| CPFC_R_GREAT |
| We've still got first refusal, so it our fault if he goes... |
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| Away |
"Neil Warnock has until June 30 to register his interest in turning Fonte’s stay in South London into a permanent one, otherwise Harry Redknapp may swoop."
Sounds like we have first shout. Is the agent just upping the ante? |
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| Chris Leitch |
I think he'd be better suited to the Premiership.
Also... we ma have first refusal on him or whatever... but that end of the day if he wants to go there then thats where he will go. |
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| littlecsaesar |
| Depends if the agent decides to pass Arry a nice brown envelope! |
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| Latvian |
| Oh for the love of f**k, we can't lose Fonte, Clint, Bostock and Hudson - its getting silly now... |
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| Sussex Eagle |
| :( If they get him, any chance we could have Hermann in return please? |
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| macstar |
| hope this is rubbish. |
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| sw16girl |
I seem to recall the deal with Benfica was that we could have him at the end of the loan period for £400k. While he has been good has he been £400k's worth of good?
In additon either personal terms must have been already sorted out or the agreement would have been subject to them being sorted out - if it is the latter case then if Portsmouth offer a lot more there is nothing to prevent Fonte refusing to sign for us - first refusal or not :(
However - this looks a bit like a puff piece from Fonte's agent to keep Palace keen. |
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| prizesucker |
They already have Campbell, Distin, Hermann, Pamarot and Linvoy Primus who can play centre half.
Harry also wants to sign Richard Dunne from Man City...how many centre halfs does one team need in their squad?
Saying that though, it does look as if the agent is trying to move things on a bit and apply a little bit of pressure on Palace not to leave things to late. Jose would look awesome in the premiership, but with Benfica acquiring a new manager and NW on holiday, the deal could be drawn out for a while.
I hope Palace don't wait around for ever though. :( |
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| akinbiyifan |
| They way we deal with transfers is becoming worse year on year. We have lost Hudson to a free transfer probably Clinton to, and now we might not get Fonte when we should have made it permanent ages ago it is clear he is good player and the news Pompy are interested confirms this. |
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| montstar |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
I seem to recall the deal with Benfica was that we could have him at the end of the loan period for £400k. While he has been good has he been £400k's worth of good?
imho yes hes been worth 400K easily plus he has worked with the squad and seems to fit in. I feel its a no brainer and hope Neil agrees but if he has eyes on the premiership you cant really blame him, a she will be better suited there as he will get morer time on the ball.
I believe we should be putting together a team that can handle the premiership but get out of the championship not one for the championship who you then get rid of to buy/gamble on premiership type players.
This is why I wasnt bothered about Hudson but am about Jose |
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| chav_hater |
quote:
Originally posted by akinbiyifan
They way we deal with transfers is becoming worse year on year.
Not true - we are a joke every year! |
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| Beanie |
| What are the club supposed to do? We are in talks with Benfica - that has already been confirmed, and it's all that we can do. The loan said that we would have first refusal at the end of the season, so we couldn't do anything official in advance of that. NW has made it clear he want Fonte to stay, what more can he do? If Portsmouth offer either Benfica or Fonte in particular more than we can then are either going to turn down the money? Well, perhaps Fonte might if he thinks he'll be on the bench or worse at Portsmouth, but there's not a lot we can do about it either way. We couldn't sign him any quicker because Benfica won't make a decision until their new coach is in place. |
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| Beanie |
quote:
Originally posted by montstar
imho yes hes been worth 400K easily plus he has worked with the squad and seems to fit in. I feel its a no brainer and hope Neil agrees but if he has eyes on the premiership you cant really blame him, a she will be better suited there as he will get morer time on the ball.
I believe we should be putting together a team that can handle the premiership but get out of the championship not one for the championship who you then get rid of to buy/gamble on premiership type players.
SJ has said a number or times that this was NOT true, and never was. We have first refusal, but Benfica have to agree - and they won't do anything until their new coach arrives.
All very well in theory trying to build a Premiership side, but what do you suggest we pay them with? If they are good enough for the Premiership then, even if they will play in the Championship, they will want Premiership wages and Palace can't pay that. All we can do is build / develop the best team we can without going beyond the finances and hope it is good enough. |
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| swissroll |
quote:
Originally posted by akinbiyifan
They way we deal with transfers is becoming worse year on year. We have lost Hudson to a free transfer probably Clinton to, and now we might not get Fonte when we should have made it permanent ages ago it is clear he is good player and the news Pompy are interested confirms this.
