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2026 hasn't started well for Crystal Palace.

Captain sold 12 games without a win and sliding down the table.

So how much danger are Palace actually in?

All right, in with us today. We've got our Crystal Palace correspondent, Matt Wuznum.

We've also got Don Fyfield as well. Let's get into this. On Monday, the transfer window closed.

In the window, Palace twice broke their transfer record by bringing in Benin Johnson and Jorgon

Strandlarsson.

Matt.

Your latest article, though, on the athlete, it refers to Palace's chaotic window in many respects.

How much madness was there going on behind the scenes?

Yeah, it was pretty crazy window for Palace, quite unusual really, for such a hive of activity,

but perhaps not so unusual for it to be so late.

But as you say, broke the club record twice, spending a huge amount of money, which again is

quite unlike Palace. And it could have been a lot more as well. They had quite a few options that

they were exploring to bring in. But yeah, it was just, it was a bit mad, really, for Pallas. Yeah, and Dom, you've raised concerns on a podcast. I think we did after the FA Cup defeat to McEltsfield. And you've raised concerns about, you know, the money spent over the summer. But, I mean, look, they've broken their transfer record twice I mean why is it so doom and gloom at this

moment in time yeah they can't win can they people have a go at them when they don't spend money and then

people have a go at them when they do spend money um obviously it's the the people they've brought in

because these are guys that are very different from the profile at crystal palace uh would

normally recruit at this time

in the window. Now, I actually have a bit of sympathy for Palace on this front because I think

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