ThePaddy
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A "failing academy" that produced £60m+ Wilfried Zaha and the highly impressive Wan-Bissaka who looks to have cemented his place in the first team.
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[Football] The "Where will Zaha go?" Summer 2018 thread
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A "failing academy" that produced £60m+ Wilfried Zaha and the highly impressive Wan-Bissaka who looks to have cemented his place in the first team.
Yes, I remember when you signed him. It was while there was still a petition running that Palace fans had started, asking for him to be banned from football for cheating, wasn't it?
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ThePaddy
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Benteke's first season was superb, his second season... less so. 3 goals and 5 assists is dissapointing for a player of his quality and we'll expect better in future. Overall though I think it's very unfair to argue that he has been a poor signing.
A petition started by the sort of nonce that exists at every club.
Funny how no one will pay £60 million.. I wonder why?
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Ah, and there was the rest of the world thinking you'd had managerial **** up after managerial **** up.
Who knew that despite the utter shambles it has appeared to have been, it was by design. He's a genius, for sure.
It is totally fair... he is on £120k a week and can’t hit a barn door...
Dougie
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He is .
ThePaddy
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Because the transfer window isn't closed yet? We've rejected £45m from Spurs and £30m + Drinkwater from Chelsea. They're obviously working up to a bid of that size, I only hope we don't accept it.
Last season, sure. The season before that he was exceptional. Overall I think he has worked out fairly well. If we hadn't signed him, it's quite possible we'd have been relegated two years ago.
It was signed by 3,252 'nonces'. https://www.change.org/p/football-assosiation-ban-christian-benteke-and-fine-liverpool-fc-6-points
Dougie
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You're pulling out all the stops aren't you .
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I see you're not denying it.
Tony has rebuilt BHAFC from the ground up, with massive investment in the long-term infrastructure of the club (stadium, training ground, academy, womens team), whilst carefully investing in the 1st team, all within the FFP parameters, to gradually make us more and more competitive over the long term.
CPFC2010 is a club built on sand. Massive transfer outlays, the biggest wages to turnover in the entire Premier League by a MILE, a revolving door of multiple failed managers who you are still having to pay off, and next to zero investment in the ground or the academy.
You're a mess. Same club, same mistakes, same old cycle. And it'll all come home to roost.
(cue the whataboutery)
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[MENTION=28302]ThePaddy[/MENTION] and [MENTION=23111]Dougie[/MENTION] have matching rain coats......very cute! [emoji23][emoji23] Do you both have full kit ( including shin pads) under the coats too? 
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Fair point. Wasting 30 seconds googling 'palace benteke petition' really was a waste of my valuable time.
Dougie
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You say this every season don't you .
Dougie
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Lesson learnt I hope .
bobbysmith01
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I love reading your posts, just can’t quite work out if you are ignorant, deluded or just a very sad fan of your club who can’t see that your club just sometimes are a total mess, run by people who seem not to have a clue about running a football club or business. You also seem to be in the minority of your fans as all
I hear from my Palace Work colleagues is total despair about how the club is being run.I actually salute you for your total support of your club and keep going as your entertain me with your posts after a hard days work.
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I hear from my Palace Work colleagues is total despair about how the club is being run.I actually salute you for your total support of your club and keep going as your entertain me with your posts after a hard days work.
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Dougie
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My aim is 5000 then I might piss off .
Mackenzie
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Over 3,000 signed the petition.
Are they all nonces too?
Edit: I see this has already been covered.
