Ian Snodin: Edgar Davids signing for Crystal Palace is a smack in the teeth for youngsters

IT'S ridiculous that Crystal Palace have signed former Holland international Edgar Davids.Don't get me wrong, Davids (pictured, right, in his Spurs days) was an unbelievable player in his prime. He was a world class midfielder but he's 37 years old and hasn't had a club since he left Ajax in 2008.Everyone is talking about how we need to give young English players in this country a fair crack of the whip.Well, if I was an 18 or 19-year-old midfielder trying to break into the first team at Palace I wouldn't be happy about Davids joining. It's a sad state of affairs when a club in the Championship signs a player who retired two years ago.Nobody minds good quality players coming in from abroad but Davids' best days are long gone.Joey Barton's moustache reminded me of myself!I WAS delighted that Newcastle beat Aston Villa at the weekend because it meant we finally saw the back of Joey Barton's moustache.The Magpies midfielder has said he wouldn't shave it off until his side got their first victory of the season.It looked terrible and I wasn't enjoying seeing it because it reminded me of how ridiculous I looked back in the late 80s!

Source: Liverpool_Echo