I believe I recall Roy saying on a prematch interview in December that we needed 4 players, especially a goal keeper and a forward - and he said "they all have to be improvements over the current squad to raise the bar" and they all have to hit the ground running, or words to that effect. SO, we got one out of four ..... 25% ... some folks should not be getting their year end performance bonuses then, as they didn't hit the stated objectives ????

If he's wanting to rip the arse out of every deal how is that competent?

You mean he knows how to do it but doesn't have the right mindset or attitude, which may be the case, but either way it means he's not the right person.

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Our new striker might turn out to be Europe’s next klinnsman, could surprise us all.

My concern would be the apparent lack of urgency coupled with multiple rumours of last minute approaches to clubs on deadline day. It doesn't sound as though we had a plan or had identified the players we wanted with the earnest intention of getting them in? At the end of the transfer window it was case of scraping the barrel. Having said that, we have three new players who I'm sure will do their best for us. I hope it is enough.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt

Who would you have bought given the chance...Sturridge. .injury prone , slamani..hardly played this season and can't get into the Leicester side, Ulloa. ..ses slamani comments. Not sure who else was available who would want to come to palace.

Of course and as I’ve said before I feel fortunate that we’ve a proper fan and successful businessman running the club. But the brinkmanship and number of times players have apparently turned up in hotels, at the club’s HQ etc last day of the window and we’ve fvcked the likes of Brondby around is not great. All this and still serious gaps in the squad.

No complaints re the players we’ve brought in. More the gaps.