Damned if we do and damned if we don't.
It's fine to say " well that's what the prices are for players now, so we have to deal with it."
That's fine but it adds fuel to the fire if that player doesn't hit the ground running.

We can't just go nuts in terms of just stumping up any old cash so soon after promotion back to the prem, because it's liable to come back and bite us extremely hard on the arse.

I prefer it like it is with maybe one or two add on's if we can, for sensible fees, whether right now or in January, depending on releasing a likewise amount of players.