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It would be fair to say that he has already been replaced as he hasn't featured for a long while. It's a great pity, he was good at his role.

What is an upgrade? The first 11 picks itself more or less. Therefore an upgrade would have to be a player better than those already in place, keeping in mind to overall balance of the team. Also as you mention, it takes time to settle in and develop. What is concerning is if Eze and Guehi were...

Steve Parish hasn't quite got used to the notion of selling to buy, he extends the contract for a donkey (Benteke), and had the opportunity to cash in on Zaha yet holds onto a player who wanted out and who eventually went for nothing. Edouard back in the squad sums up the clusterfuck perfectly...

Did Parish actual convince himself that the squad is strong enough to compete in the Europa League and the Premiership as it stands? Or does he have a couple of signings lined up? Or will he use demotion to the Conference (it being the weakest Euro competition) as a ready made excuse not to make...

"Ah Grasshopper! You now see how the turning fortunes of the world work!"

It looks like Saint Steve can do no wrong, despite being club chairman and in a good position to actually do something like encourage and advise other shareholders what was best for the club in case of conflicts of interest. But wait a minute, Textor had no influence at the club, and Steve...

Excellent post. Regarding Parish I'd just say look at where the club was in 2010 and where it is today. Parish has done a fine job thus far. Whether he felt the need to challenge UEFA's ruling to explore every avenue, or now sue Textor is his prerogative, but it shouldn't overshadow the...

Lawyers act on the instruction of the client.

Furthermore, those saying Parish not to blame - on the contrary, Parish is club chairman, in the position to ensure the correct running of the club and compliance with all the various rules and regulations. Accept that this time it got away from him and move on.

Come on. I expect a few overly emotional responses to the news but seriously? Do you think that the players, on the pitch during the FA Cup final were thinking about the Europa League? I doubt it very much. Surely the importance of the moment was to win and lift the trophy on the day, the same...

A thought that came to mind: in the sequence of events past, present and future, did Parish have to go to appeal against UEFA's initial decision first before beginning litigation against Textor? Did Parish suspect or was he advised by his legal team that the appeal would likely fail? If so why...

Yes, that makes sense, yet Parish's defence against UEFA's ruling is that there was no MCO ownership issue. So either there was or there wasn't - what's it to be? I can imagine SP hosting a board meeting, first item on the agenda share ownership: SP - "John, you need to put your shares in a...

Ha ha! Really? How would that work? Apparently Textor had no say! So on the one hand he's not involved in the decision making process yet on the other it's his fault for being around and holding a sharehold interest. Perhaps he took too long to sell his shares...

Without the science of physics to back me up, it seems fairly obvious that additional power comes from the forward movement of a run up. Imagine a long jumper or pole vaulter stopping just before take off ha ha ha! Equally inexplicable is the fact that Eze has a normal run up when taking a 30...

I thought you might have been impressed by the speed with the French FA acted. Here in England we still await the verdict in the case against Manchester City's 115 alleged financial irregularities...

If it was a lesson for Eze he doesn't seem to be learning to quick. It's time for the manager to step in and discreetly suggest an alternate method or just stop Eze from taking them. I knew he was going to miss, I have no faith in his ability to convert whilst he employs that start/stop run up.

I honestly can't see us being reinstated to the Europa League, and even though UEFA don't come across as the most credible organization, overturning the rule book (which they drew up in the first place) at arbitration seems a step too far. Of course I could be wrong. Intrigued to find out CAS's...

The team could do with another forward and utility defender. Edouard named on the bench, a player who we tried to get as far away from the squad as possible via a loan is now back in the reckoning? Not a good look. Options in midfield are fine and it was good to see Devenny make his mark today...

Congratulations to all at Palace, a tremendous effort! I'm especially happy for Devenny, a player who has earned his reward! All the sycophant LFC grovellers can now fark off, even cheating VAR couldn't help you!

Can CAS "instruct" UEFA or merely "recommend"?