Sam Allardyce has revealed his secret to escaping the pressures of the transfer window and Crystal Palace's battle against relegation lies in a "massive addiction to box sets''.
He has overseen only one win from eight since his appointment as the club's manager, been frustrated in his attempts to strengthen his squad and also felt refereeing decisions have gone against his club.
The distraction posed by the transfer window and Palace's busy fixture schedule has also reduced the time he has had to work on organising his team on the training ground, while a hamstring injury to his £12 million recruit Jeffrey Schlupp further threatened to undermine their chances of survival.