Originally Posted by
Darth Vela
Tbf, we spent 15m of that money the following January on Arshavin, 10m apiece on Vermaelen and Koscielny in the following 18 months as well. That was during the period where we needed a safety zone more than a title-winning team (in terms of the financial well-being of the club), I know people don't like to think of the financial side but it's become increasingly important to setting up the club and the team the right way and gaining long-term success to be a little more prudent rather than Redknapping it all on average players for big fees and big wages.