This stinks of arrogance from Levy. Four months ago he was told to fuck off by WBA. FOUR MONTHS. But he clearly thought it was all about brinkmanship and he'd prevail nonetheless. After so many late deals in previous windows you have to wonder how a man in his position doesn't learn. It's clear with all these late bids that he thought that he was the big man who'd get his own way with the smaller club, assuming Peace would give out just like he caved over Keane, Berbatov, Modric and Bale when the money was high enough, and he's yet again been out smarted by a chairman who thinks differently. With the risk that such an approach takes, how can you not have a back up and how can you not move onto that back up in the last few days? Chelsea had two bids rejected today for their back up defender after Stones....but, with all their cash, they still left themselves able to negotiate a back up on the last day because they accepted defeat on Stones before deadline day. They tried to prepare and plan for today, even despite their easy cash flow. Why didn't we do that? Where was our back up for our first choice?
God, I feel so angry now. I could swallow it if there were legitimate excuses, but these mistakes, year after year, seem so damned obvious. I feel like Levy is taking the piss out of us.
