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Walcott would be very cheap at £75k per month. Assuming you mean £75k per week, where did you see this? I'd agree that that feels a little high for him

At that point he had started 12 of the last 15 games and had been credited with bringing the best out of Ings

Mane was one of the top scorers in Europe (albeit in a weaker league). It didn't take a genius to see that he had big potential, whether that was Koeman or the black box

Sometimes players who lack pace can have great numbers in weaker leagues but simply not cut it at a higher level. Rasiak is a good example

It's best that we only go for average players so that we can get them in early for no reason

This is an important article from Jermaine Jenas about his experience of being targeted by stop and search https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/28/jermaine-jenas-on-the-truth-about-police-stop-and-search

Is Football Insider a reliable source? Everyone else is just saying there have been talks

He may just need a new challenge too. I'm preparing for him to look great at his new club but it doesn't mean we should have kept him

Are our facilities still the best among clubs of our size? If so this is a genuine pull. I can't imagine Burnley are any better. Didn't Palace have to close their canteen because of inadequate hygiene?

Bertrand will go to another Premier League club and do a good job but he can't get up and down enough for our system. The same would be true of Rose

I think Tuchel would definitely do a better job. Ancelotti I'm not so sure

Eze has torn his Achilles and is out until next year. They're in big trouble.

I obviously could be wrong but I think Palace will be relegated next season. It's just too much rebuilding to do in one summer

Dusic's earlier post highlighted for me that Ralph's signings have actually been pretty good, given budget constraints. So even if we change manager early next season, I'm comfortable for Ralph to continue building the squad this summer

This is basically it. The divide here is between people who are certain about what will happen in the future and are convinced that Ralph must go, and people who think football is unpredictable and that we should give Ralph 10 games to see if he can turn it around. Of course, if Ralph doesn't turn it around then the former camp will all say "we were right and you were wrong", when actually the rest of us never said he would definitely turn it around, just that it is worth seeing if he can

I'm worried about them saying we'll only buy players in the £10m bracket but there will be bargains this summer and I don't think it's their intention to downgrade on Bertrand

It's such a nonsense though. The manager is the most important person at the club. Invest in a quality manager and they'll get better value out of cheaper players

Having a proper attacking threat down the left like we have on the right from KWP could actually be pretty huge for our attacking play. I share your lack of enthusiasm for Minamino though

Three seems unlikely. It's pretty clear from Ralph's comments that "two in each position" doesn't necessarily mean players won't be covering more than one position

Did we really bring in Hoedt to keep Van Dijk company or is this one of those Saintsweb fictions?

He was a goalkeeper so wouldn't be able to coach the outfield players. In all seriousness, I'd still give Ralph the start of next season but if it wasn't going well then probably I'd take him. It's not a slam dunk though because although he's done pretty well at Wolves, he's had resources behind him and the rest of his career looks fairly hit and miss

I think it's pretty natural for a young foreign player to have a bit of a dip in their debut season in a tough new league. I also buy the argument that he's a bit similar to JWP and could do with a tougher player alongside him. 4 defensive CMs does seem like a lot but I'd be sticking with Diallo

Definitely worth a go but I expect the player will want to keep his options open

7 was my prediction. Can we get anything against Leeds and West Ham?

Some fans saw him as a bit of disappointment at the time because he didn't score as many for us as he did at Sunderland, but his all round play was quality and a real asset. And I'm not just saying that to make an Adams comparison