The Fear

Going by the Frank De Boer experience, Roy Hodgson has three more games to save his job. Given that they are against Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, the former England manager might want to start preparing his cardboard box to take away his belongings from his office already.

Soldiering on

Like supporters up and down the country, the hope for Palace fans was that in the week up to the transfer deadline, and on the frenzied day itself, there would be some significant squad strengthening going on. Palace though have stood still, which in the Premier League is the equivalent of reversing off a cliff. In this window I couldn’t stop gazing at West Brom enviously as if I was in the guy looking back meme as Tony Pulis’ baseball cap sashays by.