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abaggott Croydon 08 Jul 14 12.26pm
Another big advantage we have is that Caulker is a defender and defenders take pride in defending! What is the outcome of good defending? Clean sheets. Which club has a great clean sheet record? Palace. If I were serious about defending and wanted to be recognized as a quality defender I would join a club like Palace that rakes up the clean sheets as if they were leaves. Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am Quote sydtheeagle at 08 Jul 2014 11.09am Quote Southampton_Eagle at 08 Jul 2014 11.01am Quote sydtheeagle at 08 Jul 2014 10.51am From Sky Sports Transfer feed just now... TRANSFER ODDS Steven Caulker has been backed to join Crystal Palace, as news they might hijack his move to QPR came out. He’s 5/2 to join the Eagles, coming in from 16/1. He’s still 1/3 to join QPR. Check out all our transfer specials. According to reports from Wales Caulker is on £40k a week. QPR have offered him £60k a week and Palace are offering £40k a week plus a £2m bonus for staying up. Well, if this is true and he hasn't signed for QPR already then obviously the 20k difference has not yet been enough to convince him to join them so he must be hoping we, or someone else, comes in with an attractive alternative. Seems like we are still play...even seems like he would rather come to us than them if we could find a way to make it work. I have to say, I don't think QPR are an attractive prospect at all. Harry is on his last legs so the manager that signs you almost certainly won't be around for more than a year...the fallout from the poisonous reputation the dressing room had 12 months ago is probably still not totally gone in player circles...Barton is a loose cannon; I suspect a few players would not want to join a dressing room where he was a central figure...and they really don't have a lot of genuine Premiership talent. Basically, they snuck up with a lot of luck in the playoffs and they're in for a long, hard season where they'll be relegation favourites. We, on the other hand, may not pay as much but the entire league is raving about playing in front of our supporters, we finished in 11th place and are in a good position to push on, we have Manager of the Year in charge and a lot of players with blossoming reputations (Jedi, Yala, Gayle, Ward, etc.) Narrow, if not close the 20k gap and I'd join us over QPR too if I was Caulker. Sounds familiar? If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP. This should sway a move to us if he has any sense. Unlike most of the rubbish suggestions on here and ludicrous paper talks, this rumour has legs in that it is just the kind of player I guess TP would buy. British Isles born, EPL experience, hard working, no nonsense. The future's bright, the future's Palace.
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abaggott

Croydon 08 Jul 14 12.26pm

Another big advantage we have is that Caulker is a defender and defenders take pride in defending! What is the outcome of good defending? Clean sheets. Which club has a great clean sheet record? Palace.

If I were serious about defending and wanted to be recognized as a quality defender I would join a club like Palace that rakes up the clean sheets as if they were leaves.

Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am

Quote sydtheeagle at 08 Jul 2014 11.09am

Quote Southampton_Eagle at 08 Jul 2014 11.01am

Quote sydtheeagle at 08 Jul 2014 10.51am

From Sky Sports Transfer feed just now...

TRANSFER ODDS Steven Caulker has been backed to join Crystal Palace, as news they might hijack his move to QPR came out. He’s 5/2 to join the Eagles, coming in from 16/1. He’s still 1/3 to join QPR. Check out all our transfer specials.

According to reports from Wales Caulker is on £40k a week. QPR have offered him £60k a week and Palace are offering £40k a week plus a £2m bonus for staying up.

Well, if this is true and he hasn't signed for QPR already then obviously the 20k difference has not yet been enough to convince him to join them so he must be hoping we, or someone else, comes in with an attractive alternative. Seems like we are still play...even seems like he would rather come to us than them if we could find a way to make it work.

I have to say, I don't think QPR are an attractive prospect at all. Harry is on his last legs so the manager that signs you almost certainly won't be around for more than a year...the fallout from the poisonous reputation the dressing room had 12 months ago is probably still not totally gone in player circles...Barton is a loose cannon; I suspect a few players would not want to join a dressing room where he was a central figure...and they really don't have a lot of genuine Premiership talent. Basically, they snuck up with a lot of luck in the playoffs and they're in for a long, hard season where they'll be relegation favourites.

We, on the other hand, may not pay as much but the entire league is raving about playing in front of our supporters, we finished in 11th place and are in a good position to push on, we have Manager of the Year in charge and a lot of players with blossoming reputations (Jedi, Yala, Gayle, Ward, etc.) Narrow, if not close the 20k gap and I'd join us over QPR too if I was Caulker.

Sounds familiar?

If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP. This should sway a move to us if he has any sense.

