It has been an emotional week my feathered friends. Over the past four days our club has said goodbye to two pillars of Eagledom. Two players who epitomised the raw energy and fight that I see inside each and every one of you come Saturday. Two players who I have loved like brothers since the days when Palace were inches from annihilation. Two players who, without them, leave my football heart feeling cold and lonely inside. Two players who had such a fascination with hilarious head hair that, with their departure, Selhurst Park has been shaved bare. We must look to the future and cast aside fears that we might emulate poor Samson who withered away once his hair was all gone.
In a desperate attempt to expunge any future follicular folly from the team, I dedicate this post to my hairy heroes Mile Jedinak and Yannick Bolasie, in photo montage form. But of course no ridiculous Eagles hair homage would be complete without an image of one other player let go last month. The magical mullet comb over of Marouane Chamakh.
Goodbye my brave Eagles. We will never forget you.
Mile "Jedi" Jedinak
Yannick "Yalla" Bolasie
Marouane "did someone shit on your head" Chamakh