WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
Looking through the window
The transfer
window is seen as some sort of a First aid box for ailing teams. Presumably all
ills can be fixed by pulling out a saviour or two during this period.
Players that are
of high quality are few and far between during this period, either through
rarity or due to being cup tied and the like.
It occurs to me
that instances of a new signing made in January, having a meaningful impact on
the season are a scarcity and therefore the obsession with buying during this
period needs to be tempered with a dose of reality.
Our club will
probably not bring in anyone before the window closes and to be fair most other
clubs won’t either. Confidence in the quality of their squads should be a
factor and if failure to strengthen is based on squad confidence we should be a
little perturbed if the view is that this squad is fine to be getting along
with.
Of course Clubs
may want to buy this player or that, only to be outbid or find a player
unwilling to move mid season. This is why seeing the January transfer window as
a chance for major surgery is pointless; it is at best a means of providing a
sticking plaster. Real opportunity for change takes place in the summer and
should be taken; in this way January becomes less of an issue.
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