yes back to Tayo. He came across very well when featured in the channel 4 Palace Academy documentary a year or so ago so definitely doesn't appear to have an 'attitude'. When he signed his first pro contract he used some of the money to move him and his parents in to a nicer rental house and neighbourhood (and he won't be earning silly money).

His football progress has clearly stalled the last 2 years since he made his debut and last season he rarely featured on the bench, even when Mitchell was missing or carrying a minor knock.

It could be as simple as for all his pace and attacking flair his defensive side is poor and is not improving.
The Coventry loan was perhaps too high a level for him (championship), maybe a div 1 loan would have been a better level.
I hope he can turn the corner as we definitely need competition at LB.

Edited by palace99 (25 Jan 2024 10.30am)

Without being too long winded, I reckon he would have wanted to stay if he could see a progression into the first team - which we really should have given him. However, I realise supposition and hindsight mean very little. I really didn't like the transfer at the time and still don't. As I've already said - the big one is Holding. Any better than O'Brien? It isn't looking that way to me. As for Tomkins - he really was good for us. But, unfortunately, nowhere near a first team player now - not for around two seasons at least. Again O'Brien is better - obviously just my opinion. Presumably not the club's opinion.

Red and Blue Army!

Commanding figure, he's 6ft 6 and didn't win a header vs crawley in the summer, is in a lyon side that ships goals, premier league would eat him up and spit him out.