THE news 30-year-old Kevin Doyle is to replace Glenn Murray in the Crystal Palace squad hasn't been well received by some sections of the Eagles support.
Doyle scored just six times in 43 games last season, despite plying his trade in League One with Wolves and in the Championship during a loan spell at QPR.
And some Palace fans aren't convinced he's the best man to replace Murray - a club legend who scored 30 goals during the 2012/13 promotion season - making their feelings clear on social media.
Ryan Wallis wrote on Twitter: "Kevin Doyle. What a waste of a loan. We have managed to be the laughing stock of the league again. Pathetic. #livid#cpfc"
@Matt_CPFC wrote: "Kevin Doyle would be a good signing... If it was 2006. #cpfc"
And @GilesyL14, with tongue (possibly) in cheek, said: This is my personal preference in strikers... Murray > Hooper > Wood > McGoldrick > Me > Stephen Hawking > Kevin Doyle."
But not everyone was down about the arrival of the former Reading frontman, who has been capped 57 times by the Republic of Ireland, scoring 13 goals.
@markmywords80 wrote on Twitter: "KevinDoyle. Getting a lot of bad press on Twitter. Jury is out on him. Might just be a good loan. Either way, Palace fans need to back him
