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Exactly my thinking. Hudson-Odoi resigned at Cheslki & Sane out for the year... Saga could drag on until the 2nd September.

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Meant NOT going to happen

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I cannot work out who has won out of all this. I’m not even sure anyone, including, Wilf, his w@nkers (no transfer fee commission) or the club know who’s won or gained from this saga.

Yes he’s being paid more, but that may make him stuck at Palace. And then we don’t sell him when we may sell need to. The only way we won’t need to or I’d say say shouldn’t sell is if we’re taken over by mega wealthy owners. Otherwise evolving the team is inevitable so it’s a case of how much Zaha sale cash or none.

There were some logical theories popping up on the bbs last night. Will have to keep reading because making sense of this is far from easy.

The only explanations I can come up with as to how it happened is his w@nker advisors, Wilf frustrated he’s only wanted by clubs from 5th or 6th down and way below Parish’s valuation. Oh, and good old fashioned greed. As for the strategy or plan by the team of w@nkers, I can make sense of it, but then they’re like a group of teenagers in a business of shrewd and experienced businessmen.

He needs to bin his pals, as parish needs expertise rather than ex players.

COYP

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Ian Wright’s the best player I’ve seen at Palace. Salako is the most effective winger I’ve watched, get the ball beat the player and cross it.

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Its all died down a bit now and I think from what I have read amongst the lies and half truths that this is in short what has happened:

1) SP agreed with Wilf he could go this summer if CL club came in and suitable price paid.

2) Arsenal came in and didn't meet either of these criteria although I believe a suitable price would have secured a deal here as they still had european football.

3) Everton came in and offered one bid only, £52m. They may or may not have offered players along with the £52m however this has never been confirmed by any reasonable source. They also did not meet the criteria for any european football whatsoever.

4) Wilf saw that a move wasn't coming so slapped in a transfer request last minute to try and convince someone to come in for him. This failed miserably as no-one outside of Arsenal and Everton had shown any real interest and both of them were at figures which Palace were never going to accept.

The upshot of all of this is we are left with an unhappy player who thinks he deserves better than the hand he has been dealt. It remains to be seen whether he is professional enough to play through this and place himself in the shop window for next year.

If you listen to the words Roy used when interviewed in his car you will note that he said Wilf is with us for another year, so I would not think there is a promise or a plan to offload him in January unless a massive bid is made AND we can replace him with a suitable player.

I have to admit to wanting to see him gone given his antics and would have accepted someone like Sarr as his replacement, however if £52m is the sum total of what was offered I can understand why it was rejected out of hand. He was never going anywhere for that sort of money.

As a Palace fan I truly hope he gets his act together and plays for the team. I don't expect him to play this weekend but should return next week.

All my opinion of course.

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So is Wilf playing against Everton or not? I keep hearing different things...