I completely take your point - but the current / recent situation with Chelsea - with the sheer volume of players bought, and staff head-hunted - really is quite unusual. Possibly even completely unprecedented in English football.
Don't panic about losing Jewell to United. There is a thread on the Palace BBS, where they are all panicking that Sir Jim R is going to poach DOUGIE FREEDMAN from them, for the role.
I'm genuinely not making this up! :lolol: