So much of this season for Crystal Palace has been focused on it being a period of transition for the club.
A new manager, new players and a new identity and ethos that, the club hopes, will see them enter a fresh period of success following close to a decade of Premier League stability.
The blueprints were laid and the foundations were built last summer, though despite the general advancements on and off the pitch there has been a detached mood of late.
