Think you're completely wrong mate.
Well run clubs use the last minute period in a transfer windows for opportunistic transfers (Fellaini is a good example, we bought when we did to prevent being gazumped), or to capitalise on those who are ran chaotic to offload/sell at a premium.
We're desperately trying to bring players in to keep us competitive enough to stay in the league. The manager has spoke of a void in attacking areas for months, we're 5 games in with that void, and we're hours away from being left with that void until January.
It's far from ideal and I long for a transfer window when we aren't in a panic in the closing stages, scrambling around with the "Good evening Jim..." circus.