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So would I but I think given the likes of Gray and Cover haven't been near the first team and been no great clamour for them to be involved, Silko struggled to make a big impact in L1, Wanya has played 20 games at the age of 23, would suggest that none of them are up to this level.

Genuinely, what do you expect? Fair enough if he had a full squad to choose from but it's massively depleted. I'd back him to be picking the youngsters if he's been in the job since the start of the season or a few games in

The bench is pretty telling though. 2 or 3 youngsters that clearly aren't at this level yet

Sadly what I kind of expected

You must have an even shorter memory then if you've forgotten how he's played this season and some of his antics towards the fans. Nobody on here doubts his ability for this level, but the majority understand his attitude is awful. Unfortunately, we are so bare in midfield that he probably will have to be included in some way.

Has been poor so often this season but if we sell him, we will go down. People somehow ok with this? Where do you think the goals will come from without him or James?

It definitely doesn't. It's all about interpretation. Moore and I think he didn't it like that, and you and others do. We'll see

I've just said this in his thread, but I'm not sure King meant it like that. He was listing the timeframe for players but just seemed to suggest James' injury was more long term than Somebody like Skipp who is back next match. He certainly didn't say he was out for the season and given he put a timeframe of March for Ramsey, pretty sure he would have said James is done for the season. Importantly, and I think this is definitely been misinterpreted (though accept that this is the way I myself am interpretating), he did not say James is out for a longer period of time compared to Ramsey. We'll have to just see how it pans out.

I didn't interpret like that. He didn't go through them in order and think the longer term was in reference to the fact that Skipp is just out for this game and then back. But maybe it is worse than Ramsey

And I think King's approach will all be out treating each other with respect. He'll set out clear standards but give the players the leeway/treat them like adults, to enact that. But if you don't treat that with respect, you'll be out of the team. That's how I imagine it. He'll be firmer than you expect but it's very much going to depend how the players buy into that as to whether he'll have authority or not.

But they weren't anywhere near as far up the food chain as we'd got. Recruitment was crap yes, but our how thing was more about how will bottled it

So King has said he's out until at least March. Should have cancelled the loan immediately. But we probably don't have a clause allowing us to do so knowing us.

Probably does given us a better chance of winning this weekend purely because the options are almost non existent in there. But when Skipp/James come back, he absolutely does not give us a better chance of winning games. His attitude on the pitch was pathetic at times when did he play this season; shirking challenges, strolling about etc.

This is probably why he'll either be a very good manager or destined to be a number 2. Obviously, it's just words, but there's such a subtle difference in the way he calls things. He's extremely measured in what he says, not too up or down (wonder where he picked that up from) and I expect that same approach could be the thing that holds him back if he can't get that ruthless streak. Same kind of humility that stopped him being a great player (physicality too). Positional play, sense of awareness, timing of run etc. Up there with the very best we've had. Just hope if things don't work out, he's given the support he needs to become a better manager (if that's what he still wants)

I'd do this but Daka () for Mavididi. His performances have been absolutely disgusting and don't trust him to have the brain to do any of the busy work up that. Totally get the idea but just don't see him doing it well. Not that Daka does the job of a striker well but it's his inability to kick a football that stops him, not his brain. Might as well put an actual striker in there who will at least run in the channels. Mavididi probably just want to get on the ball all the time. Seeing him play as a 10 has been so depressing. Not far off putting Hamza and Luke Thomas in that role

Hadn't loaded properly on my phone so thought it was Agamemnon from the Troy film based on the outfit

Thing is, we've seen his attitude both on the pitch and to the fans this season. It doesn't match up with the idea that he's got ultra high standards and is speaking out against the bad culture he's seen.

It's possible. But based on everything we know, and given Ruud did actually try and drive standards (only good thing he did), it's seems almost impossible that's it's anything other than him being an unprofessional ***"

What stands out is how bottom heavy that list is. Hardly any incomings in the second half of their tenure. That's not bad luck, it's simply poor planning/execution.

If he's brave Mavididi won't be anywhere near the starting XI

Neither will Spock

£80k a week

I was being slightly tongue in cheek in regards to how you'd feel about it. Still plenty of room to grow but at almost 26, £50m for a guy who has scored 1 in 20 odd PL games this season, highest career League tally of 14 goals and a 1 in 4 hit rate, is absolutely abysmal from Palace. Especially as they'll get less for Mateta and likely Strand-Larsen's value will drop in the summer as a championship player. Fantastic business from you, not that you'll probably invest all that back in the team and you lose a guy who could score you goals to give you any kind of a chance this season

£50m for Strand Larsen?! That might be the greatest sale in the history of football. @The Bear must be buzzing

Any manager can have shocking results against them, but conceding 9 goals twice clearly shows that players don't 'run through brick walls' for him