At this rate, we're going to wind up with summer 2011 played out over January 2013.
Santos out, Djourou out, Squillaci out, Mertesacker snaps his leg and we're left standing at the altar trying to sign a CB and an LB at deadline because we can't work out whether our budget's £3m or £10m.
Meanwhile Diaby plays beautifully against Liverpool and Chelsea and then somehow ties a knot in his femoral artery by tripping over a groundskeeper on January 30, with amputation the result.