I am massively surprised at how good JP now is. I know he was never given a decent run in the team but how did he not show any of this talent in training to take Edouards place under Roy?

He is due a new contract soon and I’d say a big pay rise.

26 years old and in his prime. There will be no need to spend big money on a striker this summer.

Father Ken...beginning to wish he hadn’t said that.....if he keeps playing well he could force himself into the French squad for the Euros.. they have nobody like him....

To be fair most fans were saying similar at the time.
For me it is clear failure of Hodgdon's use of Mateta.
He left him isolated with no other Palace player within 30 yards of him and expected him to battle alone against a back 4 with balls often hit at head height (not Mateta's strength).
Rarely did Mateta receive passes in behind or across the penalty area (Mateta's strengths).
If you want players to thrive play to their strengths.

When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you

Any striker in their 20s who can score 10 goals for a bottom 14 team in the Premier League starts at £35m.

Evidence for that -

The ridiculous quotes for Nketiah
Cameron Archer going for £18m with no record of note
£30m for Joao Pedro who has 11 in 59 PL games and 20 in 73 in the Championship
£32m for Nicolas Jackson who got 12 in 35 in La Liga
£23m for Beto who got 10 in 33 in Serie A

26th January 2010 - Enter Administration
2nd May 2010 - D-Day 1 - Survival at Hillsborough
1st June 2010 - D-Day 2 - Survival at Lloyds
7th June 2010 - CPFC2010 exchange contracts.

Mateta's on a great run of form, which for me puts his market Value at about 20-25m. (he's worth a lot more to us at the Moment) Should he have a full season at his current level, I'd expect that number to double.

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"