Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
They were paying some hefty salaries while they were in the Premier league and for a season or two when they returned to the championship.
They were spending a fair bit on some shite by the end as well. £11m on Roque Mesa and £15m on Borja Baston stand out as particularly poor purchases, big wages on top of that (60k for Ayew wasn't it?)

They are good at spotting undervalued players and that'll continue to bail them out as the academy seems to be drying up a little