The article makes Dougie sound like a stalker

None of us know what has been Ebiowei,s reasoning for choosing Palace. But to beat United to him has to be considered a major step forward in Palaces recruiting abilities.
United have everything and more than Palace.His manager Rooney, is a United Icon, and would almost certainly have pushed him their way , Steve McLaren, was his coach for a while..
Yet it looks like he is Palace. Maybe he thinks a break through here is more likely. All he has to do is live up to the hype and that might come true.

Didn't Dougie also choose us over Man Utd when signing from Barnet ?

There's no sun, the shadow of the wizard.......

It could be true to a degree. But it’s fairly common, and it will go to a tribunal .
The boy is out of contract, other than a compensation fee Derbys claims go no further, and that is often best decided by tribunal.

Agreed . A tribunal should reflect that in any decision.. Can’t blame Derby for hoping or trying for as much as they can get, considering their financial situation.

Remember we signed Ferguson and didn't have a fee set until over a year later and even then it was pretty low, especially given we'd supposedly been willing to pay about 9 or 10 million for him before he got injured. Given the circumstances and his relatively limited experience I wouldn't imagine the fee would be more than a million. If Ebiowei and Plange were both to turn out to be stars then I don't we'll get invited to any birthday parties at Derby for a while!