Everton? Let's keep a grip on reality. Bridcutt's a good player, but I couldn't see him getting many games in competition with Barry, Osman, Barkley, McCarthy or even Gibson when fit.
They might be missing something if not. For a paper read mainly by frightened middle-class women, they put a lot of money into their sports coverage. Very few sports columnists are better-connected than Charlie Sale, and football news correspondent Neil Ashton is a talent. For a Palace fan.