Money, money and money. We cant afford the wages those guys want (well Hudson definitely, Clinton probably) so its simple - they leave. We've been down the route of paying for things we cant afford before - didnt end up too well. |
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| Son of Ron |
quote:
Originally posted by prizesucker
They already have Campbell, Distin (, Hermann, Pamarot and Linvoy Primus who can play centre half.
but come the new season Campbell will be 34, Primus 35, Hermann 34. Distin and Pamarot will both be 29 as will Dunne, so maybe Harry needs some younger legs in there.
certainly hope it aint true - do these Premier League clubs have no academies or even scouting set ups ? They just hoover up anyone who's ever played a half decent game in a lower division. |
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| Sussex Eagle |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
I seem to recall the deal with Benfica was that we could have him at the end of the loan period for £400k. While he has been good has he been £400k's worth of good?
I'd be happy with the value if we spent a million on him. |
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| The Gerry Queen |
quote:
Originally posted by Beanie
SJ has said a number or times that this was NOT true, and never was. We have first refusal, but Benfica have to agree - and they won't do anything until their new coach arrives.
All very well in theory trying to build a Premiership side, but what do you suggest we pay them with? If they are good enough for the Premiership then, even if they will play in the Championship, they will want Premiership wages and Palace can't pay that. All we can do is build / develop the best team we can without going beyond the finances and hope it is good enough.
Benfica's new manager has been in place for a couple of weeks now. Looks like Texiera , Fonte's agent is trying to move things along by upping the stakes a bit. We need to seal this one now !
After three weeks which have seen us lose in the play offs, lose our Captain to Charlton on a Bosman, lose one of our best youth prospects for years to a Prem club outside the top four, possibly lose two 100 goal plus club legends, suffer a torrent of press transfer speculation about our best players, I think that we are entitled to at least some sort of rallying statement from SJ or NW , both of whom seem to have been away on holiday.
Everyone is entitled to a holiday especially the guy who has brilliantly transformed us from relegation candidates to the play offs in the space of 36 games. However the run of bad news has been damaging to say the least and we fans could do with a morale boosting input from someone and definite signs that we will be building on the form we have shown last season. |
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| cpfcmazz |
| Would he want to be here if Pompey are interested?? |
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| dannyboy1807 |
quote:
Originally posted by cpfcmazz
Would he want to be here if Pompey are interested??
because he would play every week here, he has serious competition at pompey. |
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| pedro |
quote:
Originally posted by cpfcmazz
Would he want to be here if Pompey are interested??
Depends whether his motivation is money or playing football. |
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| Owngoal |
| Pompey are after Dunne and have Campell and Distin(?), very unlikely he would get a game with any 2 of that 3 fit. Are we dragging our feet so agent is generating interest elsewhere? |
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| aaronmax |
quote:
Originally posted by Beanie
SJ has said a number or times that this was NOT true, and never was. We have first refusal, but Benfica have to agree - and they won't do anything until their new coach arrives.
All very well in theory trying to build a Premiership side, but what do you suggest we pay them with? If they are good enough for the Premiership then, even if they will play in the Championship, they will want Premiership wages and Palace can't pay that. All we can do is build / develop the best team we can without going beyond the finances and hope it is good enough.
Good post, we aren't in a position to do anything but!
Like others I'd hate to see Fonte go along with the others but there's absolutely no point expecting us to compete with Premiership sides or large Championships sides. We're a smaller club than many on the BBS think!
Trust in NW and SJ and hope for the best rather than dreaming!? |
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| Walrus |
Agent stirring things a little to strengthen his client's position in wage negotiations?
Nah, surely not................. |
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| Billyd |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
While he has been good has he been £400k's worth of good?
Are you mental?
Please find me a better centre back who is 24, willing to join Palace. Worth 400k :rolleyes: |
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| sw16girl |
quote:
Originally posted by Billyd
Are you mental?
Please find me a better centre back who is 24, willing to join Palace. Worth 400k :rolleyes:
I'm not saying he isn't worth that - it was a genuine question.
He played 17 games this season and a lot of people were not very convinced for a while that he was that good. He then had a few good games towards the end and people seem willing to spend out a considerable amount of money on him in proportion to the amount we probably have to spend overall to strongthen the team.
