Whilst I didn't read too much into his comedy form at Blackburn, I have to admit to raising an eyebrow to breaking out transfer record on Duffy. Delighted to be shown that the club really know what they're doing and, as DFL JCL says, strengthened from a position of strength.
Football finance is a funny thing that I, and I suspect you, don't fully understand. We did need to replace Greer and so the money spent doing that is irrelevant (if a bit of a surprise). The need for this is separate to the striker need and I don't understand the link.
I know what you're saying, but on this occasion it's correct, we DO have an embarrassment of riches at the back, not just 4 making up the numbers. When you have a player who has played in one of the top leagues in the world (BFG) as your 4th pick CB, that is fantastic and not small team...