Crystal Palace Supporters Share Perspectives on Club’s Current State

The BBC invited supporters of Crystal Palace to share an overlooked aspect, positive or negative, concerning the club. The following are some of the responses received: Paddy expressed the view that the current season is already concluded, with the team facing a relegation battle. He stated a lack of affinity for manager Oliver Glasner, acknowledging he might be “a nice bloke” but asserting that “for me, he’s not a Palace man.” Paddy also commented, “There’s nothing to get excited about at the moment,” and suggested that relegation “would be a good thing.” Sam raised concerns about the practice of loaning out promising players. While acknowledging that Palace had faced criticism for not loaning Jesurun Rak-Sakyi last season and that he is out on loan this time, Sam felt Rak-Sakyi “would be useful to have now with Michael Olise gone and Eberechi Eze injured.” Additionally, Sam noted that David Ozoh delivered “some great performances last year” and “would surely have started some recent matches if he weren’t away on loan.” Simon highlighted the club’s need to focus on securing competition for Tyrick Mitchell. He pointed out that with Tayo Adaramola “not yet ready” and Jeffrey Schlupp “out of contract,” this particular area “has been criminally overlooked for several seasons.” Abdulaziz described Crystal Palace as “a whole new team now” and conveyed a sense that “no-one really knows where it’s going.” He expressed hope to “see something soon” if the manager is indeed “playing the long game for the team.” John strongly criticized Jean-Philippe Mateta, calling his performance “absolutely appalling,” and suggested that Odsonne Edouard “should never have got rid of… on loan.” John claimed Mateta “consistently misses chances (such as the one against Villa)” and subsequently “acts up to the crowd to regain favour with the fans,” concluding with a call to “Bring back Edouard.”