I'm seeing that some people think the backlash is about not getting Clint Dempsey. Clint Dempsey appears to have been the number one target of the day, so to see that one pass by over a measly £2m is infuriating, but that's not the main issue here. The main issue is the fact that the manager was hoping to bring in 1 or 2 new players, and had let one of his 3 strikers go the day before with that in mind. He was delivered NO new players, despite the club having a "number of targets" on the last day. Either FSG wouldn't sanction the moment for these targets or Ayre has messed up a bit in the negotiations.
It's one thing not paying over the odds for players - and I commend that (although nobody is going to convince me that Clint Dempsey is NOT worth six f*cking million.) - but if the club were going to play hardball to this extent, then under no circumstances should Andy Carroll have been allowed to leave on loan the day before deadline day.
