Nottingham Forest's transfer policy has been described as scatter-gun in the last few years.
In the last few weeks it had come to resemble the scene in Predator where Arnold Schwarzenegger and his soldiers unleash a hail of bullets into the jungle targeting the near invisible alien.
One or two of them hit, most missed, but it made for an exciting scene.
Whether Forest's business since the end of last season has the same success rate remains to be seen, when it comes to their 14 signings.
There is the potential for Kamil Grosiki's arrival to be announced on Saturday morning after a deal was reached to bring in the West Bromwich Albion winger on deadline day.
Fans were still waiting for news on whether the relevant paperwork had been correctly submitted before the 5pm deadline.
Regardless, after the frenzy of signings, there is a strong case to be made that Forest have their best squad since relegation from the Premier League 21 years ago.
There are rivals for that tag of course. Paul Hart's group of 2002/03 was less experienced and cheaper but played glorious football.
Billy Davies' team of 2009/10 finished third and should have gone up really.
This squad has quality in abundance, but they also have quantity, way too much of it. Thirty one players is a huge number to carry happily, especially when the team is losing game after game on the back of their desperate late season collapse.
That weighs like a millstone around the club's neck, so no matter how good the players Chris Hughton has inherited are, his chances of short-term success are not impossible, but implausible.
Forest have lost four league games. Realistically, they could only lose another seven out of 42 to make the play-offs. Four more to go up automatically.
Hughton needs time but there is no evidence to suggest any manager in the Championship will get that, never mind at Forest.
Yet he needs to hit the ground to snap the Reds out of a deep set malaise. That is no easy task with his first game at Blackburn Rovers today.
On paper there is some hope after that with games to come against Rotherham, Derby, Luton, Middlesbrough, Coventry and Wycombe before the international break.
Seven games in 21 days which could set the tone for his entire time at the club. On paper that is not is bad run of fixtures if you must have such a packed schedule.
At least he has enough players to rotate.
Among Forest's signings, Cyrus Christie, Scott McKenna, Harry Arter, Jack Colback, Luke Freeman and Lyle Taylor would get into just about any Championship team.
Gelling them together from day one is the problem.
Hughton feels like the right man at the right time though. He now knows what his squad is, or he will do once the Grosicki situation is resolved.
Let's see what he can do. The clock is already ticking.
