I wasn't suggesting that we should have offered £28million with add on's that may take the figure up to £33 million. I was simply saying that no-one can make a quick judgement saying this will or or won't represent value for money, which from reading some of the comments made, as soon as it became apparent that he was not going to us, some had said in quick judgement.
Fannying around definition: Targeting Wilson, then Deeney, then WIlson, then Ings, then King, then Watkins, then Nunez, then Watkins, then an unknown such as Rafael Leoa??, then Watkins, and finally signing Deeney on deadline day...?Can't argue that the board has cocked up a few times over the years.
But 'this fannying around'.
Is this based on Watkins potentially going to Villa. How interested were we, was he just another on the list, ITK seems pretty confident we will get what we need this window. Even alluded to not panic buying, but biding our time to hopefully get our target/more suitable type.
Perhaps deemed risky, I'm on board. Don't see the point of buying either a stupidly overpriced player, nor one that Mourinho doesn't want or fits our requirements.
We've been demonstrating anything other than "fannying around' thus far this window. I'm holding off and seeing how the window plays out.
Down to poor scouting. We need to get players that can handle the pressure playing for Tottenham. People can laugh about a player like Troy Deeney he would be perfect as a stop gap if money is our concern in bridging the gap for Parrott big character has carried Watford single handedly for years.
Two years younger too.
But then Utd paid 80M for Magurie. The market doesn't make sense, it's all down to what clubs are prepared to pay.
We did not want to pay the money Brentford wanted. Their Directors of Football are a tough team to deal with and would not take any shit and will get the maximum amount they can.
I think it originated in those niche football twitter accounts with player names as usernames who are at most 17 years old lol.
