A broken clock is still right twice a day (I don't know where I'm going with this...)

The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots

Can't help thinking that if he is so highly regarded in Germany and Spain and yet pretty unimpressive for Palace it must say something negative about our midfield providers.

Also might explain how previous 'flops' like Bamford and Sorloth
showed their true worth after leaving us.

Maybe Wharton will provide the necessary 'missing ingredient' ?

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

Bayer Leverkusen have pulled out for JPM as they have bought the lad from Real Betis & as Nicholas91 has posted, they are looking at him, although the figure being mooted is £14m, not the £20m earlier.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

clock repairers?

For a team fighting to stay up under Hodgson style tactics I’d keep mateta until the summer.

If we get more injuries players like Ayew and mateta are gold dust.

His work rate and hold up play are superb

Sorry i just dont get the enthusiasm for him, OK he held the ball up a bit tonight , but when the ball was flashing across the 6 yard box he was nowhere to be seen or running over the ball . He will not be a decent center forward all the time i have a hole in my rectal passage