sorry but this is just daft, we have cover for torres in kuyt, babel, ngog and voronin. lesser cover sure, but thats because unless you can compete for a first place spot in a different position on the pitch you wont get regular football, and that in a world cup year is an extremely significant factor for the level of footballer you lot demand. i'd also say that there is no evidence that the club held back money - rafa was able to spend 20m in the last two weeks of the window on a player that is a significant risk. regardless of the conjecture if he was held back i could frankly understand and agree with two expensive players already joining the club during the window there is the risk of a significant loss if either or potentially both went the same way as keane.