Perhaps they believe they have just as much chance of making Europe this year with the current squad as the chances of making it with 1 or 2 expensive additions. I think thats the calculation they have to make. don't think its about writing off the season other than noting that we cant win any...
I don't think the backroom and Board are writing off the season. I would suggest results against Leicester, Liverpool and the dreadful run of results before December wrote off our season. Not signing pplayers is a result of those performances not the cause.
surely the line about waiting until after Sunday's game is all about the rest of our season. Lose on Sunday and we just have 17 games to play with a goal of making the top part of the middle table teams... might dictate a different strategy.