Before people get carried away it is time to think whether it is a good investment. Anyway as the piece looks like agent stirring I'm not too worried - let the clubs and the player sort it out. |
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| PalaceFan in Alabama |
quote:
Originally posted by The Gerry Queen
Everyone is entitled to a holiday especially the guy who has brilliantly transformed us from relegation candidates to the play offs in the space of 36 games. However the run of bad news has been damaging to say the least and we fans could do with a morale boosting input from someone and definite signs that we will be building on the form we have shown last season.
I am so sorry that you feel as if CPFC are not keeping 'you' informed, maybe you need to stop reading the sports pages :veryangry |
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| montstar |
| As for prefer to goto Portsmouth - his Brother is based in London too, one of the reasons he came here- tenuous I know but I really want us to keep him! |
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| Jay_Palace |
I can't believe Pompey would want him if I'm being honest. With their resources and ambitions, surely they will be aiming their sights higher. He'd be a bench warmer at best. That said, they would of course be able to offer him 3 times the best we could muster without even batting an eyelid.
Hopefully this is yet more agent stirring, because surely we are due a bit of good news on the player front for a change. Losing 50% of our defence would not be a good start to the pre season and if any more key players do depart, we may be wise to revise our expectations next season. |
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| Beanie |
quote:
Originally posted by The Gerry Queen
Benfica's new manager has been in place for a couple of weeks now. Looks like Texiera , Fonte's agent is trying to move things along by upping the stakes a bit. We need to seal this one now !
If he's in place how come it "looks like" Texiera? Not arguing - but a portuguese site picked up on the BBS last week said that they hoped to point the new head coach soon and would make a decision after that. |
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| chatham_eagle |
| He's said that he wants to be in London, so he is close to hiss brother. I know Pompey isn't far away - but this will work in our favour - particularly as reports have suggested that we may be getting his brother in on loan. |
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| sw16girl |
quote:
Originally posted by GodstoneEagle
there's also the possibility that if he doesn't want to be with us that we pick him up for £400k and then sell him on for more, much like Real Madrid are doing with Alvaro Negredo ( http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19...3638009,00.html )
I do not think that that is a possibility at all - if someone is willing to pay more then they will simply offer him better personal terms and he will go to them to start with - we haven't got an exclusive right to buy him for that just a first refusal with the club.
That buy back deal is very interesting though - I haven't seen anything like that before - it does not look like good news though as it will enable big clubs to claw back even more money from the smaller clubs :( |
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| GodstoneEagle |
in spain they call it recompra
real madrid and barca sell off their youngsters cheaply and have a buy-bacl clause that usually lasts for 2-3 years in case they come good. ruben de la red, esteban granero, alvaro negredo and others have all been sold this way |
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| GDP |
| Real grim news this! Hopefully they're worrying us over nothing but i've got an horrible feeling. |
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| Selhurst Celtic |
Twitchy (Redknapp) will have to improve his squad for Europe so can see the truth in the rumours. Getting a ball playing centre back who can cut it in the 2nd tier of english football for under half a mil was always going to come up on his radar.
Hope he stays at Palace though. |
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| AJ |
quote:
Originally posted by akinbiyifan
They way we deal with transfers is becoming worse year on year. We have lost Hudson to a free transfer probably Clinton to, and now we might not get Fonte when we should have made it permanent ages ago it is clear he is good player and the news Pompy are interested confirms this.
Truth is that ALL championship teams are going backwards, unless they have a very very rich chairman who is prepared to spend spend spend.
All the money is in the Premiership and if you look at the teams that have got Hudson and Bostock, Charlton still get millions in parachute payments and Spurs get multiple millions each year for being one of the teams that make up the numbers in the premiership. Like it or not, it's the sad way that the game is going. Premiership teams can buy average players from any league in the world, pay the player more than he can make at most championship teams and if that player never makes the bench and is let go at the end of the season, it really doesn't make any kind of dent in the clubs financially system and they move onto the next player. |
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| aj forever |
| please please let this be untrue, fonte is class. i was really looking forward to are summer transfers but this is turning into a nightmare, we are loosing everybody, hudson, clint, poss prince harry, now talk of fonte, come on neil please sort this !!!!!!! |
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| nathe |
Relax. Players come and go. It's only the supporters that stay true to the club. If players leave Neil will replace them.