Unlike most of the rubbish suggestions on here and ludicrous paper talks, this rumour has legs in that it is just the kind of player I guess TP would buy. British Isles born, EPL experience, hard working, no nonsense.

The future's bright, the future's Palace.

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jason7 croydon 08 Jul 14 12.33pm
Also he is a Brenford fan,so bit of a west London Traitor if he joined QPR. But if Rio Ferdinand is going to QPR then a chance to have a season learning of him make sway it,plus old twitchy is someone he has played under before.
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croydon 08 Jul 14 12.33pm

Also he is a Brenford fan,so bit of a west London Traitor if he joined QPR.
But if Rio Ferdinand is going to QPR then a chance to have a season learning of him make sway it,plus old twitchy is someone he has played under before.

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Midlands Eagle 08 Jul 14 12.52pm
Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP. I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement
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Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am

If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP.

I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement

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silvertop Portishead 08 Jul 14 2.18pm
Quote Ian J at 08 Jul 2014 12.52pm Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP. I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement Why, how many games did Speroni play last season? Oh, you are saying that Hennesey didn't get to play? Special circumstances. A good goalie brought in as solid back-up with likely succession to no.1 given Speroni's age. The supposed Pulis/Jerome spat centred on CJ feeling he could not get a game at Stoke as he had his favourites. Look at the 4 signings made by TP. Hennesey was for the future; one was a speculative loan; but the other 3... Caulker needs to look no further than what has happened with Dann and Ledley's careers to see his probable career trajectory if he joins us. Regular games in a team that is more likely to stay up and do well. By comparison, QPR is too risky and flakey an option no matter what they are willing to pay.
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Portishead 08 Jul 14 2.18pm

Quote Ian J at 08 Jul 2014 12.52pm

Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am

If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP.

I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement

Why, how many games did Speroni play last season? Oh, you are saying that Hennesey didn't get to play? Special circumstances. A good goalie brought in as solid back-up with likely succession to no.1 given Speroni's age.

The supposed Pulis/Jerome spat centred on CJ feeling he could not get a game at Stoke as he had his favourites. Look at the 4 signings made by TP. Hennesey was for the future; one was a speculative loan; but the other 3... Caulker needs to look no further than what has happened with Dann and Ledley's careers to see his probable career trajectory if he joins us. Regular games in a team that is more likely to stay up and do well. By comparison, QPR is too risky and flakey an option no matter what they are willing to pay.

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wainesworld west wickham 08 Jul 14 6.21pm
Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 2.18pm Quote Ian J at 08 Jul 2014 12.52pm Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP. I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement Why, how many games did Speroni play last season? Oh, you are saying that Hennesey didn't get to play? Special circumstances. A good goalie brought in as solid back-up with likely succession to no.1 given Speroni's age. The supposed Pulis/Jerome spat centred on CJ feeling he could not get a game at Stoke as he had his favourites. Look at the 4 signings made by TP. Hennesey was for the future; one was a speculative loan; but the other 3... Caulker needs to look no further than what has happened with Dann and Ledley's careers to see his probable career trajectory if he joins us. Regular games in a team that is more likely to stay up and do well. By comparison, QPR is too risky and flakey an option no matter what they are willing to pay. While I really hope we go for him from his side of things if QPR offer stacks more cash which I'm sure they will and it's a straight choice between us and them he will choose them IMO Because money talks. Edited by wainesworld (08 Jul 2014 6.23pm)
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Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 2.18pm

Quote Ian J at 08 Jul 2014 12.52pm

Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am

If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP.

I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement

While I really hope we go for him from his side of things if QPR offer stacks more cash which I'm sure they will and it's a straight choice between us and them he will choose them IMO

Because money talks.

Edited by wainesworld (08 Jul 2014 6.23pm)

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Petereagle Brockley 08 Jul 14 6.51pm
Quote wainesworld at 08 Jul 2014 6.21pm Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 2.18pm Quote Ian J at 08 Jul 2014 12.52pm Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP. I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement Why, how many games did Speroni play last season? Oh, you are saying that Hennesey didn't get to play? Special circumstances. A good goalie brought in as solid back-up with likely succession to no.1 given Speroni's age. The supposed Pulis/Jerome spat centred on CJ feeling he could not get a game at Stoke as he had his favourites. Look at the 4 signings made by TP. Hennesey was for the future; one was a speculative loan; but the other 3... Caulker needs to look no further than what has happened with Dann and Ledley's careers to see his probable career trajectory if he joins us. Regular games in a team that is more likely to stay up and do well. By comparison, QPR is too risky and flakey an option no matter what they are willing to pay. While I really hope we go for him from his side of things if QPR offer stacks more cash which I'm sure they will and it's a straight choice between us and them he will choose them IMO Because money talks. Edited by wainesworld (08 Jul 2014 6.23pm) But 'one rumour' says there would be av £2m end of season bonus if Palace stayed up? Very tasty carrot, if true!
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Brockley 08 Jul 14 6.51pm

Quote wainesworld at 08 Jul 2014 6.21pm

Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 2.18pm

Quote Ian J at 08 Jul 2014 12.52pm

Quote silvertop at 08 Jul 2014 11.38am

If TP likes him and he settles in with our culture and keeps fit, he will play all 38 league games. No rotation nonsense with TP.

