But do we actually NEED to spend more money, or CAN we spend more money (in that, will the players above the bracket we are buying actually come to Spurs?)
Why should we have spent more? For the sake of it? Sure, we have some issues - most teams do. If we didn't, we'd be Bayern Munich. Our squad is brimming with talent, it cost a fortune to put together. It seems that because we had a couple players that developed into complete worldies (and therefore we had no chance of keeping them (also we negotiated excellent fees for them)) that we are inclined to spend ALL of that money and more on replacement players.
It's almost like if we'd have spent £30m on Paulinho, £25m on Capoue and £40m on Eriksen, some of you would be happier purely because the balance sheet would be covered in red. It's not the players you aren't satisfied with per sé, but the money we've paid for them!
Seriously, had we spent £200m on those '7' last season, you would be moaning about not getting value for money - "he's a flop, we spent 'x' on him and he hasn't delivered" - and then blaming Levy for overspending, as opposed to our net spend.