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[James Verrinder]

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MONDAY, JULY 10, 2000

Barry Fry comes across well doent he???
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Striker move fails ««
Palace striker Leon McKenzie will not be joining Peterborough United this summer following the Eagles financial turnaround.
The 22-year-old frontman was being lined up for a move to London Road by Posh boss Barry Fry but the arrival of Palace's new owner, Simon Jordan, appears to have scuppered the deal.
Fry said: "Now that Palace have been saved from closure, I'd have to pay a transfer fee for him.
"Unfortunately, that's not an option for this club at the moment."
McKenzie spent a short spell on loan at Peterborough in the early part of the 1998/99 season, scoring nine times in just 15 appearances, but returned to Selhurst Park in a bid to secure a first team place in the First Division.
The Croydon-born hitman made 25 appearances for the Eagles last term but only managed to net on four occasions, leading to speculation surrounding his future at the club he joined from trainee status in 1995.
Jordan's arrival has signalled an upturn in the Eagles fortunes and may enable the club to hang on to several young prospects as Steve Coppell looks to bolster his squad, rather than selling players for knock-down prices in a bid to make ends meet.

[SE25 exile]

I just hope Steve's target players are still available when he gets back from China!

[gcwhite]

Fat Barry is a hate figure up here. Posh fans can't stand him. I don't really know how he keeps his job. Leon was a hero in his short time at London Road, even scoring a crucial winner against the hated Cambridge. That's why the Cambridge fans so enjoyed his open goal miss on that dismal evening last December.

[mole]

McKenzie was on the verge of a move to them last season. He said he wanted to join them and was sure that the deal was done at one stage. It would not surprise me if he was to move on this season.

[Clapham Grand]

??????????? Why would we want to offload Leon, when we have so few strikers anyway?

Drivel, Mr. Fry!

[James Verrinder]

This was aalso on there

Steve Coppell admits that he is keeping tabs on several summer transfer targets as he looks to improve his squad for next season.
The Eagles boss has been handed money to spend in the transfer market by new owner Simon Jordan but is refusing to make any panic buys.
Coppell is hoping that he will be able to sign some or all of the players he has ear-marked when the squad returns from a pre-season trip to China
but has said that, although being careful with the money, he is excited by the prospect of being able to make serious bids for talented players.
Coppell said: "There is a transfer fund available but we are going to have to spread it around thinly.
"We'll be looking to get players in who are on the up but at the moment we have a massive imbalance in the squad.
"I treat transfer money as if it was my own. Spending is not the only answer."

[tomario]

Clapham Grand, Barry Fry has always spoken drivel.