They are only rumours so don't get worked up. |
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| El Aguila |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
That buy back deal is very interesting though - I haven't seen anything like that before - it does not look like good news though as it will enable big clubs to claw back even more money from the smaller clubs :(
It's operated in Spain for years and years. |
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| Brod |
quote:
Originally posted by akinbiyifan
They way we deal with transfers is becoming worse year on year. We have lost Hudson to a free transfer probably Clinton to, and now we might not get Fonte when we should have made it permanent ages ago it is clear he is good player and the news Pompy are interested confirms this.
If a player demands more than we can afford, we should let them go on frees.
If Hudson had been demanding a three year contract, a £1m signing-on fee + £5k a week, would he have been worth it? If it was a fifth of this, defo. But we simply don't know. We have to trust that the club get it right most times. |
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| joshbrag |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by RickyB
[B]Please say it ain't so!
trust me it cant be because not so long ago Fonte said he wanted to stay,and bring his brother along with him from Arsenal.So dont worry he will sign for us |
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| glaziers fan |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
I'm not saying he isn't worth that - it was a genuine question.
He played 17 games this season and a lot of people were not very convinced for a while that he was that good. He then had a few good games towards the end and people seem willing to spend out a considerable amount of money on him in proportion to the amount we probably have to spend overall to strongthen the team.
Before people get carried away it is time to think whether it is a good investment. Anyway as the piece looks like agent stirring I'm not too worried - let the clubs and the player sort it out.
You're the most negative poster on the BBS. Even Henry seems like a deluded optimist compared to you.
Fonte is worth a miil+. Remember his age. |
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| The Gerry Queen |
quote:
Originally posted by Beanie
If he's in place how come it "looks like" Texiera? Not arguing - but a portuguese site picked up on the BBS last week said that they hoped to point the new head coach soon and would make a decision after that.
Just checked it out on Wikipedia and it says that on May 22nd Benfica appointed Quique Flores as their new manager. He had previously managed Valencia apparantly.
Well I guess that in 12 days he probably has bigger stuff to deal with but at least we know he's in post and hopefully will OK Jose's transfer to us soon. I still think that his agent is stirring it to push the question up the list of importance. Here's hoping anyway as he would be great for us. |
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| PJJY |
| Ricardo Rocha to Benfica seems to already be pretty much a definate so hopefully that means Flores isn't after taking Fonte back |
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| Hang the D J |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
I'm not saying he isn't worth that - it was a genuine question.
He played 17 games this season and a lot of people were not very convinced for a while that he was that good. He then had a few good games towards the end and people seem willing to spend out a considerable amount of money on him in proportion to the amount we probably have to spend overall to strongthen the team.
Garbage - just have a look at the Everton pre-season game thread when most people were highlighting what a gem we had managed to get hold of. |
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| sw16girl |
quote:
Originally posted by glaziers fan
You're the most negative poster on the BBS. Even Henry seems like a deluded optimist compared to you.
Fonte is worth a miil+. Remember his age.
On the contrary - I am extremely optimistic that this is just his agent stirring things - if Portsmouth actually come in for him we are not going to get him. If they do not then we stand a good chance - if he really is good enough for Pompey then we probably will not sadly.
Hang the DJ - and then remember all the matches afterwards when he wasn't so good in patches - he didn't only feature in 17 games last season because everyone thought he was stunning - for long periods he was kept out of the team by Lawrence. However he certainly got better as the season went on and he was keeping out Lawrence by the end. Ultimately it will be down to whether we can and/or should afford him. |
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| 917L |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
Ultimately it will be down to whether we can and/or should afford him.
We need to buy another Cntre Back, we will not be able to get a better one for the money he is available for |
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| eagleforlife |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
I'm not saying he isn't worth that - it was a genuine question.
He played 17 games this season and a lot of people were not very convinced for a while that he was that good. He then had a few good games towards the end and people seem willing to spend out a considerable amount of money on him in proportion to the amount we probably have to spend overall to strongthen the team.
Before people get carried away it is time to think whether it is a good investment. Anyway as the piece looks like agent stirring I'm not too worried - let the clubs and the player sort it out.
Fonte played 26 games last season. |
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| FourtyTwo |
quote:
Originally posted by The Gerry Queen
I think that we are entitled to at least some sort of rallying statement from SJ or NW , both of whom seem to have been away on holiday.
Are they not allowed a holiday then? Or do they have to be tied to the club 24/7, even in close season?? NW worked immensely hard to get Palace to the play offs, and probably needs the couple of weeks with his family to recharge and get himself refreshed and ready for what will likely be a long, gruelling season.
