Sad but true.
We have shelled out big money in the past, but not particularly wisely. I think Ndombele burnt Levy's fingers pretty badly and it's natural not to want to repeat that experience. Richy is another that looks like we won't get our money's worth, although I was glad at the time to land him. Brennan was another that looked as if we overpaid, but he paid us back tenfold by scoring the winner in the final (I'm saying he got the final touch!). Dom still needs to prove whether he's worth the fee, and I'm hoping that Thomas will sort things out so he gets the service to bring out the best in him.
The trouble is every transfer is a gamble and Levy is not a risk taker. Unfortunately he has played hard ball at the wrong time (I still think Grealish would have worked out well for us).
There is one thing we do have to keep in mind though, we are not playing on an even pitch - we are run within the rules of the game, where others are not. Teams like Everton and Forest have been duly punished, but others (Chavs and Man C) look like they're going to get away with it. Newcastle have been biding their time but they have enough money behind them to find loopholes.
Having said ALL that, we should still be pushing for top six and land a trophy of some sort every five years or so, given the facilities of the Club and what we are charged for tickets.
