I don't say this lightly but considering WUs team and our inabillity to not score, we have SYD, PER, MV and MC coming up whom are all a tougher proposition. We could conceivably be 5 rounds in, 0 points and 0 goals. Waiting until January basically says 'We are developing youth this season and stuff the results'
You do not make playoffs without a striker, even more so when you sign on in January and the season is bolted.
Talay and Dome can make all the noise the like about the right player but as its stands, playoffs are out of our reach. A striker would have possibly made that an option. When the fans stop turning up because of the results, they can't whinge at anyone.