As for the Fonte situation, it sounds like a piece to get Palace into gear, but if the ball is in Benfica's court, there's not much we can do!! |
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| The Gerry Queen |
quote:
Originally posted by FourtyTwo
Are they not allowed a holiday then? Or do they have to be tied to the club 24/7, even in close season?? NW worked immensely hard to get Palace to the play offs, and probably needs the couple of weeks with his family to recharge and get himself refreshed and ready for what will likely be a long, gruelling season.
As for the Fonte situation, it sounds like a piece to get Palace into gear, but if the ball is in Benfica's court, there's not much we can do!!
You are right on both counts. I actually said how much he deserves his break and he would probably burn out if he tried much harder.
I think some of us are just tired of the silly season already and probably need a break too.
Hope Benfica do agree to sell Jose to us. He would be really good next season |
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| orp pisshead1 |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
I'm not saying he isn't worth that - it was a genuine question.
He played 17 games this season and a lot of people were not very convinced for a while that he was that good. He then had a few good games towards the end
Its called settling into another country period, and he didn't just have a few good games at end of season, i thought as a rule he was in great form. Steal at £400k |
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| Timbo |
quote:
Originally posted by Hang the D J
Garbage - just have a look at the Everton pre-season game thread when most people were highlighting what a gem we had managed to get hold of.
I saw that game. He did indeed look very classy. Can't say much as I only saw one other game thereafter and he was not in the side |
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| Celestial Empire |
quote:
Originally posted by joshbrag
[QUOTE]Originally posted by RickyB
[B]
trust me it cant be because not so long ago Fonte said he wanted to stay,and bring his brother along with him from Arsenal.So dont worry he will sign for us
Hmmm, who was that academy player who swore undying loyalty to Palace then, at the drop of a hat, upped and went to Spurs ? |
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| Sussex Eagle |
quote:
Originally posted by eagleforlife
Fonte played 26 games last season.
On the money as always ain't she? Fonte didn't play much at all under Taylor, hardly a reason to diss him. After a while he seemed to win over Warnock who is very into no-nonsense british centre backs. People rate him because they have seen his ability with their own two eyes, seemingly unlike our resident expert. |
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| Freddy Kurz |
quote:
Originally posted by sw16girl
On the contrary - I am extremely optimistic that this is just his agent stirring things - if Portsmouth actually come in for him we are not going to get him. If they do not then we stand a good chance - if he really is good enough for Pompey then we probably will not sadly.
Hang the DJ - and then remember all the matches afterwards when he wasn't so good in patches - he didn't only feature in 17 games last season because everyone thought he was stunning - for long periods he was kept out of the team by Lawrence. However he certainly got better as the season went on and he was keeping out Lawrence by the end. Ultimately it will be down to whether we can and/or should afford him.
Fonte showed his outstanding talent and pace during the pre-season
friendly with Everton when he subdued Andy Johnson and hardly
allowed him a shot. Yes it was a friendly and yes Johnson was
rusty, but Fonte could only deal with the opposition he had in
front of him.
Taylor was never going to replace his own expensive signing, Cort,
with the much less valued Fonte, since this would have placed a
a large question mark over his own judgement. Taylor simply
saw Fonte as no more than an inexpensive reserve centre-back
so he was never going to allow the player the chance to prove
his worth in the first-team, just as he resisted allowing talented
young stars like Moses, Scannell, Hills(& even Bostock?) to
displace other highly-paid journeymen he was responsible for
recruiting........
Fonte already possessed talent before he arrive at the club
which he had shown as a youngster playing with the likes
of Ronaldo, so it is incorrect to say he somehow got better
playing for Palace's first-team! He was already good, he
just needed someone like Warnock to play him and allow
him to show what he could really do - and that is precisely
what happened.
It is very much to be hoped that Palace will speedily clinch
the deal which will enable us to recruit this greatly gifted
young player on a permanent basis. What have we
been waiting for, Harry Redknapp??? |
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| Beanie |
quote:
Originally posted by 917L
We need to buy another Cntre Back, we will not be able to get a better one for the money he is available for
I think the question is not whether we can get a better one for the money available, more is the money available for this one. There is no chance that we can out-bid a Premiership side either in terms of fee or wages, so if Portsmouth, or one of the others, come in odds are he'll be off there. |
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| sw16girl |
quote:
Originally posted by eagleforlife
Fonte played 26 games last season.
you are right - I was reading the wrong column - he started in 17 league games and was reserve in the others.
