As Dougie Freedman recalls with relish in When Eagles Dare, persuading Bristol City’s manager Derek McInnes to allow him to sign Yannick Bolasie in August 2012 a few days after his Crystal Palace side had been thrashed 4-1 at Ashton Gate was one of the most straightforward transfers in which he has been involved.
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“He was sitting back in his chair and looking very pleased with himself,” says the former Scotland striker in the forthcoming Amazon Prime documentary which tracks Palace’s recovery from the brink of collapse in 2010 to Premier League promotion via the play-offs three years later. “It was a very easy deal to do because he was feeling sorry for me…