Grumpy Old Man
Striker
I dinnar, I could be wrong, but whether it's streamlined or not football isn't a straight forward business, and it's more than a game of numbers. I know you value sustainability and cutting your cloth accordingly, but sometimes you need to speculate. Poyet's touched on this before, but we've been left short because of the bean counters at the club not sanctioning deals. We've chucked bad money after money, when we could have pushed the boat out here and there to bring in some real value. Pay peanuts - get monkeys. Get relegated.
Nothing wrong with spending money, so long as you have a plan for getting it back. The problem is that the extra prize money for going up two or three places won't cover the cost. You also need a plan for getting money in. Our old friend zero net spend. Throwing money on overpaying for older players with no resale value isn't speculation - it's stupidity.