I’d be v happy if we had Batshuayi playing for us now rather than our current bunch of “strikers” (term used loosely). Sure he missed chances but he at least got on the end of crosses. Wilf I think rated him.

I have a slightly different perspective on some of the issues raised especially Parish and Freedman.

When Harris and Blitzer first invested in Palace, they were the driving forces behind the purchase of Benteke who they were aware of as they had previously considered buying Villa. Hence, they pushed for his signing even though I recall Parish saying he would not personally have done a deal at the price paid. I suspect a similar situation may well have arisen vis a vis Sakko.

Parish is very well aware of how challenging it became for Palace to not only fund the transfers but also the wages involved and it took many years and a huge write off to get the pair off the books. Hence, my instincts on the so called "control" of Parish is that he is only too well aware of the size of Palace as a club, the historic risks - administration - of twice getting vastly over extended, and also the ongoing risks of Harris and Blitzer selling their interests in Palace given their interest in Chelsea, Man Utd etc.

So, my perspective is that Parish is having to manage a difficult boardroom situation with considerable care given he is the one who knows the risks involved.

As to Freedman, my understanding is that he has overall responsibility for transfers, contracts, scouting, managerial appts and quite possibly the Academy as well. Clearly he doesn't operate in a vacuum but in consultation with the coach, Parish and the rest of the Board but his remit is very wide ranging. So, for example, the point made about moving on Luka was actually a PV decision simply because they had been unable to bring in another midfielder last summer and he would have been left really short.

My take is that he is a very shrewd operator which is what Parish recognised in him when he was the Manager of Palace. I suspect he is the one who has led the focus on building from the Academy upwards, the appointment of Derry was his idea and probably also McCarthy. Equally, he appears to negotiate hard vis a vis fees and there is no suggestion of Palace overpaying as was the case vis a vis Benteke etc.

So, that's an alternative view. Most importantly, lets hope that Roy keeps Palace in the PL and everything can be further analysed in the summer. I am an optimist in that regard but am expecting a bumpy ride these next 10 games.

He's lazy and not willing to make any of his own chances. I can't wait to just get rid

Red and Blue Army!

The point that I was making was to do with whether or not the manager had any input into the signings and not questioning whether the decision was right or wrong

I’m sure he’d score loads of goals in the English 3rd division which is just about the equivalent difference in standard between Rangers/Celtic and the rest of the SPL.

I have been disappointed by the lack of quality in his finishing but even more so by the lack of effort.

So he banged them in for Celtic in a weak league, and Scotland just beat Spain. It stands to reason that someone should explain this to him.