I realise he's moved on and we've moved on, and everyone's agreed that in hindsight the Spurs move was a terrible decision.

But it only occurred to me yesterday that he's just a year older than Wilf.

There's a parallel universe where he's had a decade in the Premier League playing in unison with Zaha, Clyne, AWB etc.

He's been married for years, and has lived in a variety of countries with fulfilling life experiences, so good luck to him. I doubt he has any regrets.

Yes, he did and at the time I commented on here he looked the best player on the park - only to be shot down in flames !

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

Ha yes. There are plenty on here who never forget let alone forgive.

The anger aimed at him was because of the way he departed our club after all the work developing him and mostly as I recall the amount in compensation we received, at the time no one had really mentioned his step dads involvement.

Spurs have 'form' of unsettling our young players and then trying to buy them on the cheap. Bostock and Routledge both fit this approach.
Hopefully Palace use these 2 as examples of what not to do when a young player gets tapped up.

Routledge at least had a reasonably successful career - over 500 appearances, over half of which were in the top flight.

Bostock's career reminds me of Ravel Morrison's a bit. Clearly talented, but has never settled anywhere and ultimately has not realised his potential. Trying that penalty at such a crucial point sums him up really. Both brilliant and mad to try it.