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crystal-purley Purley 25 Mar 14 9.18pm
Looking at some of the tricks in the clip shows he still has potential and 34 games at a reasonably decent level at 22 also shows he can get better as he matures more in a settled place. Now compare him to Routledge who also went to spurs and made his debut at left back (honest) fell away too and eventually came good (at 29) and is doing ok now. I would possibly/probably have him back at the right price but we have so many of his type of player at the club now that I doubt TP would even look at him. A bit sad that Tom Ince had the right tutelage and even stranger (for those with memories) looking at his dad offering out a whole stand (unpunished as well). Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).
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Looking at some of the tricks in the clip shows he still has potential and 34 games at a reasonably decent level at 22 also shows he can get better as he matures more in a settled place. Now compare him to Routledge who also went to spurs and made his debut at left back (honest) fell away too and eventually came good (at 29) and is doing ok now. I would possibly/probably have him back at the right price but we have so many of his type of player at the club now that I doubt TP would even look at him. A bit sad that Tom Ince had the right tutelage and even stranger (for those with memories) looking at his dad offering out a whole stand (unpunished as well).

Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).

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south coast eagle Rustington West Sussex 26 Mar 14 10.21am
[Link] Couldn't think at all where he would have been useful this season with our free kick record from 0-15 yrds outside the box or the creative through balls etc Forever Palace
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Couldn't think at all where he would have been useful this season with our free kick record from 0-15 yrds outside the box or the creative through balls etc

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adrian b Landrindod, Wales 26 Mar 14 10.40am
Well, you have to feel sorry for a young boy having trust in his mentor/step father. Did this bloke really think John would be better off getting the occasional game in the Spur's reserves when all wisdom tells us the opposite is more appropriate. He took his choice and cocked-up. Is there really a case for having him back? Not at the moment. What if he's (unlikely) coming good? Then he could be considered like any other prospective signing. His connections and said 'love' of Palace may be useful then. Incidently, funny how he has suddenly fallen in love with Palace. Chancing his arm again? Learnt nothing?
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Landrindod, Wales 26 Mar 14 10.40am

Well, you have to feel sorry for a young boy having trust in his mentor/step father. Did this bloke really think John would be better off getting the occasional game in the Spur's reserves when all wisdom tells us the opposite is more appropriate. He took his choice and cocked-up. Is there really a case for having him back? Not at the moment. What if he's (unlikely) coming good? Then he could be considered like any other prospective signing. His connections and said 'love' of Palace may be useful then. Incidently, funny how he has suddenly fallen in love with Palace. Chancing his arm again? Learnt nothing?

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Canterbury Palace Whitstable 26 Mar 14 10.57am
Quote Mapletree at 25 Mar 2014 12.32pm Quote Canterbury Palace at 25 Mar 2014 12.06pm My anger at the time wasn't only at his perceived betrayal as a fan but also that it felt like we had been royally stiffed for the money we received. Looking at the trajectory his career has taken since though, the fee doesn't seem so bad anymore. As for having him back, based purely on playing ability, I wouldn't have him within a hundred miles of the club in the Championship, let alone the Premier League. Ah, so that must mean you have seen him play. Can't say I have since he was 16, when he was quite good. Hasselbaink obviously thinks he is OK at the level they are currently playing at but no idea if he may be ready to step up. Good job nobody here is holding a grude. There is one thing he said that kind of makes me want to hold a grude though. He said it was all far too easy for him at Palace, indicating the level at which we were playing was beneath him. Didn't like that but then how many 16 year old boys do people like? Don't answer that Cucking... I haven't seen him for years and it's nothing to do with having a grudge. The facts are that since he left in 2008 he's made 65 appearances, taking in 5 loan spells at a lower level than the Championship, several of which seem to have been terminated early at the loan club's behest. I don't know about you but that strikes me as the record of somebody who is either not good enough and/or has a major attitude problem. Either way, I'd happily do without. Edited by Canterbury Palace (26 Mar 2014 10.57am) We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
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My anger at the time wasn't only at his perceived betrayal as a fan but also that it felt like we had been royally stiffed for the money we received. Looking at the trajectory his career has taken since though, the fee doesn't seem so bad anymore.

As for having him back, based purely on playing ability, I wouldn't have him within a hundred miles of the club in the Championship, let alone the Premier League.

Ah, so that must mean you have seen him play. Can't say I have since he was 16, when he was quite good. Hasselbaink obviously thinks he is OK at the level they are currently playing at but no idea if he may be ready to step up.

Good job nobody here is holding a grude. There is one thing he said that kind of makes me want to hold a grude though. He said it was all far too easy for him at Palace, indicating the level at which we were playing was beneath him. Didn't like that but then how many 16 year old boys do people like? Don't answer that Cucking...

I haven't seen him for years and it's nothing to do with having a grudge. The facts are that since he left in 2008 he's made 65 appearances, taking in 5 loan spells at a lower level than the Championship, several of which seem to have been terminated early at the loan club's behest. I don't know about you but that strikes me as the record of somebody who is either not good enough and/or has a major attitude problem. Either way, I'd happily do without.

Edited by Canterbury Palace (26 Mar 2014 10.57am)

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

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Canterbury Palace Whitstable 26 Mar 14 11.22am
Quote jcreedy at 25 Mar 2014 4.12pm Those saying that £700k was actually a good amount of money having seen how he's done, I disagree. Who's to say that he wouldn't have gone on to play 100 games for us and leave for £10m like Wilf? The kid was the best player in the country for his age, and we missed out on enjoying his talent. Edited by jcreedy (25 Mar 2014 4.13pm) I didn't say it was a good amount of money and it obviously wasn't representative of his potential at the time. However on balance and considering the trajectory his career has taken, he hasn't justified that fee let alone a much higher one. He reminds me of Freddy Adu who was another one who was supposed to go on to great things before ultimately doing very little. We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
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Quote jcreedy at 25 Mar 2014 4.12pm

Those saying that £700k was actually a good amount of money having seen how he's done, I disagree. Who's to say that he wouldn't have gone on to play 100 games for us and leave for £10m like Wilf? The kid was the best player in the country for his age, and we missed out on enjoying his talent.

