Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has hit out at a transfer
window system which severely restricts his options in strengthening
his Villa Park squad.
O'Neill is hoping to bring in a couple of new faces in the New
Year, but accepts that doing good business in January can prove
tricky.
He commented: "Do I like the transfer window? Not
particularly.
"I think what it does do is point everyone into this supposed
window of opportunity and sometimes you are panicked into
things.
"After January 31 a manager is not able to do anything until the
end of the season. He has that in his mind.
"Before this the system was okay. I am not a fan of this one and I
am not so sure many people are.
"In January I think it is difficult to get the quality players you
think are capable of doing a big job for the club for the next four
or five years."