Of the outfield players we’ve brought in only Doucoure is first team ready.
We’ve lost McArthur, Gallagher and Kouyate that was our most effective midfield combination last season.
McArthur is still here but I doubt he will feature that much.
I can see why some are of the opinion that at the moment we are weaker than last season in midfield.
Our midfield doesn’t look balanced despite the good start from Doucoure and flashes of excellence from Eze.
Luka and Hughes don’t appear to have the energy and presence to be other than bit part players and Schlupp seems to me to be a useful squad player rather than guaranteed midfield starter.
It will be really disappointing if we don’t bring in at least one midfield addition for first team contention even if it’s a loan.
We have a promising team with good young players but don’t seem to be paying due attention to the engine room which will allow the team to function at it’s best.

Absolutely this ^^

You need both the stable foundation and to build upon it.

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

I feel you will be disappointed or supporting the wrong club. The policy going forward has been made patently obvious, we aren’t going to be buying old ready made players on the end of their career around 30 years old.

I've just been told Gallagher is staying at Chelsea.

My equalibrium unbalanced me. Paul Draper Brighton 19/2/2018

Source?

Way to quiet for me on deadline day. Hope this day doesn’t fizzle out without any excitement. Time running out, how Palace think they can get deals over the line in a day with our recent history of drawn out transfers is interesting.