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Why can’t anybody see, barring the top 6 + idiotic Leeds who are spending for fun, the market has changed. Why should we go out and pay 10 mill for Carlton Grant when in 3 weeks time we can get him for 6 to 7 mill, the nearer to the season the more the price drops because the clubs need to get them off the books. It’s like us with Zamora clubs will have put in offers way below what we want at present but the nearer the season gets the cheaper he becomes because we need to sell to get his wages of the books. Some players will become available because let’s look at West Ham they need to sell lancini, yalmalenco and Anderson but there are no takers so that means Diangana becomes available because clubs want to buy him. I can see there being a lot of loan deals as clubs will want the wages of there books.so let’s wait and see what October brings .

There is some logic to what you say, however it is a two edged sword and in some cases you might make your enquiry in October to be told they sold the player in September.

Yes. I get the logic as well.  

But I fear that makes it a bit of a ‘Dutch Auction’ and we will typically put our hand up a second too late to bid for the players we want and miss out to other clubs that blink first.

Better to buy for a tad over the possible low price to ensure we get the players we want.

On holiday this week and so no updates the the top page. But taking notes on players lost and possible links eg Toney gone and potentially Deeney in (for a few seasons that’s not a bad decision, if it happens so long as we get Grant as well).