Solly March

TheBigToePunt said:
Perhaps the interest in March is along similar lines to Chelsea and England going for Jordan Henderson, basically a bit-part player but good lad around the place?

That might address a bit of a long-running concern of mine. One side effect of buying, developing, and selling players at a profit is that they all start to think in those terms. At the moment its worked fine. All our big player sales have worked hard and succeded for Palace, and done it the right way. Thing is, even the second-teir players like Mateta and Lacoix want to go onwards and upwards. What percent of the squad has that attitude? How many do we have now who don't think that way, who are content to put down roots at Palace and fight for it when things get tough?

Leicester and Southampton have both had talented, saleable assts but gone down with an absolute whimper. It was hard to believe Leicester in particular would have gone down if they still had some of their less-valuable old guard like Morgan instead of valuable but disinterested talent like Maddison and particularly Tielemans and Fofana. They knew they would be moving on to better things no matter what, and it showed and seemed to spread.

Maybe the club are just trying to get a few more settled, stable pros in the building, and that's what they see in the likes of March?
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We need a Jedinak
 
TheBigToePunt said:
Perhaps the interest in March is along similar lines to Chelsea and England going for Jordan Henderson, basically a bit-part player but good lad around the place?

That might address a bit of a long-running concern of mine. One side effect of buying, developing, and selling players at a profit is that they all start to think in those terms. At the moment its worked fine. All our big player sales have worked hard and succeded for Palace, and done it the right way. Thing is, even the second-teir players like Mateta and Lacoix want to go onwards and upwards. What percent of the squad has that attitude? How many do we have now who don't think that way, who are content to put down roots at Palace and fight for it when things get tough?

Leicester and Southampton have both had talented, saleable assts but gone down with an absolute whimper. It was hard to believe Leicester in particular would have gone down if they still had some of their less-valuable old guard like Morgan instead of valuable but disinterested talent like Maddison and particularly Tielemans and Fofana. They knew they would be moving on to better things no matter what, and it showed and seemed to spread.

Maybe the club are just trying to get a few more settled, stable pros in the building, and that's what they see in the likes of March?
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How can a Brighton legend be a good person to have around the place? In all seriousness, we don't need positive energy around the place or an experienced head. We have an abundance of both of those things already within the squad.

I do think he will be considered for an actual playing role, an upgrade on Clyne. This transfer absolutely stinks of a lack of awareness from the club OR the players agent trying to create competition for his ACTUAL new club.

Either way, I don't see it happening - Parish isn't that unaware of the fanbase.
 
Solly March? Blimey, I didn't expect that link. He is a graduate of Coper's Cope though.

Looks like a lot of the focus of our recruitment is on wing-play.
 
Elwissthebest said:
Much to admire in this analysis, if I might say.
This consensus that we are a 'selling club' is depressing. And determinist-it will come to define Crystal Palace F.C. Is Leeds a 'selling club'? What of Forest, Sunderland? Are they? Brighton, which sells lots of players, generally to Chelsea, and for the big bucks that we never quite manage to. Or is it just little old Palace, Fulham, Brentford: you know, the nice, if a bit soft, guys. Can we please sign players who want to play for us and not just regard us as a cross between a shop window and a stepping stone?
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All those mentioned are selling clubs.
 
Willo said:
Now in his 30s.
Has had serious knee injuries in the last couple of years.
Only 14 appearances for Brighton in the last 2 seasons.
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Sounds nailed on for us.
 
Willo said:
I recall the Allders 'Bargain Basement' in Croydon in bygone days.
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I got my second bike there. It is still in an operable condition, which is a miracle seeming as Allder's hasn't been in one for about a decade.
 
If this is the sort of target we are going for this club is a mess.

What does he offer he is past his peak and doesn't even offer experience the guy has never played senior international and in Europe he has what played 1/2 times at the most.

Has injury issues as well.

Must be a reason why weed didnt even offer him a new contract even a 1 year deal.
 
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