Ahh, the transfer window; another brilliant idea we owe, in part, to the EU.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window
I can't help but think it was invented to entertain and employ people who aren't really that interested in football itself but like the gossip, rumour, and talk about money that now engulfs the game.
It's bad enough that Stanley have to rebuild a squad every summer but twice a season is ridiculous.