3 players to sign

[BensGrandad]

Free agent Ameobi. Murray is reputed to be going to Reading for £2m and is 4th choice at Palace so a 93 day loan at the end of January and purchase in the summer is still possible and realistic.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Free agent Ameobi. Murray is reputed to be going to Reading for £2m and is 4th choice at Palace so a 93 day loan at the end of January and purchase in the summer is still possible and realistic.

Ameobi is a good shout. Murray has started 2 of Palace's last 3 games & been a sub in the other one so I don't think he is 4th choice, maybe 3rd. Either way, I doubt he'd want to return to Reading now.

 

[BensGrandad]

Link Ameobi and Best together again?

 

[GT49er]

Link Ameobi and Best together again?

Why? We don't play with two up top.

 

[BensGrandad]

That is what most on here want, but I would prefer to play Best as the front target man and Ameobi/CMS/Baldock just behind him feeding off the knock ons or backs if the CB wins the ball.

 

[Mackenzie]

I'd go for a decent right winger with good delivery, a ball winning midfield dynamo and a bit of youth and pace at left back to complement our ageing defence.

Kanchelskis, Alan Ball and Phil McHunt would be my three.

 

[perseus]

Not endorsed, shortlist only:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Garrido

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Bennett (endorsed)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Eagles (not so sure)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sébastien_Bassong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoît_Assou-Ekotto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ward_(footballer)

 

[GT49er]

That is what most on here want

Can't argue with that.....

but I would prefer to play Best as the front target man and Ameobi/CMS/Baldock just behind him feeding off the knock ons or backs if the CB wins the ball.

....but that would still mean going 4-4-2 (or 4-4-1-1 if you like) which I just don't think is going to happen.

 

[Seasidesage]

So you want to bring in a 33 year old CF to play in the hole alongside another out and out CF with zero pace despite the fact that we have no width, 1 unfit winger in a team with no pace anywhere within it currently? For me that cannot work and will just allow other teams to press us across the pitch which we already struggle with.

Then of course there is the resell value , next season etc.

I could understand and personally would've taken Ameobi over Best on a 6 month contract and rebuilt in the summer but I suspect Ameobi wants longer and Best was happy to see out his remaining contract down south. But both? We need some viable options at the right age and with some re-sell value, with pace in behind, both upfront and out wide. I think they have a tricky balancing act in this window to spend just enough to keep us up...

 

[crabface]

Stephens will be like a new signing when he comes back. We still need a striker that will score goals but are there any out there at a price the board are willing to pay? Real shame we didnt get Grabban.

 

[severnside gull]

Reading won't be buying Murray this window (loans only according to Clark) although that won't prevent them competing with others to take him on loan. Like us they have no interest in the play-offs so whereMurray goes will probably be determined in the final few hours of the window maximising his availability.