Bang on. Nickson is a huge asset, the best at what he does - spotting, scouting and speaking to players - and a workaholic whose air miles are off the scale. But he's thinly spread, and must be among the people at the club most frustrated at not getting deals over the line.
I guess he's just used to it by now. Way back in Jan 2019, he had Raphinha lined up on loan with a buying option from Sporting only for Ashley and Charnley to veto it.