Well I suppose none of us should really be surprised that most of our business, the important business is going to get done on the last day/evening. It really does beg the question whether the 'window' should be reduced to a week or 2 weeks maybe. The thing that concerns me about leaving everything to the last day is we really have to have plan B, C and D all in place as inevitably deals will fall through. I know there are plenty of people who are of the opinion we will be ok but we are one injury to Zaha and dare I say it Benteke to disaster, if we do not get a another striker that is! I know Dougie is in place now and he really needs to earn his corn. Another farcical window and we are in big trouble. Are we confident that Palace can get done what we need?

I vote scrap the window altogether. When you need a player you buy a player.

But of course, the media would have nothing to grab a hold of - and it’s all about them of course.

Tssk. No idea how a striker wasn’t bought in the summer let alone by this point in the window. We haven’t suddenly needed one / Benteke has been isolated since August.

Am I worried? No.

Would more signings be nice? Yes.

Do I think the club are doing what they can? Yes.

It's obvious the club know where they want to improve and I think most of us agree with them. Keeper and Striker seem the main targets we need to get and looks like we have got Guiata and I fully see the sense in us maybe choosing not spending 7-8 mill Euros to get him 14 matches before we get him for nothing.

Likewise the striker market is the hardest one to work in and as we have seen with the likes of Eder it can be a domino effect and you can only do so much until it ultimately comes down to if the player wants it.

I am pleased we have bought in players like Rakip and Jach, the sort of signings I actually thought FdB would do. Players who bolster our squad.

That’s how it used to be before 2002.

Palace 13th 2017/18.

Well feck me I'd better go and see the Doc because I actually agree 100% with Brentmeister-General for a change.

Conjunctivitis.com - A site for sore eyes.

One can just imagine the furore on HOL if we don't manage to bring in a striker.

Given our injury situation and our sole strike force I am really concerned that IF we don't recruit some more players we will be in real danger of the drop.On HOL I am accused of being very negative and a glass 'Half empty' person but all I am doing is trying to be realistic.