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What's happening then? He is staying, and we get a massively undermarket tribunal fee for him in the Summer? If it is true he wants out I'd sell him now....and try and bring someone else in. We need to start boxing clever in the transfer market....and this scenario needs to be an early reminder to the management of the club that we need to get better at buying and selling players going forwards if we are to have any chance of acheiving the steady progress we all want.
 
Robanner said:
What's happening then? He is staying, and we get a massively undermarket tribunal fee for him in the Summer? If it is true he wants out I'd sell him now....and try and bring someone else in. We need to start boxing clever in the transfer market....and this scenario needs to be an early reminder to the management of the club that we need to get better at buying and selling players going forwards if we are to have any chance of acheiving the steady progress we all want.
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Selling your best goal scorer in the middle of a tight promotion battle isn’t remotely clever transfer business, it’s the complete opposite
 
Club want him to stay, but if he wishes to go then get what you can and move on. No good having a player around like that. If a prem or top champ club come in for him then we loan him back, as long as hes keen. Only the club will know what his attitude is like.
 
Arewesafeyet said:
I expect you're already aware but Ed Aarons a journalist who is pretty reliable with Palace info, says our DoF is watching Maja on Saturday.

No disrespect but I guess we are now looking at comparatively cheaper options in our 'desparate' search for a striker with 2 working legs who can hit a barn door.
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He'd be a shit signing for palace if you need someone who can contribute now. In a few seasons he might (or might not) make it as a premier league striker but at this stage he's a long way off. Suspect he might be getting carried away by a decent goal return in a shit league, and his agent will be prodding him along that path all the way as it will give him a better payday
 
The Rat said:
Selling your best goal scorer in the middle of a tight promotion battle isn’t remotely clever transfer business, it’s the complete opposite
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I tend to agree with this.

If we sold him now (not saying we wouldn't score anymore goals for the year) but that puts a massive dent in our promotion battle. To be fair his price wouldn't justify the need to sell him this month anyway. Let's say we manage to jag 3mil for him which I think is inflated for a lad in league 1. How much less would we get if tribunal gets involved.... 1 ish. Fine that means that by keeping him and getting the goals we need to go up it cost us 2mil. I'm happy with that, we make more than that in TV rights by being up anyway.

I understand it's not the idea scenario but would rather have him than not. The only other way I could see it working is if we sell him now and get him back on loan for the rest of the year.
 
Outlaw 2.0 said:
I tend to agree with this.

If we sold him now (not saying we wouldn't score anymore goals for the year) but that puts a massive dent in our promotion battle. To be fair his price wouldn't justify the need to sell him this month anyway. Let's say we manage to jag 3mil for him which I think is inflated for a lad in league 1. How much less would we get if tribunal gets involved.... 1 ish. Fine that means that by keeping him and getting the goals we need to go up it cost us 2mil. I'm happy with that, we make more than that in TV rights by being up anyway.

I understand it's not the idea scenario but would rather have him than not. The only other way I could see it working is if we sell him now and get him back on loan for the rest of the year.
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Trouble with this is there's the risk that we keep him and he ends up going abroad and we get next to nowt. Best option, if available, is probably to sell him now and loan him back for the season, the issue is whether that's an offer we'd get, and whether we think he'd be fully committed following a transfer
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
Trouble with this is there's the risk that we keep him and he ends up going abroad and we get next to nowt. Best option, if available, is probably to sell him now and loan him back for the season, the issue is whether that's an offer we'd get, and whether we think he'd be fully committed following a transfer
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Id say 2nd best option is to risk him leaving for nowt at the end of season and help us get promoted this season. The club getting promoted is worth more in coin and opportunity than selling our top goalscorer imo
 
dave hedgehog said:
Id say 2nd best option is to risk him leaving for nowt at the end of season and help us get promoted this season. The club getting promoted is worth more in coin and opportunity than selling our top goalscorer imo
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That was pretty much my point

Guinness Guzzler said:
Trouble with this is there's the risk that we keep him and he ends up going abroad and we get next to nowt. Best option, if available, is probably to sell him now and loan him back for the season, the issue is whether that's an offer we'd get, and whether we think he'd be fully committed following a transfer
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The harsh reality is that no one is buying it seems, so if he wants out then squeeze what football we can out of him and move on.

concert party said:
Even if he wants to go ?
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Yes
 
A national media reporter has claimed that Crystal Palace legend Dougie Freedman will be in attendance to scout Josh Maja on behalf of the Eagles this coming Saturday. Crystal Palace to watch Maja There has yet to be any significant interest in the services of Josh Maja, despite the young striker’s contract wrangle with Sunderland. That may change...

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"couple of days grace" has turned into four, days. I think he's going to re-sign because...can feel in me wata.
 
gards2 said:
"couple of days grace" has turned into four, days. I think he's going to re-sign because...can feel in me wata.
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Hopefully we’re in a position where the agent has said something like “ok we’ll sign but we need these changes/insertions to contract”, nothing major but face saving for agent and being accommodated by club
 
Paolo's Right Hand said:
He was on £600 a week and we’ve offered him around £5k now from what’s been out around.
Championship clubs will be idiots and offer him £10k +

No matter what he’s told Donald, if he wanted to stay he’d have signed ages ago.
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The £600 was mentioned as being his take home pay after all deductions.
 
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