This post has been merged from a topic called 'Connor Wickham' by Midlands Eagle

Buzzing he scored the other night. It's a strange one with Connor. Slow start to his palace career but I really felt he was heading in the right direction. Clearly, he's a player who can handle big games (semi-final for instance) and isn't short of quality. Always suffered from injury niggles before a catastrophic knee injury.

Either way, we need him back soon. Sorloth just isn't going to cut the mustard. Benteke, much maligned, is still our best option but he'd be far better with Wickham putting pressure on him.

With regards to his injury, the first thing I'd do if I was Roy would be to invite Alan Shearer to the training ground to talk to Wickham. Shearer suffered the same injury, adapted his game and still had a glittering career. Whilst he's there, maybe Wilf can have a quiet word with shearer to about his punditry skills.

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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Connor Wickham' by Midlands Eagle

Clearly somebody within the club believes he can contribute after such a long term series of injuries. Whilst the Arse and like can carry players like Wilshere I'm not sure Palace can carry too many with players probably on a largish salary. Let's hope he can come back and recover his obvious ability this season, as it is beginning to turn to a game of roulette in attack this season. COYP !!

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Why would we , 5 goals in 8 games, no goals at home this season , want England’s most recent/ best striker give our forward that had the same injury as him some advice. Sounds like a ridiculous idea.
Maybe get freedman, that Wickham has never heard of/seen play , try and lift his spirits.

If shearer put a pair of boots on (without talking) and had a ball rolled out to him, with a keeper in the goal, at 40 years old, you don’t think he could show our embarrassing bunch of strikers how to put the ball in the net.? If you say no, your lying.

Totally agree. Thought he showed some really good signs. If he can get over these little niggles and get a run of games he could be a god send.

Connor did make the bench and indeed put in a cameo performance as a sub in the last few minutes of that particular match.
Apparently,should have been selected for the Middlesbrough game but suffered thigh strain and will be out again for god knows how long.
Such depressing news and begin to wonder whether he will ever compete again at the highest level.