Why is it so bad if this guy starts? We don’t know much about him other than he had an excellent season last time around. Whoever starts is a downgrade on Palmer in my view so let’s wait and see.
It's because last time we did this we ended up with Button (who had similar game time numbers when he became our number 1). Not only this but he looked quite poor against Bournemouth in the cup. I understand it wasn't his fault for many of the goals but he still looked fundamentally bad with some of his saves and positioning.
Of course, I hope I am wrong and doubt he will be as bad as Button. However, we only lost out to the playoffs by 3 points that season and I have no doubt we'd have made it if Button was dropped earlier.