It's not a cop out it's just that I'm paid to do what I do for a living and, like many others, I am busy and need time for my family, home improvements and hobbies including football - why am I supposed to do the job of professional, well paid scouts who's job it is to find one? And, if our signing criteria is so specialist and precise then that makes it an even more ridiculous demand of me compared to them! It's your cop out not mine, there IS a player out there.
Like I said, nobody saw Son coming so I would hope the same will be true about the signing we unveil this weekend.
I'm all for patience and being happy with how things are going but, 'the future' and 'longer term' can be as much as a cop out as a sound strategy. Don't forget about the now, given the league this year and our current squad, right now could be the future! Step change our club BEFORE the stadium move, get further ahead of Utd and Chelski before they over-invest to come again (which they will) - it may even be our manager they come for!
5pts away, topsy turvy league, ahead of Chelski, Utd, Scousers, only lost by an odd goal in games we shouldn't have lost, good squad with cover in most places but very short in a crucial one.......go for it for fuck sake, the same chance might not come around again as soon as you think.