[4evaabaggie]

Sir Megson, the January 'Window' does prevent wealthier clubs of unfairly buying their way out of trouble if they find themselves at the lower end of the Premiership league table condemning less wealthy clubs, who were unable to compete, to Premiership oblivion.

Baggieman, you beat me to it, only thing I would add, stops the big boys when in trouble from raiding other clubs in similar positions for their talent to condemn the other club in their place. In the past teams like Newcastle, bigger fan base, bigger finances, bigger attraction, could raid clubs like Watford, stoke, us and decimate their survival chances. On the other hand it also stops smaller clubs with smaller squads buying replacements when injuries strike.