Yes, that is a risk with any player, hopefully this is where injury insurance plays its part. It would be silly not to try and secure him permanently in the next T/F window before the vultures get circulating.

Yes it seemed like the City fans were booing him literally from the first kick! A City fan launched a pie at us when the second goal went in. Fortunately his aim was about as good as the City strikers and actually clipped the top of the stewards head 😃

He said something in the post match interview about having players (specifically Gallagher) willing and able to link up with. I think he's just revitalised and re-motivated. The standard of our attacking ability has finally raised to meet his standard, and it's challenging him to be better.

Watching Newcastle, with their deep defence (and still conceding three) reminded me of us last season. A midfield and defence pass it sideways, and slowly backwards, eventually reaching the keeper who can only hoof it, as there's nowhere else to go. And Allan Saint-Maximin does his best to reach a ball he'll never get, chasing heroically, but with utter futility. Instead the opposition casually win it back, with 19 outfield players in the opposition half, and their cycle of dominance starts again. The defensive team have to work so hard, to get so little, and any success is reliant on genius.

For Saint-Maximin, read Zaha, who did this for years. He's not had this much fun since Bolasie was here.

Olise is a class act. He ran 50 yds at full pelt with the ball almost glued to his feet. We are lucky to have him

100% this

Edited by Spiderman (01 Nov 2021 7.11am)

I take it you didn't go to the 1995 League Cup tie v City at Selhurst then? The City fans were so poorly behaved during their team's 4-0 defeat that Palace fans sang to them "You're the sh!t of Manchester!" (to the tune of 'Bread of Heaven'). Given who the other major Manchester team is, that was quite an indictment!!

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)