However Beanie has said far more eloquantly than me what I think of the position so maybe instead of carping because I haven't jumped up and down and said we must buy him at all costs, you will read his post. |
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| philsick |
| What worries me is when he makes a choice,he knows he only made the starting 11,when we had injurys,to butts and lawrence.Amazingly lawrence replaced him in the starting 11,for the play off 2nd leg,though he came on 2nd half.If he thinks old hill and lawrence[please no]will be 1st choice centre backs,he might as well go and play 2nd fiddle at portsmouth. |
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| sheepy |
quote:
Originally posted by philsick
What worries me is when he makes a choice,he knows he only made the starting 11,when we had injurys,to butts and lawrence.Amazingly lawrence replaced him in the starting 11,for the play off 2nd leg,though he came on 2nd half.If he thinks old hill and lawrence[please no]will be 1st choice centre backs,he might as well go and play 2nd fiddle at portsmouth.
Lawrence only started the 2nd leg because Fonte and Hudson were given a torrid time by Adebola. I think both Warnock and Fonte will realise that against the stronger, more physical presences, Lawrence is the better and will be first choice in those situations. Against 75% of the league this won't be so much of a problem and Fonte will be the first choice in those games. |
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| hdeagle |
Fonte is a natural replacement for Hudson in the centre of the defence where he can partner Clint Hill or Johnny Ertl if he joins us.
When he needed to impress Neil he did and I expect us to take up the option of signing him permanently.
The ball is in our court as we have first option as it was a loan with a view to a permanent move if we wanted it. |
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| LeeH |
more worrying is this comment, seemingly from Jose himself
http://www.portugoal.net/Benfica070...icaDjabbour.htm
Fonte himself is delighted at the interested shown by Pompey, but is keeping his feet firmly on the ground.
“We cannot live waiting for possible contracts. At present, no-one has spoken to me and as a result I will remain calm and wait to see what happens.
“Portsmouth are a big club in England and they have a very good coach. If there is actual interest, it would be an honour,” stated the 24-year-old. |
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| FraserH |
| bye bye jose?!? :( |
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| AJ's right boot |
| I would be totally gutted if he doesnt sign, a total ••••••• bargin at £400K in todays market if LC was worth over £1m. |
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| Dave |
quote:
Originally posted by LeeH
more worrying is this comment, seemingly from Jose himself
http://www.portugoal.net/Benfica070...icaDjabbour.htm
Fonte himself is delighted at the interested shown by Pompey, but is keeping his feet firmly on the ground.
“We cannot live waiting for possible contracts. At present, no-one has spoken to me and as a result I will remain calm and wait to see what happens.
“Portsmouth are a big club in England and they have a very good coach. If there is actual interest, it would be an honour,” stated the 24-year-old.
He can piss right off.
Why can't these idiots keep their mouths shut? |
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| stevek |
And breathe...
Of course he'd be interested in a move to Portsmouth if the interest is real. They're in the Premiership, we're not. They're in the UEFA Cup, we're not. |
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| stevek |
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Originally posted by philsick
What worries me is when he makes a choice,he knows he only made the starting 11,when we had injurys,to butts and lawrence.Amazingly lawrence replaced him in the starting 11,for the play off 2nd leg,though he came on 2nd half.If he thinks old hill and lawrence[please no]will be 1st choice centre backs,he might as well go and play 2nd fiddle at portsmouth.
It wasn't amazing that Lawrence replaced him for the second leg. Adebola took Fonte apart before Fonte moved up front. |
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| Dave |
| I'm not saying he shouldn't be interested but he should shut up about it rather scream "COME GET ME!" |
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| Timbo |
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Originally posted by Dave
I'm not saying he shouldn't be interested but he should shut up about it rather scream "COME GET ME!"
Agreed. Very selfish. A little loyalty would not be misplaced here |
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| st albans |
loyalty? why should he show loyalty to us? a team that he only played a handful of games for
he's keeping his options open which is fair enough. the fact we haven't offered anything yet may indicate to him that we are not convinced |
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| The Gerry Queen |
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Originally posted by LeeH
more worrying is this comment, seemingly from Jose himself
http://www.portugoal.net/Benfica070...icaDjabbour.htm
Fonte himself is delighted at the interested shown by Pompey, but is keeping his feet firmly on the ground.
“We cannot live waiting for possible contracts. At present, no-one has spoken to me and as a result I will remain calm and wait to see what happens.
