Come January when we're in the bottom three and people are saying it only needs one or two good signings for us to get clear, what will the attitude be if we continue to "err on the side of caution" then and go for cheaper options? What is being praised as sound financial management in June will start being called trying to survive on the cheap if we are struggling come October and November when people are realising that "the Warnock factor" may not be enough to save us.
I take on board the need to try and avoid the sort of problems we had after our relegation in 2014, but this isn't a black and white issue where the only options are spending money like it's going out of fashion and trying, and almost inevitably failing, to stay up on the cheap. Our transfer business so far makes me hope that the club are opting for a middle way which would involve something like a Huddersfield last summer type of spending programme.