Quote Originally Posted by SdnMiller View Post
Also controversially the suggestion that no transfer budgets are set and that all signings that are made have to go through Stewart himself reminds me a bit of the way that a Mr Chansiri was running one of our local rivals
For clarity, I'm very much on the "develop the club, time to explore new ownership" bus.

However...

If the club is running at a loss, it's not particularly surprising that transfer budgets aren't set in stone ahead of each window. It's always a dynamic picture outside of the club, with people moving and free agents appearing randomly, offers on our players etc, and none of this has pre-agreed values on any of the moves. If the club is actually losing money consistently and needs an injection of cash to cover any incoming players, then it's not a massive surprise that someone funding the club wants to play Dragons' Den when a change occurs. I don't support it, and I'd prefer a separation between owner, leadership, and first team, but it's not mildly surprising.

The Chansiri comparison is interesting to me, because I feel he's always been singled out as the sole villain over there. Clearly the man is an absolute, top tier weapon... but nobody will ever convince me that others at the club were all doing the right things. TS, likewise, isn't everyone's cup of tea, but there are others who take a wage/cash out of the club who can influence the way things work.