I think some of the talk of marquee signings is wide of the mark (just my opinion) but they know they will be judged (fairly or otherwise) by what they do in January. If at the end of the month we haven't notably improved the squad then there will be a lot of questions about whether a) they are fur coat and no knickers or b) no-one wants to come.
They have stoked the fire on this one so you have to assume they are confident they will actually be able to pull off some decent sigings.
Personally I think we need 1-2 CBs, a CM and a striker (yes more would be good but they are the minimum for me to see it as a statement window).
I'd be very happy with players of the ilk of Tarkowski, Trippier, Lingard, etc that have been linked. I just don't see some of the pipedream names others are talking about.
They'll get one or two it's all about money no matter what the doom mongers journalists and pundits think.