Edited by jcreedy (25 Mar 2014 4.13pm)

I didn't say it was a good amount of money and it obviously wasn't representative of his potential at the time. However on balance and considering the trajectory his career has taken, he hasn't justified that fee let alone a much higher one.

He reminds me of Freddy Adu who was another one who was supposed to go on to great things before ultimately doing very little.

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

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c_block_shedevil London 26 Mar 14 11.45am
Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team. I'm tough. I'm ambitious. I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, I'm OK with that.
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Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team.

I'm tough. I'm ambitious. I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, I'm OK with that.

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Nevermind 26 Mar 14 11.49am
Quote jcreedy at 25 Mar 2014 4.12pm As I've said numerous times, his attitude since leaving is the reason I won't forgive him, rather than him actually leaving in the first place. The guy is a prat. Those saying that £700k was actually a good amount of money having seen how he's done, I disagree. Who's to say that he wouldn't have gone on to play 100 games for us and leave for £10m like Wilf? The kid was the best player in the country for his age, and we missed out on enjoying his talent. Mark Bright says that his decision to go to Spurs was brave, and that everyone at Palace wish him well. That's bollocks on both counts. Edited by jcreedy (25 Mar 2014 4.13pm) flucking hell, I hope Mark Bright isn't telling that to the current kids he's coaching at Palace
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Quote jcreedy at 25 Mar 2014 4.12pm

As I've said numerous times, his attitude since leaving is the reason I won't forgive him, rather than him actually leaving in the first place. The guy is a prat.

Mark Bright says that his decision to go to Spurs was brave, and that everyone at Palace wish him well. That's bollocks on both counts.

Edited by jcreedy (25 Mar 2014 4.13pm)

flucking hell, I hope Mark Bright isn't telling that to the current kids he's coaching at Palace

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Mapletree Croydon 26 Mar 14 12.13pm
Quote c_block_shedevil at 26 Mar 2014 11.45am Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team. He captained the England Under 17s. He MAY have finally got over whatever problems he had, which look like attitude. I guess people think one day he will get back on track and come good, I personally think that is likely. And he is the one that got away, the itch we all want to scratch. How many threads have there been on HOL about him! If he comes as good as he had the potential to, then I would like us to get him back just as he is coming good before a bigger team snatches him up. That way we start to get back our investment in him from earlier times. But as in earlier posts, only if he is really coming good AND if we need his type of player.
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Quote c_block_shedevil at 26 Mar 2014 11.45am

Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team.

He captained the England Under 17s. He MAY have finally got over whatever problems he had, which look like attitude. I guess people think one day he will get back on track and come good, I personally think that is likely. And he is the one that got away, the itch we all want to scratch. How many threads have there been on HOL about him!

If he comes as good as he had the potential to, then I would like us to get him back just as he is coming good before a bigger team snatches him up. That way we start to get back our investment in him from earlier times. But as in earlier posts, only if he is really coming good AND if we need his type of player.

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The Sash Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 26 Mar 14 12.15pm
Quote c_block_shedevil at 26 Mar 2014 11.45am Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team. This As far as the rules go, it's a website not a democracy - Hambo 3/6/2014
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Quote c_block_shedevil at 26 Mar 2014 11.45am

Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team.

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Plane Bromley 26 Mar 14 1.26pm
Quote Mapletree at 26 Mar 2014 12.13pm Quote c_block_shedevil at 26 Mar 2014 11.45am Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team. He captained the England Under 17s. He MAY have finally got over whatever problems he had, which look like attitude. I guess people think one day he will get back on track and come good, I personally think that is likely. And he is the one that got away, the itch we all want to scratch. How many threads have there been on HOL about him! If he comes as good as he had the potential to, then I would like us to get him back just as he is coming good before a bigger team snatches him up. That way we start to get back our investment in him from earlier times. But as in earlier posts, only if he is really coming good AND if we need his type of player. Personally I would let this phantom 'bigger' team get him, I really don't understand the fascination some on here have for former players. Bostock has played in the Belgian second division for almost a season, when he plays in a league that is somewhere near the standard we're at, then if he is of the calibre and position needed, then possibly look at him. Maybe if Chortletown go down he might be a good fit for them, for us, no.
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Quote Mapletree at 26 Mar 2014 12.13pm

Quote c_block_shedevil at 26 Mar 2014 11.45am

Why would people take him back in a heartbeat? Attitude problem and treacherous money grabbing antics aside, he is just simply not good enough for a premier league team.

If he comes as good as he had the potential to, then I would like us to get him back just as he is coming good before a bigger team snatches him up. That way we start to get back our investment in him from earlier times. But as in earlier posts, only if he is really coming good AND if we need his type of player.

Personally I would let this phantom 'bigger' team get him, I really don't understand the fascination some on here have for former players. Bostock has played in the Belgian second division for almost a season, when he plays in a league that is somewhere near the standard we're at, then if he is of the calibre and position needed, then possibly look at him. Maybe if Chortletown go down he might be a good fit for them, for us, no.

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THEMAN_THELEGEND 26 Mar 14 1.41pm
Too many better players out there to even consider bringing back Bostock, never mind the fact he walked out on the club.
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