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The Wilfried Zaha Thread
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 pstrutt  Busselton, WA 05 Jun 19 9.28am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by The Dolphin
Sadly and likely that the English clubs who want him will leave it as late as possible. Maybe we should have an auction on June 12th? Or a bring and buy sale? Swap deals reported are always too good to be true. The (had too much) Sun reports United want Wilf and AWB and are willing to offer Pogba, Lukaku and the drummer from Spandau Ballet. My concern would be that whoever we sign to replace Wilf will always struggle. Partly because whoever it is won't be as good as or better than Wilf nor will he (or she - I'm in recruitment and have to be partial) be as loved by the Palace crowd, so the majority of us will get on his back. I am hoping for the money to be spent not on a replacement for Wilf, but for top choices elsewhere on the pitch: New Striker / Creative Midfielder and new Left Back. You would still have the same problems as above, but the expectation of filling the shoes left by Wilf is much lower (because filling Benteke's shoes is really not so hard). We can then look to trial young blood on the wing or take someone like Ollie Watkins from Brentwood as a prospect.
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Rudi Hedman  Caterham 05 Jun 19 9.35am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Good post. Only a shame that after buying 2 left backs when we should’ve bought one or two thoroughly scouted and on lower wages 6 months earlier, we’re now talking about that area as being weak, which I agree it is. It’s vulnerable, targeted and we get broken down there.
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| Midlands Eagle 05 Jun 19 10.00am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by pstrutt
My concern would be that whoever we sign to replace Wilf will always struggle. Partly because whoever it is won't be as good as or better than Wilf nor will he be as loved by the Palace crowd, so the majority of us will get on his back. Are Palace supporters really that crap? Anybody that "gets on a players back" just because he isn't someone else ought to be strung up by his gonads Edited by Midlands Eagle (05 Jun 2019 10.01am)
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| MKCPFC Spain/MK 05 Jun 19 10.19am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Are Palace supporters really that crap? Anybody that "gets on a players back" just because he isn't someone else ought to be strung up by his gonads Edited by Midlands Eagle (05 Jun 2019 10.01am) See Wayne Hennessey thread.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 05 Jun 19 10.36am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by MKCPFC
See Wayne Hennessey thread. That’s not because he isn’t speroni or anyone else.
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| RyWa Beckenham 05 Jun 19 10.49am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
That’s not because he isn’t speroni or anyone else. I actually think that had a great deal to with it. Palace fans didnt think he was good enough before they even saw him play, and i think alot of that was because he dislodged a fan favourite from his position. In regards to Wilf, i tend to agree that any replacement will not get the "freedom" the fans give Wilf. If he messes up, he gets no stick, same as if he has a bad game. Hes the only player in our squad whos almost immune from criticism. Whoever replaces will be compared to him constantly rather than being judged on his own merits, and wont have the creative freedom to try things. Edited by RyWa (05 Jun 2019 10.50am)
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 05 Jun 19 12.16pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by RyWa
I actually think that had a great deal to with it. Palace fans didnt think he was good enough before they even saw him play, and i think alot of that was because he dislodged a fan favourite from his position. In regards to Wilf, i tend to agree that any replacement will not get the "freedom" the fans give Wilf. If he messes up, he gets no stick, same as if he has a bad game. Hes the only player in our squad whos almost immune from criticism. Whoever replaces will be compared to him constantly rather than being judged on his own merits, and wont have the creative freedom to try things. Edited by RyWa (05 Jun 2019 10.50am) Complete rubbish. So it had nothing to do with speroni flapping around in the air like a baby bird? Have you forgotten Townsend getting coated off rotten on here and whenever anyone nicked the ball off him? And I suppose Benteke gets stick because he isn’t Murray, AJ or Ian Wright, and nothing to do with being lazy and chipping in with 2,goals a season?
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| RyWa Beckenham 05 Jun 19 5.08pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Complete rubbish. So it had nothing to do with speroni flapping around in the air like a baby bird? Have you forgotten Townsend getting coated off rotten on here and whenever anyone nicked the ball off him? And I suppose Benteke gets stick because he isn’t Murray, AJ or Ian Wright, and nothing to do with being lazy and chipping in with 2,goals a season? You've completely lost me. I wasn't discussing the reason as to way Hennessey took Speroni's place, I was simply saying, that in certain areas there was most definitely people acting/behaving/speaking less favourably towards Hennessey due to their loyalty to Speroni. The rest of the twoddle you've written is irrelevant because none of those players have had a relationship with the fans like Speroni and now Wilf, apart from to an extent Ian Wright until he kissed the Arsenal badge at Selhurst and burnt the bridge with the fans. Andros Townsend got stick on here because in his first season he was an absolute let down, he even said himself he was giving 100%.
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| brides Arnside . Lake District 14 Jun 19 7.44pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'No bids for Zaha' by bexleydave So wilf wants to go. But not seen any bids or interest confirmed. Is he staying? Or price to high ?
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| Brinscall Eagle Brinscall Lancashire/ Villamartin ... 14 Jun 19 8.35pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'No bids for Zaha' by bexleydave Originally posted by brides
So wilf wants to go. But not seen any bids or interest confirmed. Is he staying? Or price to high ? They are all put off by the fact he is on £130,000 a week and the club wants at least £60million. Only a few clubs in Europe can afford him. This means he will still be with us next season. COYP
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 14 Jun 19 8.44pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'No bids for Zaha' by bexleydave Originally posted by brides
So wilf wants to go. But not seen any bids or interest confirmed. Is he staying? Or price to high ? Where does it say he WANTS to go? All ive seen/heard/read was the interview he gave saying he'd like to play CL football like any othe footballer. It was the media that twisted his comments to make up a story.
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| Spiderman Horsham 14 Jun 19 9.26pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'The Wilfried Zaha Thread' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'Zaha wants out' by Midlands Eagle This post has been merged from a topic called 'No bids for Zaha' by bexleydave Originally posted by eagleman13
Where does it say he WANTS to go? All ive seen/heard/read was the interview he gave saying he'd like to play CL football like any othe footballer. It was the media that twisted his comments to make up a story. Exactly
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