I'm amazed he's going to Palace or anyone else for that matter considering his underwhelming preseason performances. I wouldn't trade a bag of all sorts for him based on that - his output, effort and attitude. What possible shape can he be in to compete in the EPL, and what possible value could he deliver to a club like Palace.
For me, good riddance. With the exception of Bony, who I think is still a team player, we've gotten rid of yet another player that plays more for himself than for the team. In place, we have a much younger set of players that have the potential (some already demonstrated in the case of McB) to deliver at the championship level and a much hungrier set of players that can grow together and deliver for a number of seasons to come.
For all of our carping, it has been a pretty efficient close season. We've got some exciting young talent on board. It's now down to Potter to work his magic.