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I understand finance as I also run my own small hedge fund. Bottom line what I want you to grasp is beyond finance to.l a point. I think Karren BrDy summed it up best; 'The manager along with a team of people that includes agents etc, draw up a list of ideal and get-able players. It is no use being unrealistic and some/managers are. We then set out to secure the plYers with agreements in place for others if that falls through. We do our business early as best we can, as the longer the window and negotiations take is the less likely you are of signing the player. That is what we gone with Payet'. That is not her exact words but a summary of what she said. Both chairmen backed that up.
That is where I base my comments on. I cannot accept that we are so backwards (SB great example) we cannot get our business done. Summer was ok, I go with the manager on we have enough cover through Son and Clint. Son is no striker, and Clint out 2-3 months. We now do not have that luxury like we did close of summer window.
Not arguing with your points but do you not think MP wanted SB so much that we persisted until the very end of the window. Peace seemed to be the main problem as SB and Pulis appeared to be of the opinion there was an agreement in place for him to leave. IIRC