Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
Yes, I agree, you couldn't really blame Tan for keeping spending to a minimum if a sale was expected in the short term, although I think things would be different if we were talking medium to long term. What I was trying to do is say that we've spent all this summer behaving like a club with pretty serious financial problems. Things like relying more on youngsters and bringing in a manager known for developing such players is often code for "we're skint".
We are skint, maybe he doesn't want to keep spending Xmillion a year on a club, where the fans are protesting to try and remove him as owner, it's a pretty toxic situation to be fair, whats the saying don't bite the hand that feeds you.