Palace are interested in Tubbs

Reports are suggesting that Crystal Palace are also interested in Crawley striker Matt Tubbs.   Here is a report from an Addick who has seen him play:

I saw Matt Tubbs a few times last season. In the conference he was an excellent forward, without doubt the best I have seen at that standard. He was not only a natural goalscorer, but an intellegent forward and seemed perfectly suited for the step up to league football. He won the player of the season quite easily in a team that strode through the conference, and, I predict, will go straight through div 2 this season.

Talking to my brother, who is a season ticket holder at Crawley, that despite scoring four goals already this season, he has found the step up in standard at little harder than he thought he would, and would benefit from at least one more season at Crawley in div 2. He is not a youngster at 27 though, so if the offer comes in from a higher club, he may wish to chance it.

My opinion is he would be behind BWP,  Hayes and Euell, or Wagstaff moving in from the wing. I assume this interest, if true, is because of the possibility of Benson joining Parky at Bradford, and therefore a replacement required.  Personally, I would show an interest in Matt Tubbs but then watch his progress this season, or at least until January, with Crawley in div 2 before deciding whether to go in with an offer.