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As we find ourselves in the midst of an international break, what better time to reflect on the start of the campaign than now?
In this instance, we're talking about transfers. Specifically Crystal Palace's dealings in the market.
The Eagles completed four signings back in the summer when bringing Gary Cahill, James McCarthy, Jordan Ayew and Victor Camarasa to the club, but how have the quartet got on at Selhurst Park since?
Let's take a look, and also attempt to rank the signings out of 10...
Gary Cahill
At 33 years of age, you couldn't have blamed Palace fans for possibly feeling like Cahill's best days may have been behind him, but the England international has been brilliant for Palace.
He has helped the Eagles to four wins and a draw from his first six Premier League appearances and has also drawn praise from some supporters on Twitter for his performance against Manchester United.
Cahill has also helped the south Londoners to two clean sheets in those six league outings, with Palace conceding just eight goals in eight games as a whole.
Having arrived for free, there can be few complaints about Cahill's start to life in SE25.
9/10
James McCarthy
The Irishman has been in the Premier League for many years now with both Wigan and Everton, ensuring that he would most likely be a safe pair of hands for Palace when they signed him back in the summer.
McCarthy has started just one league game but did well against West Ham when doing so as we detailed here.
The former Hamilton man looks like he'll fit in perfectly at Palace if the early signs are anything to go by, as his energy in midfield and vast Premier League experience suggests he will by no means be a passenger.
For a man who cost under £1m, the infancy of his Palace career suggests McCarthy will be an astute piece of business.
6/10
Jordan Ayew
It seems as if on-loan Jordan Ayew is a completely different player to permanently contracted Jordan Ayew.
Having scored just one league goal while on loan last term, Ayew has scored three in seven so far for Palace this season, including the winning goals against Aston Villa and West Ham.
He has led the line admirably while Christian Benteke continues to misfire and Connor Wickham's polystyrene knees remain - in truth, he has been the only Palace striker who looks up for it this season.
The former Swansea man looks a man reborn in that No.9 shirt, and like Cahill, there can be few complaints about him.
9/10
Victor Camarasa
This is a tough one to judge.
The Spaniard joined from Real Betis on a season-long loan, but his only start has come against Colchester in the Carabao Cup - apart from that, he has played just five Premier League minutes.
As a result, we simply can't give him too high a rating.
In that game against Colchester however, while Palace did eventually lose on penalties, Camarasa was handed the WhoScored Man of the Match award, having taken two shots while also completing three key passes.
2/10