“Portsmouth are a big club in England and they have a very good coach. If there is actual interest, it would be an honour,” stated the 24-year-old.
I think that the most important part of what he has said is 'If there is actual interest '. The story about Pompey has been circulating for 48 hours now and if Jose doesn't know it's true yet it is definately an agent driven ploy to accelerate the proceedings and pocket a bit more.
Of course if the Cup winners and top 8 finishers with a prospect of Euro footy show interest it is 'an honour' in a flattery sort of way as he says. Doesn't mean it's true or if it is doesn't mean it's going to happen. |
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| Beanie |
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Originally posted by AJ's right boot
I would be totally gutted if he doesnt sign, a total ••••••• bargin at £400K in todays market if LC was worth over £1m.
But remember - according to SJ there isn't and never was an agreed price. We have first refusal but Benfica may have agree to sell only at a price we can't possibly match. Quite likely with Premiership interest., |
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| David |
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Originally posted by LeeH
more worrying is this comment, seemingly from Jose himself
http://www.portugoal.net/Benfica070...icaDjabbour.htm
Fonte himself is delighted at the interested shown by Pompey, but is keeping his feet firmly on the ground.
“We cannot live waiting for possible contracts. At present, no-one has spoken to me and as a result I will remain calm and wait to see what happens.
“Portsmouth are a big club in England and they have a very good coach. If there is actual interest, it would be an honour,” stated the 24-year-old.
If a club like Pompey come in for you then you are going to be flattered, obviously.
Remember, I read on here some time a go that Fonte was struggling to play the football Warnock wanted him to and that it felt unnatural for him to just lump it forward as he likes to play football, that could be a factor in this Pompey link. |
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| GDP |
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Originally posted by Timbo
Agreed. Very selfish. A little loyalty would not be misplaced here
He doesn't have to show us any loyalty at all Timbo, it's up to us to prove to him that we want him at the club. |
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| FromSelhurst |
| should have had this one sealed up some time ago. could lose him as a result. |
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| CP Satellite |
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“Portsmouth are a big club in England, but they are no bigger than Palace and they have a very good coach in Neil Warnock. If there is actual interest, I would have to turn it down, it would be an honour to help Palace to promotion.” stated the 24-year-old.
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| Gladys Allover |
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Originally posted by GDP
He doesn't have to show us any loyalty at all Timbo, it's up to us to prove to him that we want him at the club.
Is the correct answer. If Warnock rated him for the Championship we would have signed him by now. Sounds like he is waiting to see if we can get a proper Championship clogger in and using Fonte as a back up if it doesn't come off. |
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| glaziers fan |
| why the •••• are we being so slow!? |
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| philsick |
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Originally posted by Gladys Allover
Sounds like he is waiting to see if we can get a proper Championship clogger in
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| RDSdaEAGLE |
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Originally posted by glaziers fan
why the •••• are we being so slow!?
It's not as easy as just saying - 'here Fonte, sign this!' - no doubt his agent will have been made aware of Portsmouth's apparent interest and so there will be little movement in that regard until something definite comes out of the Portsmouth camp. |
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| Ashleyno1son |
| Got a bad feeling about this one. would love him to sign for Palace but I now expect him to move to the South Coast should he leave Portugal |
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| Freddy Kurz |
The dilemma for Fonte will be whether to gamble on winning a first-
team place at Portsmouth for higher wages or opting for regular
first-team selection at Palace for less money.but a more assured
future.
Competition for centre-back positions will certainly be much fiercer
at Portsmouth than at Selhurst Park, as a glance at the respective
first-team squads clearly shows. |
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| OneSize |
Being linked with Nottingham Forest today.
Get a move on palace!! |
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| maestro |
| Portsmouth have got sol and distin and I heard they were after dunne, with al due respect to Fonte he's not going to get a place in there team |
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| sydnsteve |
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Originally posted by Timbo
Agreed. Very selfish. A little loyalty would not be misplaced here
Loyalty for being second choice to the wonderful Matt Lawrence I suppose?
Get real, please. |
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| Beanie |
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Originally posted by OneSize
Being linked with Nottingham Forest today.
Get a move on palace!!
Get a move on Benfica - the offer is in, response awaited. Not sure they've even decided to sell to anybody yet. |
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| TC EAGLE |
| Reading other threads in the transfer forum it seems that whatever bids that have been made and accepted for any player won't be concluded until Warnock returns from holiday. |
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