Well that is good point Troy, and I am suprised that Spurs let Crouch go, I think they might be the big losers of this window, Parker is a good buy, not least because he only cost them £5m, but still they now seem very short to me.
Time for Arsenal fans to get off Wenger's back now, he has bought in four very good players there, and like someone said they are mostly experienced ones too. I think the pairing of TV and Mertesacker sounds a steady one to me, and I see Artenta playing a key part in creating goals and also scoreing a few himself, also while Benayoun is not world class, he is still proven at this level, and likely to improve the goals riato from the middle which might still be important. The question is weather your new striker can adapt to the premier league and be as good, but as long as he can score around ten on avenge a season and Van Pensie stays fits then you should be alright in that department. You are still only three matches into the season, so no matter how bad the start the start has been you still have time to make it up. As long as you stay in the top four and look like you are improving this season then that should be enough for now, and I think after these buys you've have every chance of doing that.
Some good buys for QPR, it is key that players like Luke Young and SWP are expericed and are good pros who will add to team spirit and will get down and do a professionally job for the team. Their chances of staying have certainly improved, but if there is quite enough there still I don't know.
I am fairly happy with Villa's last minute signings. Hutton was a must because of Young leaving, and he is a good defender who should still have the best years of his career in front of him. I have always liked Jenus, but he does tend to have issues with fitness and sometimes his head doesn't seem quite right. He should be a good player for us because as a fresh challenge having been out in cold at Spurs I expect him to play for his place, also we are lacking in midfeld I think he can add a bit of flair and goals which will take some of the pressure of Bent, although I would have liked one or two more to have come in, we are still short squad wise, and maybe have failed to make the signings that will make that much difference to what we have right now. Still I knew we would not be spending much, and it is a case of if the new players can hit the ground running, and if the old ones can play their part, and if the manager can work a little bit of wonders in getting the best out of them.
