"At Crystal Palace on the final day of the January window in 2014, for example, the permanent additions of Scott Dann, Wayne Hennessey, Joe Ledley and also Tom Ince on loan, sparked an amazing turnaround. We were in a relegation battle and in serious trouble near the bottom of the Premier League when they arrived but we ended up 11th, 12 points clear of the bottom three, after securing our survival with three games to go."
"It was a very similar story at Stoke a few years earlier when we had just qualified for the Europa League group stage and I was trying to strengthen my squad at the start of the season. As I've explained previously in this column, I always had the final decision on any transfer, and yet one of the most influential"
Transfer deadline day has long been crucial for managers to alter squad fortunes through last-minute deals. Successful late signings can immediately improve team balance, morale and tactical options, sometimes reversing relegation or boosting promotion chances. Failures occur, but calculated additions are often beneficial rather than risky. At Crystal Palace in January 2014, permanent arrivals of Scott Dann, Wayne Hennessey and Joe Ledley plus Tom Ince on loan sparked a turnaround from relegation danger to 11th place, 12 points clear. Similar timely recruitment at Stoke strengthened the squad after Europa League qualification. Strategic deadline business can change a season's trajectory.
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