maybe they're trying to alleviate fans' disappointment at missing our on Mudryk and even perhaps trying to prepare them for our not signign anyone in January.
this article sums up our position fairly well: https://www.theguardian.com/football...stick-or-twist
It's always going to be a subjective question and while i get the point about nto overpaying or getting people who distrupt the squad, equally we'll be kickingn ourselves if we end of being a player or two short when we needed them.
The Newcastle game showed what happens when Plan A isn't working - we had next to no-one to bring on to change the game.
So i still think if we coudl get one or two decent players to fill gaps and add a bit of variation, even if just on loan so it's not a long-term commitment, it would be very worthwhile and insure us against injury and fatigue.