It has been a tough couple of weeks for Palace fans as Pulis left two days before the Premier League season.

The wait and tensions can be forgotten as Palace had not one, but two announcements to make.

Neil Warnock returns to the club where he has ’unfinished business’ and secondly Wilfried Zaha who helped the Eagles into the Premier League has returned on a season long loan deal.

But the question is can these two men banish the early season worries and catapult Palace up the table?

Neil Warnock

Time will tell if Steve Parish has made the right appointment. It could be a gamble; if it works it could possibly be another masterstroke from the chief. If it goes south, well quite simply Palace will go down.

It has been a summer of unpredictability at Selhurst. Tony Pulis leaving was a big blow. The wait for the new manager, and I am sure there is more to come with the closure of the window in a couple of days.

But it is the transfer window that has been frustrating, Palace have brought in players but certainly not enough to help them push on.

Thus far Steve Parish has not flashed the cash as you would say, signings have either been loans, or free agents or paying comparatively small fees compared to the ones the top teams pay.

Since Warnock’s arrival he has vowed he will back the new man.

The players that have been brought in thus far are good additions, which most importantly have all played Premier League football.

Martin Kelly, Brede Hangeland, Frazier Campbell and Wilfried Zaha come with good pedigree and provide Warnock with the platform to add a few more.

But will Palace go down with a spate of déjà-vu?

Palace fans will remember the reign of Simon Jordan as owner of the club. Palace got promoted to the Premier League with Iain Dowie as the manager; Palace needed the investment in the playing side then.

But what did Jordan do, sure he signed players. Players with no real Premier League experience, players which ultimately flopped. Gonzalo Sorondo, Nicola Ventola, anybody remember these? I do and they were pretty poor.

What happened to Palace that season?

They went down, cruelly on the last day of the season. To make it worse it was against their South London rivals Charlton.

All summer there has been this doubt that Palace could end up like the team of 2004-2005. That cannot happen.

I don’t think Warnock will sign unproven Premier League players; he comes from the same ilk as Tony Pulis. Experience mixed with youth can bring results.

Wilfried Zaha – the return of the Prodigal Son

Exciting. Daring. Explosive. Wilfried Zaha is back, where he belongs.

I think the title is appropriate, raised in South London, and nurtured by Crystal Palace it is a great signing and could be a real coup for the Eagles.

After helping Palace gain promotion to the Premier League it was inevitable he was going to get snapped up, his form was incredible, at times in the Championship you could say he was unplayable.

Manchester United paid a hefty fee. But for whatever reason he hasn’t hit the heights or had the chance to prove himself at Old Trafford.

But it doesn’t matter he is returning home, a home where he played his best football, a home where the fan adore him.

Can Zaha replicate his form from that promotion winning season? Time will tell.