I don't know. Could it be that when we have Bolasie and Zaha on either wing and in good form we are pretty much unplayable. However, while Bolasie was injured our only PL quality winger was pretty much playing our game single-handed; as a consequence Zaha could be singled out to neutralise us and thus became the most fouled player in the division. Meanwhile, the team plummeted down the table.

Besides, Townsend is probably better than both Zaha and Bolasie. Perhaps not in terms of excitement and flash; but certainly in terms of end product.

really hope we can seal this. Would be a fantastic acquisition

Dont let Cabaye go

Time to make some summer signings and this would be a very good start and show,at last,some serious intent to strengthen the squad.

Did you not understand what I wrote, here it is again "Palace can activate the release-clause, but it does not mean a thing if the player can't agree terms, or simply does not want to come to the club, as in all transfers "the player has the final say" not the clubs or his agent. that's quite simple really. If the player does not want to come to Palace he won't it does not matter what either club says or his agent, the final choice is his, same as Loic Remi last year when he said he was not coming to Palace or anywhere else he was staying with Chelsea that is what he did, seem to remember Clyne doing the same to Wolves in 2010.

Also there are a multitude of reasons players and clubs do not agree terms, "wages" is just one.

The tendency these days is to play left footers on the right and right footers on the left. Both our wingers are right footed so one of them will be cutting inside on their weaker foot. Townsend is left footed so will balance things up nicely

Would love to see this happen, but suspect if it does it won't be til late in the window. Townsend may well believe he can get a move to a better, more highly rated club- the likes of Southampton or Stoke, for example. If those options disappear or don't pan out he's more likely to consider us. We need to be bigging ourselves up as much as we can to try and get the deal done.

Would be a quality asset if he signs.