[Football] Zaha watch - *** The SEGW finally managed to escape***

[Baldseagull]

This thread’s gone very quiet, hasn’t it? It seems Sporting Life have the measure of the situation?

https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/will-zaha-move-in-this-window/183347

We seem to be at the point where a sizeable chunk of the Palace supporters realise he’s become a disruptive influence and that he needs to go to allow them to move on. The delicious irony is that, having realised this, they can’t shift him.

Lovely stuff!

Ouch!

 

[Seasider78]

Presumably PSG we’re focusing on last night and now they are out will be heading to Selhurst to secure the missing piece to dominate in Europe

 

[rogersix]

Nice one Beaky! Fukked up Dibley's move to the big time AND their own maximum fee income.

life's shit sometimes, innit

 

[Acker79]

This thread’s gone very quiet, hasn’t it? It seems Sporting Life have the measure of the situation?

https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/will-zaha-move-in-this-window/183347

"You can argue that with Christian Benteke playing most weeks, that’s likely to curtail his statistics"

 

[GT49er]

This thread’s gone very quiet, hasn’t it? It seems Sporting Life have the measure of the situation?

https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/will-zaha-move-in-this-window/183347

They may have the measure of the Zaha situation, but they haven't got the measure of the transfer window - their 'complete' list of completed transfers in this transfer window didn't notice Lallana moving from Liverpool to Brighton!

 

[Dougie]

They may have the measure of the Zaha situation, but they haven't got the measure of the transfer window - their 'complete' list of completed transfers in this transfer window didn't notice Lallana moving from Liverpool to Brighton!

Well it’s hardly big news is it.

 

[GT49er]

Well it’s hardly big news is it.

We call it 'under the radar'.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Well it’s hardly big news is it.

So what big news have you got for us then?

 

[Easy 10]

You have to wonder how motivated he is these days to keep turning out for them. He's never going to play in Europe, he's never going to win anything, he goes in to training and dear old Roy is still there with his wordsearch, dribbling in his bath chair in the corner waiting for his carer. And to top it all, he has to rock up in a dismal, rotting south London slum every other week to dress up in a jesters outfit, and perform in front of a bunch dead-eyed slack-jawed mouthbreathers. Palace have filled his pockets, but drained his soul. He'll never play for a proper club now, and the realisation of that must be crushing. I almost feel sorry for him.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

You have to wonder how motivated he is these days to keep turning out for them. He's never going to play in Europe, he's never going to win anything, he goes in to training and dear old Roy is still there with his wordsearch, dribbling in his bath chair in the corner waiting for his carer. And to top it all, he has to rock up in a dismal, rotting south London slum every other week to dress up in a jesters outfit, and perform in front of a bunch dead-eyed slack-jawed mouthbreathers. Palace have filled his pockets, but drained his soul. He'll never play for a proper club now, and the realisation of that must be crushing. I almost feel sorry for him.

Indeed that ship has sailed

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Indeed that ship has sailed

Indeed, and the most annoying thing for him is, he actually had a first class ticket and boarded the boat briefly before they realised they had a show pony and not a stallion they were sold, so rather than knuckle down, he pranced around and made a stink and got sent home, not before they screwed any future move he wanted by smacking a hefty sell on clause...

He played with the big boys, and couldn’t hack it....

He’s just a one trick pony now, a wasted talent in many ways, to think how good he could have been if he had stuck it out or had a decent manager at a bigger club.

 

[butchy]

You have to wonder how motivated he is these days to keep turning out for them. He's never going to play in Europe, he's never going to win anything, he goes in to training and dear old Roy is still there with his wordsearch, dribbling in his bath chair in the corner waiting for his carer. And to top it all, he has to rock up in a dismal, rotting south London slum every other week to dress up in a jesters outfit, and perform in front of a bunch dead-eyed slack-jawed mouthbreathers. Palace have filled his pockets, but drained his soul. He'll never play for a proper club now, and the realisation of that must be crushing. I almost feel sorry for him.

Almost yes....but not quite

 

[father_and_son]

You have to wonder how motivated he is these days to keep turning out for them. He's never going to play in Europe, he's never going to win anything, he goes in to training and dear old Roy is still there with his wordsearch, dribbling in his bath chair in the corner waiting for his carer. And to top it all, he has to rock up in a dismal, rotting south London slum every other week to dress up in a jesters outfit, and perform in front of a bunch dead-eyed slack-jawed mouthbreathers. Palace have filled his pockets, but drained his soul. He'll never play for a proper club now, and the realisation of that must be crushing. I almost feel sorry for him.

Not at all. If he hadn't been so greedy, signing new contracts when he knew he wanted out, then he'd be a free agent now (or indeed, last summer when there was the smallest sniff of interest).

This is the bed he made, he can fall over in it.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Indeed, and the most annoying thing for him is, he actually had a first class ticket and boarded the boat briefly before they realised they had a show pony and not a stallion they were sold, so rather than knuckle down, he pranced around and made a stink and got sent home, not before they screwed any future move he wanted by smacking a hefty sell on clause...

He played with the big boys, and couldn’t hack it....

He’s just a one trick pony now, a wasted talent in many ways, to think how good he could have been if he had stuck it out or had a decent manager at a bigger club.

What a great post.

 

[Mellotron]

Palace really should’ve sold him a year or two ago - was obvious at the time.

It’s turned into a lose-lose scenario.

 

[brighton_tom]

Cant see them getting more than £30million for him now... His goalscoring record isnt good enough to warrant the figures they originally wanted.

 

[Baldseagull]

So what big news have you got for us then?

They have signed a new physio.

 

[rogersix]

Palace really should’ve sold him a year or two ago - was obvious at the time.

It’s turned into a lose-lose scenario.

hmmm.......yes, yes it has

 

[super-seagulls]

They have signed a new physio.

Maybe he can correct Zaha’s appalling balance?
£80M will be back on.

 

[tip top]

Palace really should’ve sold him a year or two ago - was obvious at the time.

It’s turned into a lose-lose scenario.

Totally disagree I think Parish has been quite astute with managing Zaha and his agent.

He slapped an absurd valuation on Zaha knowing that he was contracted to the club on a huge wage.

Zaha has kept Palarse up and ultimately was and is worth more to them than any other club.

For me it's a win-win scenario for them up the road unfortunately.