I may have to eat my words about Talay stuffing up the recruitment. Could it have been that filling up on forwards and leaving a hole in defence was because he foresaw selling Waineo at some point? If so, and we get a solid CB this window, I will self-criticise in full Maoist fashion.
It's the best way to be wrong though.
I'm always too optimistic so when I am wrong it's gutting. At least being a bit pessimistic and then it goes well means that you're wrong but your team is good.
No idea if the Waine thing was Talay being a strategic genius or total luck. But I'll take it either way. You do have to figure that a young player like Waine always had Europe on the cards though.