He's done nothing since he went to Stoke from Spurs and looked a bit slow on the rare occasions I've seen him. Pulis basically dropped him for 2 years.
Question in my mind is whether his poor form is a fitness issue or something else, because he used to put himself about in midfield like a good 'un. Proper box-to-box midfielder.
If we don't get (as seems likely) Jay Spearing, and Holden doesn't get back to where he was, an on-from Palacios would make a lethal central midfield partnership with Medo.
At £1.5 million, he could be a bargain if the circumstances are right i.e. with improved fitness and some serious motivation (both of which I'm confident Dougie can provide)
And his wage demands could hardly be too excessive for a guy who has hardly played for a couple of years.
Stoke payed £6 million for him and he's on £26k a week at the Britannia so another factor would be whether or not he's prepared to take a cut in salary in order to revitalise his career? Definitely one with something to prove which is a good thing.
Probably at least worth looking at IMO, although Hull are sniffing around.
Question in my mind is whether his poor form is a fitness issue or something else, because he used to put himself about in midfield like a good 'un. Proper box-to-box midfielder.
If we don't get (as seems likely) Jay Spearing, and Holden doesn't get back to where he was, an on-from Palacios would make a lethal central midfield partnership with Medo.
At £1.5 million, he could be a bargain if the circumstances are right i.e. with improved fitness and some serious motivation (both of which I'm confident Dougie can provide)
And his wage demands could hardly be too excessive for a guy who has hardly played for a couple of years.
Stoke payed £6 million for him and he's on £26k a week at the Britannia so another factor would be whether or not he's prepared to take a cut in salary in order to revitalise his career? Definitely one with something to prove which is a good thing.
Probably at least worth looking at IMO, although Hull are sniffing around.