The Palace Fan

Championship fans have heard that drum beat for over fifthteen years and there's still not been a 23 team divide. Other than Middlesborough who are about as good as they were two years ago the teams coming down are having to rebuild entirely. This league is completely open this year and there is an opportunity for teams to capitalise like Huddersfield did.

This hotel tried charging us £20 for a weeks wifi

Side note but EE letting you use your data for free in Spain. Amazing.

Off to Tenerife this evening with the missus. Needless to say I'm pissed about the nice weather in London for the next week.

What's wrong with Sutton?

Given we've gone from being linked with Adil Rami, a defender with experience whose best days look behind him, to Davinson Sanchez, a young and expensive investment, makes me think the media haven't got a clue about what we're doing.

Southampton are interested allegedly. I can see this continuing throughout the majority of the summer due to Liverpools high asking price for a player they don't clearly want. I can't imagine any club in Europe will want to compete at that price.

It's a shame there's no garlic strong enough to deter some of the locals from living round there.

I didn't realise Callum Willock left for Benfica. Given the talent coming from Portugal that could be a fantastic career decision.

GFW have 'taken over' TNA, according to reports. Jarrett's getting heat about this but considering he felt 'forced out' of his own creation in TNA. To then start a new company and then be in a position where you can take over your old company without having to dip in to your own pocket and without actually televising one show is quite poetic justice. Perfect timing given it's there fifthteenth year anniversary. Make the show a celebration of old times and then start a new beginning next week.

Looking at my notifications page in the early hours of this morning I was half expecting to find a photo of Katie Price in here

There is literally no point in Chelsea having any form of an academy.

Any loyalty bonus in his contract should be null and void at the very least. Something went on that Allardyce wouldn't put him on the bench over Speroni. Sad situation all round as he's a class Goalie that could have been a club icon.

Steve Mandanda is refusing to report to pre-season training. Lost a lot of respect for him for that. Hope we can stop paying his 50k p/w and make him wait until Marseille offer a fee remotely close to his ability.

It doesn't help the new stuff isn't that good any more. In comparison Lucha Underground is back on TV and the pace and quality of those matches are nuts.

He was highly thought of as a coach at West Brom under three seperate managers before he took on the Portsmouth, Blackpool and Blackburn jobs which at the time were managerial death sentences.

Emmanuel Adebayor has described joining Crystal Palace as the worst decision of his career, which is quite ironic really as I recall takeing a chance on him in the first place to be the worst decision we've made in our Premier League history.

Joe Ledley has been released. Loyal servant who seemed quite a character but performances have dipped since Euro 2016 so he may need a change of scenery to motivate himself. I imagine a team with playoff ambitions will take the wage hit with him.

I think the fee doesn't cover his wages for past season, agent fees, 'loyalty bonus', yearly survival bonus, accommodation, PL inflation etc. That and I have a suspicion that our owners are not best pleased with Marseille because it seemed just after after christmas both Steve and Cabaye had heads turned. One ruled his sleeves up and was the role model professional, the other never played again. I'm sure there is other factors in play but given he could have been a club legend because of his ability im quite disgusted by his apparent lack of professionalism. The guy is clearly a quality Goalkeeper so the fact only Marseille have bidded for him speaks volumes that everybody working behind the scenes knows something's that's gone on and he will be eventually going there. It's like The Apprentice at the moment. There's been about 12 suitable candidates and ones getting ruled out every week. Apart from Chris Coleman who for whatever reason thought it was appropriate to say he wasn't interested before he was spoken too.

Jonny Williams, that teenager that you may remember became totally amazing on Fifa 12, and you didn't hear of again until he was celebrating with Wales as if he won The World Cup when England lost to Iceland, has signed a new contract. Hes got progressively worse in about four loan spells with Ipswich and couldn't start for a relegated MK Dons team. I know we all want to see academy players come through but Jesus Christ just let him go. He's never going to reach his full potential here. He's either injured, injured on loan, or miraculously healed for Euro 2016. Another two years he's wasting here.

Given the position he was in this time last year he's done well to prove doubters wrong. If he can keep fit he should play a role this season but given his age i'd be surprised if he gets another renewal.

Varane would be one hell of a signing to be fair.

Really? He's played well in Serie A but to say he's one of the top three in the world seems a bit excessive.

Three major trophies in four years and a lowest finish of fifth in the league. It's not all bad once you take a step back.