I'm not sure it would have made a difference, but I think there's a fair chance it would. Honestly, why would you sign a 3 year deal with a club you know nothing about, who are favourites to be relegated? Going on loan for a few months is a much easier decision though, right?
No one is saying it's the only one. You mentioned bad luck, incompetence, planning, agents etc - many things attributed to not getting any of our main striker targets over the summer. However, having not got any of our main (striker) targets over the summer months, as we approached the end of...
Certainty? Saying it's easy to imagine him accepting a loan is quite different to saying it's certain he will. And you saying he didn't want to come only applies to signing a permanent deal. If he hated the idea of coming, he wouldn't have let his agent get so far along with the deal.
Because...
Yes we needed 3 keepers, but we didn't need all 3 to be of a similar level, and we didn't need the 3rd to be a PL loan.
Not at all. It's not surprising Janssen didn't want to join us on a permanent deal given that he hadn't heard from us or been to see the club etc, however it's easy to imagine...