Seems to me the under-spend during the summer was a reaction to the financial problems after our last flirtation with the Premier League - then, there was a massive over-spend; this summer saw a pathetice under-spend.

Bearing in mind the increase in TV revenue and the size of the gates (at least 10K) up on last season, the better strategy would have been a "middle-spend" of £50-60m.

The deficiencies through the spine of the team are obvious. No effective strikers; slow central defenders; ineffective defending midfielders and the poor standard of wingers by Premier League standards.

After last season's miracle promotion, Tan expected more on the same on a shoe-string. Yet another massive and costly mistake.