[drewks]

The issue will be as was the case last time when negotiations are still ongoing at 6-00 p.m.on the last day of the window and we don't have a replacement onboard

I would hope that our clubs would get together and talk about things way before January to sort out such details as prices and dates, in order to stop the stupidity of the last window repeating.
Yes I know they shouldn't, but you can't tell me it doesn't happen