Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
I think and correct me if I am wrong , that we had a massive wage bill under Jones and he , possibly as much as warnock , preferred older experienced players to youth . We didn't make many big money signings under Jones but considering our income we were shelling out wages well above what was coming in .
Peter Ridsdale confirmed as much once in a radio interview, where he said he and Jones decided on an approach of paying little in transfer fees in order to have a larger wage bill which might attract some better free transfers.