Many Crystal Palace fans are discussing former defender Danny Gabbidon after a page called PalaceEagles on Twitter opened up the debate on the player.
The 40 year-old ex-centre-back signed back in 2012 after having no club and made 38 appearances, whilst also managing to score 2 goals along the way, per Transfermarkt.
He only made 10 appearances during the club’s last Championship season back in 2012/13, but was surprisingly drafted in for all of their playoff fixtures including the final against Watford, which saw the club get promoted following a 1-0 victory, via BBC Sport.
In the Premier League, he was seen as a key player for the first season, playing 23 of the fixtures for club, per Transfermarkt, before he moved to Cardiff the following summer. However it was a remarkable renaissance for a player who was without a club before signing for the South London side. At the age of 40, he is now a pundit after retiring in 2015.
Here is what fans had to say about the 49-cap former Wales international:
https://twitter.com/PalaceEaglesc0m/status/1251759936973004800?s=20
Brought experience to the back line and was calm although his distribution was average he would be willing to fight for the cause when fit .. a truly nice guy my uncle was his accountant 😂
— Johnny Simpson (@jsimpson74) April 19, 2020
Solid. Better than people gave him credit for. Always grateful for the roles him and Ramage played alongside Damo that season.
— Aaron_Palace (@AaronPalace) April 19, 2020
Did a good job for us – would have been interesting to see him play for us earlier in his career
— Martin (@martind2356) April 19, 2020
Cracking player for us – always put in a shift and didn’t make many mistakes.
— Gooders (@RobGooders) April 19, 2020
Important player for us at the time 👍
— Dan Hodder (@hodderhoff) April 19, 2020
A really good no-nonsense defender, he helped get us where we are today.
— Dave Hill (@Cpfc1905Dh) April 19, 2020
Palace fans, what are your thoughts on Gabbidon? Comment below!
