A couple of points from a Hudds perspective...
Our success is really more about the system than the personnel, proof of that was how well our reserves often did inc against Man City in the cup. We are incredibly well drilled and every player knows his job and those of the players around him...
Personally I'm gutted that we won't be able to sign him. Hudds would have ideally taken Palmer and Brown but Chelsea don't want to sell either, so current premier league loans rules mean we can only take 1 Chelsea player on loan. Rightly or wrongly we've prioritised Palmer but there's not much...