No one is going to sell their top players this late into the transfer window, unless it's for silly money, silly money that we're not prepared to pay. Our worst fears are coming true, a huge wad of cash burning a hole in the pocket but nothing to spend it on.

We fucked up by not getting business done in June/July, instead we spent the summer fighting for Nasri and Cesc who were lost causes from the get go.

But of course that was the waiting period.

We have snookered ourselves this season and 4th place looks as far away as it's ever been.