Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis says new Blues loan signing Jonny Williams has a “massive future” ahead of him at Selhurst Park. The 20-year-old Wales international joined Town on a month’s loan yesterday and looks set to make his debut in the home game against Birmingham tomorrow.

"Jonny has a massive future ahead of him at this football club,” Pulis told the Croydon Advertiser.

“He is a talent, but he needs to play a consecutive run of games and hopefully he will get a run at Ipswich with Mick.

"Ipswich are a fantastic football club with fantastic facilities and great support. Mick is a very good manager who will look after him and we are hoping and praying he will do as well as we think he will."

The former Stoke boss says an extension to the loan will be discussed when the initial term comes to an end: "We will look at it in a month's time.

“We felt it was the right move for Jonny to help him get some games and he felt comfortable with it, which was key. We hope he will get the games he needs and then we will see."

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Kesgraveblue57 added 16:49 - Feb 28 Short term loan what is the point of this we must blood our youngsters give them a chance to gain experience now the season is over. Best of luck Jonny I hope you enjoy your stay with us
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GerkensBeard added 17:10 - Feb 28 Yes Kesgrave Blue I would be annoyed if it was any other player but this player is quality and will be the best in our team I have no doubt. And as he says in his interview we are only 2 wins off the playoffs. I don't believe we will make them but if you put a brilliant run together in the last 10 games we could make it purely on momentum if we get a run going. But it's a big if

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RaymondovicBlue added 17:22 - Feb 28 surely a one month loan of a flair player at this stage of the season means only one thing..... that we have one month to finally decide if we are in with even a tiny chance
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RaymondovicBlue added 17:24 - Feb 28 .... a tiny chance of a top six. if so then his loan will be extended... if not he'll go back and we read water till the end of the season. I know we knock Evans for the fact his flow of money has stopped ( largely) but... he didn't have to do this deal did he??
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blueboy1981 added 22:21 - Feb 28 ......... would be nice to think some of our youngsters have a bright future ahead of them at Portman Road - and NOW be given a change to prove themselves in OUR team - instead of us patronising someone else's on a short term loan. Which Pulis makes it clear it will only be. Crazy methology - in doing what we are doing.
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RaymondovicBlue added 22:53 - Feb 28 blue boy ... agree, but the logic seems to be that in the month or so loan we can find out for sure what is possible using a proven player .. THEN do as you suggest and use the rest of the season as a development programme
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Blue041273 added 11:49 - Mar 1 Quite logically we look at this from an ITFC perspective but from the JW point of view TP could not have made it clearer that be his looking for strong performances. The player has to deliver and at this stage of the season when it would not be difficult to see it just slipping away, this can only be good for us. In reality MM can sit back and let TP do the hard work.

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Jayembee added 12:42 - Mar 1 Is the comment by Mr Pulis what he really feels or a positioning statement for the valuation ahead of a potetntial sale?
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Jayembee added 12:42 - Mar 1 potential
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