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Feel free to go and "support" somebody else then.

Agree we need a striker and I'm sure we're still in the market for one, but we have already invested in forwards - Fatawu, Decordova and Buonanotte. Strikers are the hardest commodity of all and the position we've wasted the most money on glamorous flops before. With Vardy still here I'd take a loan over risking another Daka / Slimani / Musa when we really can't afford one.

It will be £20m with add-ons which, if met, mean he's worth every penny. We sold Timothy Castagne for £15m. If we're only looking at cheap players they'll either be old, broken or crap. He's a good signing. The negativity on here is just ridiculous sometimes.

I think minimum 3. Could depend on how many we can move on, but we're clearly trying to strengthen the squad. I agree it would have been better to do business earlier in the window, but the reality of running a club is different to making transfers on Football Manager. We might even get some good deals at the end of the window as clubs become desperate to juggle their squads.

Good signing - talented player with top flight experience but his best years still ahead of him. Goes straight into the first team and already has a long-established relationship with his midfield partner. Still our fans moan

Our players already finished above everyone else in the Championship though Only joking - I agree there are deals to be had in the Championship. Plenty of good young players in that division. Unless the rumours have all been nonsense, it does seem like we do have some money to spend - and as frustrating as it is to be saying this at such a late stage of the window, we might even be waiting for one or two outgoings before committing to who we bring in. I actually think the players we've brought in so far have been positive additions. Fingers crossed we have some more players lined up!

Some good shouts there. Would particularly like Jonathan Rowe or Gus Hamer! Unlikely I'm sure, but the rumours were that Harvey Barnes wasn't pushing for a move to Newcastle. Now we're back in the Prem and he's a sub up there, could he possibly be available on a loan?

We won the league last season... Subjective. I think it's a good thing that we've lost unmotivated and/or old players and added 5 who played regular top flight football last season (Buononatte, Decordova, Okoli, Soumare and Kristiansen) and 2 exciting young talents (Fatawu and Golding). I get people being underwhelmed (and I certainly hope we do some more business before the window closes), but the reaction of many seems disproportionate.

More batterings than the 0 we've currently had. Also that one fit striker cost £6m and is a young player with loads of potential - exactly the sort of profile our fans seem desperate for. He should be supported, not left to play in a toxic atmosphere. As I said, we have problems. I'd just rather enjoy football and support my club than act like a petulant child about not signing somebody a Twitter 'journalist' randomly linked us to because they're good on Fifa.

We do have the most pathetic fan base in the country. All this whining after winning the league and adding five players who were top flight regulars last season (Okoli, Decordova and Buononatte, as well as the returning Soumare and Kristiansen), as well as adding two great young talents (Fatawu and England youth captain Golding). Appreciate we've got problems going into the new season but the amount of toys going out of the pram is embarrassing.

I think Justin is good enough, and I'm pretty confident Mavididi can make the step up. Decordova was a regular starter in the Prem last season - getting on a bit, but he can add value. I have huge concerns over Wout Faes, but he does start for Belgium so I'm sure he'd get in some Prem teams. He's the sort of defender who could be very good if he had the right partner. No idea about if Okoli is that partner! Definitely concerned about the squad depth and strikers, but I think we can compete with at least 6 or 7 teams over the course of a season. Maybe I'm naive, but I'd rather be that than as miserable as some of the posters on this forum!

Couldn't agree more. There are improvements to be made (and should have been made at the start of the window), but our squad is nowhere near as bad as is being made out.

Fair enough, I think I got his age mixed up with Zaha! But he still started most games last season for a team that finished 10th. He can be an asset next season - on the pitch and supporting players like Mavididi and Fatawu off it!

I really do not understand this thread. Palace fans love him, can play in loads of positions and is a consistent top flight player. At 31 he's got a few years left in the tank and he's cheap. I can understand being underwhelmed but the massive negativity seems over the top! IMO he would be the Marc Albrighton replacement and Hlozek would be the Iheanacho replacement. Both feel like upgrades at this stage of their careers.

A shame if it doesn't come off, but blimey there are some hysterical reactions on here. I also think Ayew is a decent player. There's a reason he's been a regular starter in the Prem for years and years, would be a useful asset.

Having lived a mile from Selhurst Park for a few years, I can say with absolute certainty that Zaha is loved both personally and as a player by their fans. He opened up something like 50 of his properties for NHS staff to live in for free during the pandemic. Does loads of stuff for local charities. I think he's an arsehole on the pitch, but so are a lot of players. He's incredibly driven and a terrible loser, but that doesn't make him a bad apple in the dressing room. Probably more like a Vardy than a Collymore. Only concern I have is I did once see him coming out of the local chicken takeaway!

Edit - Sorry I misread your post. I have a 4 week old baby and am very sleep deprived! Ignore me

Anyone who doesn't get behind a manager who has just been appointed is welcome to go and 'support' somebody else. Steve Cooper is very well liked by the fans and players of his former clubs. Give him a chance FFS.

As I get older, I tend to not get too carried away in a positive or negative way - especially in pre season. I learned my lesson after writing off Jamie Vardy as not good enough both when we signed him and then before the great escape! But it is weird that we seem to really need new options at AMC and CF. But we only seem to be bringing in wingers. Mavididi and Fatawu were two of the players I'd be most confident in stepping up. We need to be be able to rotate and have depth so I get buying BDR and Buonanotte. But we're still seemingly linked with Asprilla, Ayew, Nelson and Zaha. (All good players - but similar in profile to what we:ve got, and you'd have thought the very limited money could be better spent elsewhere). Maybe some of those I've listed are more versatile than I appreciate and could play as a 10 or centre forward, but it seems strange to be basically linked to no players other than wingers.

Feels like we're going to struggle until we offload the dross signed in Rodgers' last 12 months. Daka, Faes, Soumare, Kristiansen, Souttar etc - none are good enough, and they commanded inexplicably high transfer fees and wages. Sadly I can't imagine too many offers coming in for any of them, so we're probably lumbered with them (and this situation) until they leave on Bosmans.

Excellent! Must admit I'd never heard of him, but all reports suggest he'll be a really useful addition

Would be a great signing! Not as convinced as others that he'd want to go back to Palace - he's done everything he can realistically do there.

Ha yes very true - but those days are long gone now!

He'd only come here if he was first choice. We'd only pay that fee for a first choice. Either nonsense or Mads is on his way. I suspect the former.

I didn't say that, and while I can't understand the constant negativity these days I doubt we'd be arguing in real life. The sun's out and we just got promoted as champions. Fatawu and Mavididi are going to electrify the Prem and we're lucky to support the most bonkers football team in the world. Enjoy the rest of your day!