I’ve been a Palace fan for a long time and I acknowledge that comparatively we’re in good times and that Parish has in the main done a very good job.
But I am surprised at the view that it’s early days in the window and just because nothing appears to be happening we can’t be sure that it will all come right at the last minute.
Surely the last few windows has evidenced our lack of planning and lack of imagination in signings as well as holding out until the last seconds of the window to obtain a supposed ‘bargain.’
We have 4 non scoring strikers at present.
Based on lack of form and fitness it could be argued that it’s unlikely Benteke and Wickham will again perform consistently at Premier level.
It looks doubtful that Sorloth will even get to the required level in the first place and Ayew can only really be considered a squad player.
Our top scorer in the last two seasons has been a defensive midfield penalty taker.
This against a backdrop of selling AWB and the uncertainty surrounding Zaha, who we are over reliant on in the first place.
I hope the optimists among us are correct.

Oh dear somebody’s easily baited.

I do not know all the facts petal how could I or anyone else?

However it is five days since my initial statement and I will be shocked if we make a noteworthy purchase before this time next week.

If we do however, I hope whichever true deity exists rewards you and lombardos barber’s courage and plight with such questions as ‘how do you know?’ on discussion forums.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Oh dear, again the same question which I’m guessing is coming from a sense of misplaced self righteousness.

I cannot confess to reading the sun or any other newspaper actually apart from the occasional metro however I do search pretty hard on a daily basis for any news, quite probably like a lot of other fans.

Given our track record of not signing anyone till very late in the window, which is a ridiculous game of brinkmanship considering the risk of losing out on targets, the pathetic start we make to each season and the fact that a transfer window is not sporadically announced as a surprise to anyone, coupled with the non-existence of any noteworthy news, I can say with a degree of certainty we are not ‘close’ to signing anybody. I could be wrong of course I could, however the odds are slim.

I said I know for a ‘fact’ in an exhausted attempt to sarcastically answer another pussy post from somebody who feels as though they can reply to a genuine opening for discussion by attempting shoot it down. It does not make you look clever or righteous, it very much makes you look thick as mince and like some bitter, sad old c u next Tuesday.

If you don’t want to discuss, or don’t have something of substance to say like “You never know, we could.... etc.” Then don’t post. Somebody did actually come back to me on this original post and I was grateful for their input and insight. I’d happily engage anyone with anything interesting to say in meaningful conversation.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Whoosh

Aren't you the fellow who complained when I changed the title to "The moaning about the lack of transfer activity thread" yet you now seem to be the chief moaner

Hi just to clarify last year operations (income v standard expenditure) was a £10m profit but a £45m loss on transfers meant that overall losses were £35m.

The previous year we made both an operational profit and a transfer profit (due to Yannick B sell).

Clearly money is tight - we have the highest wages as a % of income (78% I think) but operationally we are fine.