Crystal Palace captain Jason Puncheon has vowed he and his team-mates will avoid next season's battle against relegation.
The midfielder's contribution has been vital to their vastly-improved form since January which led to them finally preserving their Premier League status in Sunday's 4-0 defeat of Hull.
He has been wearing the armband for much of Sam Allardyce's reign as manager, which began in December shortly after Alan Pardew's dismissal.
It was under Pardew that their results became so poor, and largely after he had attempted to overhaul his team pursuing what he described as 'street football' - twice last summer breaking their transfer record recruiting Andros Townsend and Christian Benteke.