No of course they can't throw in the towel, and elements of both this and the summer transfer window have been frustrating but we DID break our transfer record to buy a player who we lost in tragic circumstances.
Whether he would have saved the day sadly we'll never know but posts along the lines of "yeah I know we lost Sala" and then going on to criticise the club for their transfer dealings seem a bit harsh. Even just looked at coldly purely in terms of things to happen to a business it's quite a big thing , especially for a club like ours. I'm not saying that gives Neil and the board a free pass but I think it has to be given a bit more consideration when critiquing the club's transfer dealings this window.