Esteban I think we're feeling the pinch of FFP. It would take tens of millions of pounds worth of investment to get us up and avoid FFP penalties for the foreseeable future. It's a huge risk, so until the finances satisfy FFP again, I don't think we'll see much investment without player sales. That makes it very difficult to truly critique Clement's tenure, so it's probably best not to try and just get behind the team.
Do you have hard numbers to back up your assertions?
I'm no expert on FFP, and haven't come across too many that are. Maybe you are? Anymore, I'm often not even sure how much we spend on each transfer because so much of the details and payment plans are hidden, undisclosed, etc.
Why would it take "tens of millions of pounds to get us up"? We never had that 2 years ago on the way to a playoff final.
How and why are we even buying the players and spending the money that we are currently? Why did Gourlay allude to a potential spending spree this Summer? Overall, there really hasn't been too much from the club about how skint we are, how there's no money to spend, etc. At least not to the extent that completely jives with your narrative, anyway. Again, if you have concrete inside info to the contrary, let us know. Thanks.
That being said, I'm not saying I think our finances are all roses. They rarely are, or have been. About the first time I heard anything from the club about this was during last season when Stam said the club is currently hamstrung to an extent following years of miss-money management. He took a lot of heat for that, including being called a liar.
On to Clement. Are you saying all this was kept and hidden from him when signed on? So, he is 'suffering' now as a result of (then) ignorance? Or are you saying he was told absolutely that there is no money available? In which case, why did he come here? He must have liked what he saw, no? Whether that be our financial predicament, the squad he would inherit, or whatever.