The Bonk

I'm with you on most points, @KaKa, I don't think Palace will go down, they have enough quality and experience to stay up. Removing your top goal scoring and creating players will, at best, see them replicate this past season finish, but most likely sit at 14-16th in the table. I'm a fan of Viera, the player and now manager, think he's got more about him than some players from his time as manager.

If Eze can match Gallaghers output last season, that will be great progress for the lad. I like Viera, but I think you're over rating him. While I don't disagree Zaha historically not being prolific, he's getting better each season (don't think Roma could afford him, tbh) and if CP have top 10 aspirations, they'll need to keep him. I haven't seen CP mentioned in any of the rumours pages with links to players of Zaha's quality. Benteke is shite, so, if Zaha leaves, they'll need these players to step up and probably find another two quality forwards to keep the momentum they built last year.

To Palace in their current state? He's essential and unless they find someone of equal quality, they're fucked if he leaves.

Yeah, think they have enough quality to stay up, assuming they keep Zaha and Eze can replace Gallagher's goal output. I don't mind them, their fans seem okay, even if they took issue with PIF.

Eze is going to score 14 goals, @KaKa mate? There's potential there, but he's not on Zaha's level.

Paging @TBG, someone is trying to steal your thunder, mate.

I don't think he is, unfortunately. Let in some terrible goals when Dubs was injured. Toney's goal at SJP comes to mind.

He scored 6 more goals than Gallagher (8), netting 14 in 31 starts. They did spread the scoring around a bit, but if Conor Gallagher doesn't come back and Zaha leaves, they're fucked.

That's Palace lower down the table, if true. He's a snide cunt, but easily their best and most attacking player (dat fret).

I would rather we have descended into "dewlewded Jawdee" discourse than the absolute shite we were served up under Ashley. We are all engaged and posting nonsense in here because we're excited about this club once again.

Don’t think so, either. He feels like a player we bring in for our next iteration, where we need a squad big enough to compete for top 6-8 domestically and are regularly in Europe.

Correct. It's probably one of his better skills.

I thought they swerved FFP due to COVID claims or some nonsense like that?

Gordon and Richarlson leaving with Lampard in charge means relegation battle, I can’t see them selling him unless they’re skint.

This is the way.

the negative and unfounded bias towards Gordon, man. He’s clearly a talent, whom I bet @Neiland @1878 would be gutted to lose.

Based off what exactly? Gordon is an excellent player and was easily their best player on the pitch most games (Created more than Richarlson). I’d reverse your sentence based off of actual league experience.

Has to be his "on camera" voice/personality, it's so put on.

Man..... I want this so bad, but he's not anywhere near that cunning. Fucking funny thinking he could be, though. Adam P is what @Stifler was to this board in YouTube form. Wor Stiffy has come quite far, though.

Nothing wrong with building expectations based off of what our owners have said in the press, @gdm. Howe has also mentioned an iterative approach that will build sustainability and progression over a few seasons. Think we want to avoid what Everton have done and end up having the season they just had, scrapping survival after spending so much.

Bolton over them. Keane is class here too.

Ah yes, this is the best description of the "NE Top Dowg" trophy.

Could see Watford come in for him.

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