When a team has 'gelled' like Palace now have (after the Arsenal 3-0 victory), you really shouldn't change it unless you absolutely have to. I cite Leicester 2016 as an example - not the greatest players - just a great team. So I put a lot of monetary value on our current players. A world class goalkeeper, a world class RB, Defoe to support Benteke, and 2018 could be a glorious year...

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Bar Sakho we really haven't had much luck with loans but given that it's Allardyce that'll be choosing our loans then i'm sure we can expect any new loanee to have an impact in the same vein as Sakho.

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I personally think we had mixed fortunes: loans since promotion
Puncheon: successful loan turned permanent
Jerome: gave his all - not great in front of goal though
Tom ince - one good game on debut, little else
Zaha - most successful loan return
Doyle- waste of time
Sanogo- dreadful
Bamford - shocking
Remy - far to injury prone
Sakho - absolute beast

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Players need time to come good - as mentioned (list of those who have not progressed) there needs to be two competing for each position - with one becoming a household name and the other let go.

So what? He was 22 years old and in a new team. 1 goals and 1 assist in 8 games isn't bad for a winger.

Palace should have paid the 2 million they were asking for him.
Not a large sum. Now he's one of the best English side midfielders (right behind Sterling, Antonio, Walcott, Ox, Townsend, Zaha and Redmond)

It's not good either, that goal and assist came in his only good game for us, in the other games he did absolutely nothing. Whats the point of paying for someone did not impress in his time on loan?