This summer it's because clubs know that:
We're desperate.
We're run by amateurs who will pay over the odds / accept terrible terms for our overpaid players.
And players know that:
We're desperate.
We're very poorly run and the owners won't...
This is more what I would expect. Under £100m but if (for example) Rabiot doesn't come off then maybe spend a little more and get someone else. I would be very shocked if we spend over £120m... And if we buy more than two more players.
Were we though? All summer it was quoted that we had maybe £120m to spend. We spent all summer chasing a target who has no intention of joining us... Seems like exactly the sort of thing the owners would do to make it look like they tried.
In...
Buying Arnautovic and Rabiot will definitely make it look like another poor window. One where we have been slow to act, targeted players who were not interested, been burdened with a miserly budget and inevitably, ended up panic buying players...
Well I guess this is where we are now. How the mighty have fallen... But let's get on board the mediocre signings train. At least they're likely to come off... Right? We won't lose out on Rabiot and Arnautovic to Barnsley or something surely...
Oh Jesus! Not criminality!! I guess nobody will be signing De Jong since he'll be languishing in prison.
Seriously though I think we need to forget this transfer now as Muppets. It's not happening sadly. I really did think he would be huge for...
Seems like transfer funds really have dried up. We need an attacker and a midfielder... What are the cheapest options out there? Right! Get them in then.
I'm really not convinced that we're looking at buying any new players other than maybe a cheap deal for an attacker. We had a very low budget and I don't think the owners are looking to spend much more.
The kids are not good enough. If we play...
We have very technically poor players. Starting right from the back with De Gea who can't handle pressure at all. As soon as there's the slightest amount of pressure, our players panic because they don't have the technical skill to deal with...