[Salopbaggie]

Reports coming out of Palace that the reason he failed the medical was due to a knee injury (which we already knew) and he needs an operation, which will rule him out for the rest of the season.

Silly boy is losing some serious money here, Joe Massi reported on Saturday that the new deal on the table (£20,000 a week, which has been there for most of the season) would see his income rise by 15 fold, so at present that must mean he is currently earning between £1200 and £1300 per week. Over a 40 week period that means he will have lost out on £750,000.

Maybe it is time to wave a stick at some of these youngsters, unless he signs, don't release him to go for the operation, he can still play 90 minutes, he demonstrated that recently. So keep him at the club for the rest of the season, he can go for the operation in his own time and at 'his own expense'. Needless to say he will be recovering during the preseason with no guarantee the operation would be successful and see who wants to take a chance on him then.