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I doubt he would be Isak's replacement. However, I wouldn't be surprised if he was one of two strikers that come in, should Isak leave, as we will be replacing Wilson too.

Howe rates DCL. We tried for him just this past summer. In fact even previous to that, had he not gotten injured at the time, along with Everton having just got a boatload of money for Richarlison, and so were in no hurry to sell, he might have been our current striker ahead of Isak. That was the word at the time. With his contract now running down and him being available on a free, probably should prepare yourself for the possibility of him joining.

Yeah, that's true. There is talent there, but he's by no means the perfected finished article. I think also taking into account his character, enthusiasm to join and Howe rating him highly, it's a deal worth doing. Would go a long way to cementing some trust and working rapport between Mitchell and Howe and we need that more than anything right now. There were some promising noises about how their relationship is developing in the Athletic yesterday, and if that comes together I think we are going to be unstoppable.

That would be a great deal. Would be happy with that

Article says he was really keen over the summer. As much as I'd love to leave Palace in the mud over this whole thing, I can see us going back in due to Howe rating him highly, and due to his enthusiasm to join. Guess we'll see what happens. Be pretty annoying if we go over £45 million at the absolute max.

Apparently had a 35 million Euros + 15 million Euros in add ons, bid rejected for Antonio Silva in the summer. https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/benfica-nao-negoceia-antonio-silva-em-janeiro-2024111923322851822

Pretty annoying he's playing a full 90 in a 6-0 win against Azerbaijan!

All thanks to Mike Ashley's horrendous mismanagement of the commercial side of things. We should have been keeping a much closer eye on things year on year regarding PSR headroom, and been very careful about the decisions we made regarding incomings. Seems we weren't quite on top of things to the extent we needed to be.

I'd be sending off at least two players and one of the managers every game the way they carry on. A big part of the problem is players and managers behaviour, which needs improving, which would help with a lot of these issues. These refs are grown men with wives and kids back home. Getting in their faces and screaming at them is so disrespectful. Some of those pictures of Klopp right on top of them berating them man ... deserves to have those goofy teeth slapped out of his stupid face.

I thought he was very good and the football was fantastic. But the best thing was his willingness to bring some fresh faces in and how well they adapted. He also won tournaments at the under 21 level too right? Going up against decent teams in finals? Be interesting to see what he ends up doing next. Seems to have something about him.

Just interested in what you folks think about Carsley looking back over his tenure? Thought it was some of the best stuff I've personally seen from England in ages and he got really good performances from a variety of players. Do you think there's any chance you regret not giving him more of a chance?

It's really quite unbelievable how badly this turned out for Palace and Parish, and immensely satisfying. We are being associated with a number of interesting names out there at CB. I really don't think we'll be back in for him and that would be great. With how badly Palace have performed, I'm not even sure who goes for him next summer. Might just end up there till 2026 and move on a free.

Long term thinking would be managing the money spent better and addressing gaps in the squad better also. There is certainly room for improvement in both areas if we are to compete. Especially with all the restrictions that have been put in place. If we don't do better in those areas we're pretty much screwed. And the likes of Isak and Bruno will be there for the picking, for others to take off us.

The problem is we spent more than we should have without addressing key areas in the team, and we are now right up against it PSR wise, and will likely need a big sale of one of our best players. Meanwhile we currently have just under £100 million of that transfer spend on two players, sitting on our bench.

If these two come to some sort of understanding there will be no stopping us.