Saint_clark

After searching through I apparently didn't post in this thread, but i'll openly admit that I thought the obligation to buy for £20million was crazy at the time given his injury record, especially when he got injured a couple of times throughout the season for us. I also didn't realise just how good he was, thinking he was at best a 15 goal a season striker. He has taken it to another level this season though, he looks so much fitter, stronger, sharper, quicker to get the ball onto his right foot to get the shot away. The amount of times i've watched a game and he just doesn't seem to ever give the ball away is incredible. Hopefully we can keep him for the next 4 or 5 years and get 20 goals a season out of him, and he'll go down as a club legend for sure.

Is this move a pre cursor to him and Henderson coming out as not only the Premier Leagues first gay footballers, but the first gay couple playing in it? I've seen plenty of videos of him with a sticky white substance on his face, it's not really a secret anymore.

Yep, would be a shame though. He's got the high energy intensity, tackling and passing ability to be a really good player in our system. But if he wants to go, isn't going to sign a new contract for us, try and get £10-15million from Fulham or another promoted side and move on.

He'd need to play every game for 9 more seasons to get close to 600 appearances, he ain't getting that far. Shame that he was so out of favour the last couple seasons really.

I don't disagree but it's harder to judge their true level when they are after all performing against weaker opposition week after week, as opposed to in top foreign leagues. Will Hughes for example was the best young player in the championship a few years back, he's done nothing except get relegated since moving to Watford.

So was Adams, with more game time, until he wasn't.

Adams is definitely winning me round but I still feel Obafemi will be a top half Prem striker capable of getting 10+ goals every season. Whether he suits our style of play is another matter. Perhaps a loan to the Championship and Nlundulu takes his place as 4th choice.

He's on 231 appearances already, he's made more than Yaya Toure, Berbatov, Zola, Tim Cahill and plenty of other names considered veterans of the Prem. If he carries on till 33/34, he could well end up making more appearances than Friedel, Cech, Shearer, Gary Neville, Ashley and Andy Cole...and yet it was only recently we still had fans claiming he isn't Premier League quality!

Har Dee har! The person was asking if Palace had broken the record, noone confirmed if they had or hadn't

It'll be last season at some point.

Didn't realise Norwich just went 9 games in a row losing every one! Someone talked about palace breaking the record with 8, surely Norwich have done it?

That would be outstanding.

3 strikers on, really trying to get Ings that goal!

Fuck me, might have to switch over...

Bournemouth could have used those 2 points we cost them then! Obafemi coming on, surely not taking Ings off???

Villa score, that's it for Bournemouth.

That's it lad! Been watching some of Rickies compilation videos.

Who takes this????

Smallbones positioning was awful there

1 more goal and we end up on -9 😂

Boom. Scuffed into the back of the net like a pro.

Don't get me wrong, his hair do's alright. But that don't mean a lot when your ball control is shite.

McCarthy has catastrophic lapses in concentration some times.

Fuck sake Ings stop leaving these chances for Adams!!

May have just handled it outside the box too.