Why do club's wait 'til deadline day?

[KiD MoYeS]

Well, why do some clubs wait 'til deadline day before picking their fingers out of their arse?

What are the benefits? It's ended in a fairly shite summer of business for us, lets be honest...

'Arry Redknapp's a terrible man for it too, why?

EDIT: This probably should be in the Transfer Forum, my bad.

 

[peterstorey]

It's the way of the world old son

 

[Saliph]

Maybe they're just forgetful.

 

[bosnian_red]

Gary Neville put it well last year...

 

[Drainy]

Parkinson's Law

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Gary Neville put it well last year...

Are we a badly run football club? We're certainly unique in our transfer dealings, or at least have been previous to this summer...

 

[Baxter]

To pay more for players who previously had buy out clauses that cost less.

 

[Annahnomoss]

Because it means you have tried the team you have during the pre-season and the start of the season and you are more aware of what you need. Some teams realize they have a good player which doesn't fit their team or a player realizes he won't play a lot so you can buy players like Özil.

One big name being bought usually means that club would love to get rid of a player as well and you can do business quite freely from the sharks on the transfer market(Psg, monaco, Chelsea etc.)

It is a gamble and we didn't make it this time but Arsenal goes out of the market very happy and they would never have been able to buy Özil previously.

 

[Joker]

I guess it is because the selling clubs are holding out for the most possible transfer fees, most of the time at least.

 

[wonnie]

Same reason as why you procrastinate and hand in your assignment at the very last minute.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Are we a badly run football club?

This summer, yes.

 

[bosnian_red]

Are we a badly run football club? We're certainly unique in our transfer dealings, or at least have been previous to this summer...

Before this summer we were run very well I think. Always conducted our transfer business quietly, and even though our transfer business didn't always work out the way the fans wanted it, we always did ok. Right now though.. I don't know what to say. This summer the club has been a shambles and as such had to resort to this mess of a deadline day. We've had deadline day deals before, but never have we been so desperate to bring someone in for whatever price as we were today. The 40m bid for Khedira at the end summed it up.

 

[The Don]

Deadline day deals happen because cubs are not desperate to sell and some clubs are desperate to buy. You'll get owners, who will not mind selling a player but will wait till deadline day, so as they can mug the buying club off and get the best deal.

Then you have Woodward, who will spend all summer mugging off selling clubs and players, just to sign our original, most realistic target at an inflated fee.

 

[One Night Only]

Domino effect, as levy did, he waited and waited to let bale go so the chain reaction all had to happen last minute.

 

[Rood]

It is a bit mental the amount of deals that get done last minute - some of them you can understand but often it is just about negotiation and who blinks first

there were even several players who travelled half way across the country late on only to see their deal fall through
e.g. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ted-West-Brom-pull-plug-switch-Hull-City.html

 

[swooshboy]

Same reason as why you procrastinate and hand in your assignment at the very last minute.

Because they want to go out drinking instead of buying players?

 

[B20]

Because they want to go out drinking instead of buying players?

Certainly, that is Ian Ayre's Modus Operandi.

Rick Parry's poison was goalkeeping courses in Barbados.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Gary Neville put it well last year...

Heh, neither he nor us thought this would apply to united someday!

 

[decorativeed]

Same reason people put apostrophes in plurals maybe.