Martin Kelly

[northernpowerhouse]

"Burnley are understood to be interested in signing Martin Kelly"

A little nugget tucked away at the end of this article about Palace: https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... iver-burke" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Can't find anything else about it but it sounds about right. Not a huge fan but for under £5 mil he'd be a cheap back up to Tarkowski.

[Pearcey]

Thought he was a full back.

[KRBFC]

Is he not a right back?

[UpTheBeehole]

He is historically a full back, but played the last 9 games of last season as a centre back, as well as 3 cup games.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/martin- ... verein/873

[lucs86]

I always thought he was a right back, like Gary Kelly.

[UpTheBeehole]

If we are targeting Martin Kelly, it suggests the club have passed up on the opportunity to get in a young player to develop and sell on for millions in profit, like Keane.

[Vegas Claret]

god no

[Reecey1987]

Also mentions palace going in 15 m for oliver burke we should go in for him

[northernpowerhouse]

He can play right back and centre back but I'm assuming we'd be playing him in the centre.

[Goobs]

He can play right back and centre back but I'm assuming we'd be playing him in the centre.

I would be assuming and hoping that we wouldn't be playing him at all.

[Devils_Advocate]

Good potential signing as back up right back. Bardsley has replaced Darwika as a right back in our squad not good enough for Prem football so now Kelly can replace Flannagan who would have played right back last season in the absence of Lowton

[KRBFC]

Good potential signing as back up right back. Bardsley has replaced Darwika as a right back in our squad not good enough for Prem football so now Kelly can replace Flannagan who would have played right back last season in the absence of Lowton

So basically Kelly can replace Bardsley

[Pearcey]

So basically Kelly can replace Bardsley

I wasn't going to even try deciphering that!

[SGr]

Played centre half in the only side to lose to Burnley at home last season.

Yeah, no thank you.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

Kelly was a player I suggested in the closed season.
Very versatile and can play anywhere across the back. Still only 27.
At one point he was a good player. Just looks to have lost his way. Maybe SD is the man to get the best out of him.

[agreenwood]

He is historically a full back, but played the last 9 games of last season as a centre back, as well as 3 cup games.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/martin- ... verein/873

I think we should just sign a specialist centre half. Crazy eh?

[MACCA]

No thank you. Still the Only player I've seen Vokes beat in a 25 meter race.
I'd rather we either went for a starter ( making Tarky back up again ), or a youngish player we can develop ( if Tarky is going to be backed ), with what little game time he would get.

[Chester Perry]

Can play right back and centre half - um - Mee and Taylor can play left Back and centre half (if pre-season is anything to go by) is this a bid to have 3 at the back as an option

or

is SD trying to go full on Pulis

or

given the source - is it just crap

[Foshiznik]

I think, for a laugh, we should go for a centre back specifically, rather than going for a jack-of-all-trades defender who is average at best.

[Giftonsnoidea]

Please no!

[boatshed bill]

No thank you. Still the Only player I've seen Vokes beat in a 25 meter race.

Brilliant!

[JohnDearyMe]

Palace fan at my office claims that he's going to be joining us.

He also said that generally he has been poor at centre half but when he played alongside Sakho towards the end of last season he was transformed into a quality player...

[cricketfieldclarets]

Palace fan at my office claims that he's going to be joining us.

He also said that generally he has been poor at centre half but when he played alongside Sakho towards the end of last season he was transformed into a quality player...

So lets go for Sakho then!

[Reecey1987]

Mirror are saying we are bidding 5.5 for that italian defender

[IndigoLake]

I think I can safely say that it's a no from me!

[mdd2]

But any player who was a centre back for Palace towards the end of last season was a makeweight as all their recognised CB were crocked.
Bit like signing Andy Farrell as back up keeper because he kept goal once in place of Pearce

[Vegas Claret]

He was at fault for the second Swansea goal today, like I said earlier "god no"

[Pstotto]

Oh dear. Just watched MOTD and Kelly's two goal gaffe. Can't get any worse, can it?