Sums up West Hams transfer window pretty well on f365. Made me laugh, any way.
West Ham
In a display of scouting eclipsed only by Chelsea and their search for any tall striker, West Ham embarked on a similarly uninspiring quest for a permanent answer to the central midfield problem. The only difference is that theirs ended in failure.
Harry Arter, Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Allen, Scott Arfield and Francis Coquelin were all linked, as were Josh Maddison, Ibrahim Amadou and Leander Dendoncker. This follows a summer of embarrassing back and forth over William Carvalho. Joao Mario arrives on loan, and will have to hit the ground running.
“We’ve signed who the manager wants,” said co-owner David Sullivan in December. “The manager had a policy of wanting older, proven Premier League players,” he added, placing further blame squarely at the feet of Slaven Bilic.
That tactic of scapegoating the old manager will only work if different mistakes are avoided under the new one. If West Ham do not pull clear of relegation, accountability should fall on the common denominator. Or the dildo brothers, as Sporting Lisbon would prefer.