Selling Mile Jedinak
It was a bitter pill to swallow for some sections of the Palace supporters when it was announced in the summer of 2016 that midfielder and captain Mile Jedinak would be leaving the club to join Aston Villa.
In his five years at the club, the Australian international endeared himself to the Palace faithful due to his tenacious style of play and became an icon at Selhurst Park. Having come in as an unknown quantity, Jedinak grew better and better with the Eagles and the team grew along with him. A true leader; he was respected heavily by his peers and had a huge say in Palace establishing themselves as a top-flight team.
Jedinak went onto make 178 appearances for the Eagles over five years, in which he scored 10 goals as well. He led them twice at Wembley for a cup final and was named Crystal Palace’s player of the year in 2012-2013.
Whether it was Tony Pulis or Neil Warnock or Alan Pardew at the helm, Jedinak was the undisputed captain of the team, until Pardew decided to change that at the start of this season. This may have played a hand in the big man’s exit. Someone with such leadership qualities, with that amount of love and passion for the club, it was a mistake by Palace to sell him.
