I reckon that having a decent transfer budget gives the club's that have that an advantage over those that dont. We appear to have recruited very well and it could be argued that the manager has played a role in that and deserves some credit. I've seen some posts that suggest that Mowbray now has to deliver a play off spot which disregards other clubs that have brought in players and had the advantage of being able to pay substantial transfer fees.
I'm delighted with this window but talk of 'top 6 of else' is not realistic. There are numerous clubs that have had productive windows and outspent us. Despite our pre Venkys pedigree we have no devine right to a play off spot.
The burst into the box and cross shot against Bolton was very encouraging. Unfortunately, like Davenport and Holtby, he seems to be another who is very talented but made of glass.