We're used to to the not rushing thing, Mickey.
Those fans who believe we aren't actually in possession of one have been waiting for a midfield now for longer than I care to remember.
Most of the team would be out-rushed by my granny on the opening day of the January sales.
In fact the only haste demonstrated by the club recently has been by McCabe, rushing into the appointments of Robson and Speed and his seeming desire to break all speed records in cutting our cloth into a League 1 suit.
Unfortunately, Mickey, we are also used to managers using the 'won't be rushed' argument on the last day of the transfer window when, as time ticks by, rushing would appear to be the appropriate action required.
You might respond by directing our attention to the 5 'signings' we have made recently, the results of your studiously unhurried identification of problem areas and putting forward of names. Doyle and Collins are the only ones we have actually bought. Well, I say bought but one was a free and the other undisclosed which I imagine was more to save embarrassment rather than shock at the size of the fee. Anyway, the others are loans which, unless I am very much mistaken, takes our total up to 7, does it not? And which could probably and generously be described as sub-prime.
You also say you sent Bartley back to free up wages for yet another venture into the loans market when the window opens shortly.
So, on all the evidence, it would appear that you are restricted in your putting forward of names to those which are available at no or little cash outlay on fees and you are now also in the position of having to swap existing loaned players for others.
Why not tell us your hands are tied? Or, more likely, that you are in a full body-bind in a knock-off kitchen chair with your feet nailed to the floor?
'Not rushing' as a euphemism is a little worn around here. It has been part of standard SUFC vocabulary for too long now to be anything else.
