a major transfer decision wrong yet, so hopefully he sorts this one out.
Again, France are the best national team in the world. He has 48 caps for them, so he obviously can get into their team.
It seems odd that you'd leave out the fact that Cabaye also played for PSG when they won Ligue 1 and got to the quarter finals of the Champions League.
The French national side is probably the best in the world at the moment. There's no shame in being the 4th best midfielder in it; especially when you consider he's behind Pogba, Kante and Matuidi who are all exceptional players. Cabaye has 48 caps for France. Benteke has 26 caps for Belgium...
Stripping Jedinak of the captaincy had more to do with the fact that he wasn't going to be a first team player this season, I think. He's a wonderful defensive midfielder but he can't pass for toffee. Pardew is trying to transition to a more possession based approach and Milé just wouldn't work...
Knockeart would be solid replacement as I think he'd make it in the PL, but Zaha is definitely the superior player. Hence why we've rejected a bid of £15m for him, while Bloom would be biting our hands off if we bid that for Knockaert.
I think the key thing to take away from that is the Palace rejected a "derisory" £15m bid from Spurs. If Wilf goes we'll be getting another £25m fee for a winger.
That said, Wilf's agent is clearly trying to get him a new contract.
I don't think we're in for a relegation battle (and neither do the bookies) but something certainly seems fishy at the moment. I'm not massively concerned because a poorly trained monkey could keep this Palace side in the league with the squad we've got, but I wouldn't be totally against Pardew...
Would be a strange one. Zaha was supposedly happy at Palace so unless something has changed massively in the last few weeks I'd expect this is just his agent trying to get him a new deal. His wages are significantly lower than our top earners (Benteke, Cabaye, Mandanda) and probably feels a bit...
Bolasie was one of our better players. Jedinak and Gayle weren't good enough to get into the first XI. We seem to have spent the Bolasie on cash on one of the better strikers in the PL in Benteke who averages a goal every 2 games. There is no question that our squad is stronger than it was last...
Are you seriously trying to suggest that GLENN F*CKING MURRAY is as good as Christian Benteke? I love Glenn and always will, but at the peak of his career he was an average PL striker. Benteke is 25 and averages a goal every other game in the PL.
Anyone seriously suggesting than Murray...