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The reason the "Edouard deal" didn't happen is because there never was any such deal. We were never in for him. It was a complete fabrication by certain newspapers.

Exactly. He had clearly decided that a move to the Premier League meant a big pay day, and Palace always seem reasonably happy to satisfy large wage demands. Personally I'd have been okayish if we had signed him but not on the terms he clearly expected. He'd be on the bench if Maupay and Welbeck...

How many times has this got to be said? We were not 'competing for his signature'.

The reason we didn't sign him is nothing to do with wage structure. It was because we were never interested in him.

1. is correct. Albion made no contact with Celtic about him this summer. Therefore there was no offer.

Knowing what we do about TB and GP, a couple of questions: Do we believe that Tony has ever refused to try to get a player that Potter wants? Potter has been completely consistent in saying that the 'mythical 20-goal-a-season striker' may not be the answer, if he even exists. Does anyone...

I'm guessing the source is someone who hosts a podcast with Duncan Castles. About windows and transfers.

Abraham yes, because he has a proven track record of scoring goals in the Premier League - 21 for Chelsea in 58 appearances, 37 of them starts. But his wages are beyond us and he wouldn't come anyway.

Excellent, thanks. Top research.

"A striker signing" is too simplistic a view. Yes, the right one at the right price would be fantastic, but what has anyone seen from Edouard or Nunez to suggest that either of them would be that player? What is the actual problem? Obviously that we need to convert more of the chances we...

Fabrizio Romano's reputation seems to rest on sheer volume of tweets. His more accurate tweets are merely confirmation of other people's stories. His own can be iffy. I seem to remember he had Granit Xhaka to Roma signed and sealed in June. Apparently not happening though.

Err ... so you agree that Naylor and Owen got it right, and then disagree? I'm confused.

Covering transfer rumours is the very worst part of a football writer's job, and I speak as someone who once spent four hours on the phone to Israel and South Africa listening to gangsters and money-launderers claiming they really owned P*rtsm**th back in 2009. It's to be avoided at all costs...

Oops. The o rolled sideways when I wasn't looking!:annoyed:

That sort of player is increasingly rare and will probably cost more than Eduardo.

Maybe nobody, but is he any better than what we have? There's no point in spending for the sake of it. The problem for me was the dismal return from midfield players. Lallana 1, Ally Mac 1, Gross 3 (all penalties), Bissouma 1, Moder 0, March 2, Alzate 1.

As in every walk of life, some are, some aren't. People do what they think they have to do to put food on the table. I once spent a very pleasant Saturday afternoon in a cafe in Amsterdam with Duncan Castles and Matt Scott (then of the Daily Star) during a pre-season tournament talking mainly...

For the journalist in question here, he needs to try to stay relevant until his mate Mourinho is back in English football. If it gets clicks, that is all that matters these days. People will forget a transfer rumour that doesn't happen, because at this time of year there will be another one...

Sounds about right. I didn't say that Castles had got anything from the Albion, but a known associate of his likes to pass himself off as an Albion insider, on the strength of having done a (very) little media work for Tony Bloom.

Neither of them would need to, I can assure you of that. And I'm sure they will have thought carefully about what their sources have told them. Of course, any club may have good reasons for not being fully forthcoming to even the most trusted local reporters. If they are trying to buy a...