I'm in the disappointed with the window brigade, but mainly because we are a Zabaleta challenge on Wilf, Andros, Luka away from a severe dent to our chances.
Palace are like many in this league, just making up the numbers, like it or not, it's a fact. The only chance we have of challenging is if an Abramovich comes in for us. Sadly though because of FFP rules or as they should be called, keep the status quo rules, that is very unlikely.
We have no real chance, bar that one rare season of winning anything. Success to teams like us is staying up and a cup run every 5 years. At the moment like other clubs we have a different manager every season approach, which has so far worked. Now no one on here has a crystal ball and can guarantee that if Pulis was still here we'd be doing any better or if Pardew had stayed we'd be down. If Sam had stayed who knows how we'd be doing?
Now Parish takes a lot of hits for the walk outs, but if it was my club and I wasn't happy with the transfer targets or style of football, I'd definitely do something about it and because everyone on here has big opinions and believe they are right, you all would do the same. Don't argue.
Now because no one has a crystal ball we don't know our buying or wage budget and we sure as hell don't know what happened in any negotiations. The fact we wanted a loan deal for Amadou and we held the keeper over till the Summer suggests maybe we couldn't go any higher, I don't know? Plus selling a place on our bench to a player playing regularly can't be easy. Getting a proven quality starter in this window is also difficult. We seriously lucked out with Luka in my opinion.
So slagging off anyone at the club for all their efforts this month, especially when they are doing the best they can seems very churlish to me. If money was no object I'm sure we'd have got all we wanted, but you can't spend over what you believe is right. One Jordon Mutch scenario is too many, why risk adding to it? Perspective is needed and personally I don't think any of the bottom 10 had great windows.
Saying all that, I really, really wanted a new no.1 keeper.

That's Life
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a Dream.
KEEP THE FAITH!!!!!

My summing up - we are going to have to rely on the established players to keep us up and pray we don't get any more injuries

Old, Ungifted and White

Okay.... So....

Maybe I should have elaborated (as I have obviously vexed you!!!)

The need to cover certain areas of the pitch vs who we released vs who we brought in...

RLC - 100% great signing as with Riedewald.
Sakho already part of last years squad so secured but not moving forward on numbers.
Tim - Cover or competition for Ward.

Out:

Campbell
Flamini
Ledley
Fryers
Mandanda

Long Term injuries:

Papa
Wickham

So we lost or could not pick 7 (including only having 2 keepers and 1 forward)

Maths aside most would agree we did not have great depth in certain areas.

Ian Holloway... er no.

Please read the WHOLE post... lack of activity in the summer....!

Winch Eagle

Of these only one was worth keeping, and he would have been a squad player at best (Campbell).

We wouldn't be in a better situation now with Joe Ledley as our midfield cover.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

We are only a keeper away from it being a decent enough window. We might have to pick up someone on a free transfer to tide us over till the end of the season should we get any goalkeeper injuries.

It is a bad window ...as always?.
Let us just hope Roy and the Staff can get us trough the storms coming up!
Once again SP is to slow with transfer business and that guy never learns it seemes.
WE got Benteke and Sakho and those whee expencive deals for a "little club" like ours. so we have to get used to live in limbo land.
Next window is at summer and maybe some of you guy can camp outside his office with posters that we need to get players in NOW rather then later.
When this thing happens at every window,,, something is clearly wrong.But he got the final word though unless someone is holding him by his ears,,,, wonder though?