Point I was making is that they got out of trouble with 3 new players.Feel we might need more here !

By my reckoning the 3 players he signed cost £16 Mill so he did some great business in the market.

Same f***ing amount we needed when many were stroking themselves silly we'd definitely be top 10 once we got Benteke and everywhere else we'd be fine with.

(super al no doubt thought the same leaning back in his office chair, Oliver Sweeneys on the desk, with the happiest group of players he'd ever seen comparing tan lines and having a chat and a laugh over something on a phone with Keith Millen in the middle of the training ground)

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I thought that as well. Whatever you thought about Pardew the atmosphere was always one of positiveness and setting out trying to win a match . We all know he failed but BFS is so negative in everything that he says , bit like a Holmesdale Forum Poster, and it has filtered through to the teams performances. They are confused and lethargic and they reflect BFS personality. I hope this win has picked him up let alone the team !

I'd agree if Mandanda wants to go home then we need six. If not five.

Assuming we sign Jenkinson then that's still four we need on top of Schlupp.

CB, LB, DM, CM

Now if we can sign a top LB say Evra I think our back line will hold and I'd probably make do with just an attacking / creative CM.

So possibly only two more on top of Jenkinson but they have to be class.

If Jenkinson and evra are completed (Sounds like we are waiting on evra making his mind up) i think we need

CAM - Why we haven't gone in for bojan is mind blowing to me but like others have said, we need a real goal threat week in week out in that role. Meant to take some of the pressure off of Big Ben so he has freedom to move/rather than trying to hold both CB's back.

DM- As much as i was excited by the thought of Cabaye joining palace at the time, he has proved to be a much bigger problem than i would have anticipated. Went from Jedi (strong, passionate, aggressive leader) to the complete opposite. I feel now that our fall backs and Cabaye in the DM role causes the rest of our side to fall out of shape whilst covering their roles. Need a big strong leader type in DM role like Jedi with better passing/decision making abilities. It would do our 11 a world of difference. Also with cabaye being linked away for more money than we bought him for, nows the time to change!

The problem i see is being reluctant to spend the money on real proven quality in these roles, instead opting for a player 3-4-5 million cheaper who wont make the immediate impact we need.

As for Big Sam looking fed up, i think he has more on the line then palace to at this stage with the six months hes had, and i think that he feels like certain players have been letting him down. For him, until they are replaced with quality, i can see why he wouldn't be too enthusiastic about the whole situation.

Never started off as much of a CYL fan, but actually he's shown more drive and creativity than some of the names on this list when called into action recently. Unless we can bring in a few superstars, I wouldn't give up on him just yet. Didn't think I'd be saying that a few months ago though...