Personally I think that we probably had Yoshida and Rhys Williams lined up, but then Williams got that knee injury and then didn't want to just bring in anyone on the final day, so didn't.
Yoshi has turned out to be a very good player and we're lucky that neither him or Fonte have been injured or suspended. Other than that, every player (apart from Mayuka) we brought in in January has come in and done a decent job - and Mayuka has looked bright when he's played and gives us an alternative. Fact is that we were never going to bring in players on mega wages who have already peaked. We've clearly wanted to bring in players who we can shape to play the way we want to play, and grow into the lifestyle at the club. People were screaming about us not signing people like Boswinga and Benayoun, but the fact is there is zero value in that market. The players who we brought in in the summer will have only increased in value IMO apart from maybe J-Rod, but he'll stay with us next season if we go down anyway IMO.