I think that Speroni might disagree with that statement

While I really hope we go for him from his side of things if QPR offer stacks more cash which I'm sure they will and it's a straight choice between us and them he will choose them IMO

Because money talks.

Edited by wainesworld (08 Jul 2014 6.23pm)

But 'one rumour' says there would be av £2m end of season bonus if Palace stayed up? Very tasty carrot, if true!

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adrian b Landrindod, Wales 08 Jul 14 8.15pm
Silvertop has got it right. But what's a few grand when you can go the way of Dann?
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adrian b

Landrindod, Wales 08 Jul 14 8.15pm

Silvertop has got it right. But what's a few grand when you can go the way of Dann?

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pstrutt Busselton, WA 08 Jul 14 8.58pm
Quote adrian b at 08 Jul 2014 8.15pm Silvertop has got it right. But what's a few grand when you can go the way of Dann? Could add Puncheon and Chamakh to that list. (I don't know what Punch was on previously) So I manage a Workshop which provides a safe learning environment for blokes struggling with PTSD and other mental health issues. Being a Palace fan isn't listed yet.
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Quote adrian b at 08 Jul 2014 8.15pm

Silvertop has got it right. But what's a few grand when you can go the way of Dann?

Could add Puncheon and Chamakh to that list. (I don't know what Punch was on previously)

So I manage a Workshop which provides a safe learning environment for blokes struggling with PTSD and other mental health issues. Being a Palace fan isn't listed yet.

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cpfc13 eastgrinstead 09 Jul 14 4.05pm
Any news on this?, haven't heard anything for a bit
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eastgrinstead 09 Jul 14 4.05pm

Any news on this?, haven't heard anything for a bit

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Petereagle Brockley 09 Jul 14 4.11pm
Quote cpfc13 at 09 Jul 2014 4.05pm Any news on this?, haven't heard anything for a bit This was posted on the thread about Frazier Campbell [Link]
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Quote cpfc13 at 09 Jul 2014 4.05pm

Any news on this?, haven't heard anything for a bit

This was posted on the thread about Frazier Campbell

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cpfc13 eastgrinstead 09 Jul 14 5.26pm
Ok thanks , sounds good , and it says on there QPR are offering 60k a week (£3000000 per year) and were offering 40k per week (£200000 per year ) but also that if we stay up he would get a 2 mil bonus so we are actually offering more if we stay up . Come on palace get this done
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eastgrinstead 09 Jul 14 5.26pm

Ok thanks , sounds good , and it says on there QPR are offering 60k a week (£3000000 per year) and were offering 40k per week (£200000 per year ) but also that if we stay up he would get a 2 mil bonus so we are actually offering more if we stay up . Come on palace get this done

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bexleydave Barnehurst 09 Jul 14 5.35pm
Quote cpfc13 at 09 Jul 2014 5.26pm Ok thanks , sounds good , and it says on there QPR are offering 60k a week (£3000000 per year) and were offering 40k per week (£200000 per year ) but also that if we stay up he would get a 2 mil bonus so we are actually offering more if we stay up . Come on palace get this done Potentially yes, but is the bird-in-the-hand (£3m) a better bet than the two-in-the-bush (£4m), if you're an outsider? Who would a potential recruit think has the better chance of staying up? We think we know the answer, but we're not the ones gambling with a £1m quid. Bexley Dave Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing! "The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)
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Quote cpfc13 at 09 Jul 2014 5.26pm

Ok thanks , sounds good , and it says on there QPR are offering 60k a week (£3000000 per year) and were offering 40k per week (£200000 per year ) but also that if we stay up he would get a 2 mil bonus so we are actually offering more if we stay up . Come on palace get this done

Potentially yes, but is the bird-in-the-hand (£3m) a better bet than the two-in-the-bush (£4m), if you're an outsider? Who would a potential recruit think has the better chance of staying up? We think we know the answer, but we're not the ones gambling with a £1m quid.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

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