I am really very sad not to see AWB play again in our colours and I will miss watching him. I assume he wanted to go when the offer was seen as serious and why wouldn't he want to take the chance when it comes. I also think whatever the club's situation if the player is turned by agents etc etc then what can they do but put a very high price on him...that didn't work so away he goes, I wish him well but not that well now he plays for MU, will always watch as wherever he goes he will always be ours.
We really don't have the power of the big clubs and we should remember that, I don't want new owners, glad to have Palace people running things, I don't think they have done that badly, but this site seems to be the repository of the feelings of badly frustrated people who are never happy with anything, sadly that dominates which makes most threads football and other a miserable experience...is it because we are established in the Prem, maybe but people love to dump stuff on here and there are quite a few very regular contributors who dominate....making for the misery.

Well, he’s gone. Pity he didn’t give us another season but there you go. Congrats to our academy for this incredible success story.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

I have to say that the money offered for AWB really could bit be turned down.
I think that United are paying a lot for potential.
I KNOW what an outstanding defensive full back he is, in my opinion the best in the league, but Manchester United will want more than that.
He will be expected to be a lot more creative than he was at Palace.. get used to a team playing with the majority of possession and expect to be as much as an attacking threat as a defensive rock.
I am not sure he is at point in time capable of playing as a wing back and is certainly far from the finished article and at times poor on the attacking 3rd.
At that next level he will need a lot of work.
I hope I am wrong.
Aa for is it good money for him, well that dependeds on what the fans think is good money, translated to transfer business and what the club does with the money on the pitch..and what the club thinks ,investment in the ground and non playing side.
I fear if we feel we are going to splash all of the fee on new players we may be unhappy bunnies.

Winch Eagle

See my post above!

Always remembering walking from the Holmesdale to the Whitehorse end at half time!

AWB made giant strides in a short period of time. I wish him every success as he embarks on another journey in his football career.

I genuinely wish him all the best.......just please don't kiss that *ucking badge!!

I was stood at Villa Park covered in Scouse spit......but it was worth it!