The papers were in full on talking bollocks mode rza, that in turn raised expectations amongst our support.Pretty sure they stopped negotiating for Botman then went back later in the window with an improved bid. There was also lingard, despite the going on at man Utd it looked like they had zero intention of letting him go to us. Then there was ekitike where we had a bid accepted later on and the player decided not to come.
The failed Ekitike and Lingard bids were disappointing but Ekitike did turn down other clubs (allegedly) and the moves for Lingard like Botman and Carlos were admiringly aggressive as they apparently wanted to come, but their clubs did not cave in (rightfully so).
If we manage to avoid relegation I fully expect the next window to go a lot more smoothly, if not the decision makers will rightfully have questions to answer.
If any of this makes sense or is relevant to your response I'll be amazed as I'm two drinks off being mortal