You argue about the higher costs during every transfer window - this is an opinion and not a verifiable fact. We have tried the overly cautious approach and we have failed miserably to qualify for the additional rewards from the Champions League for the last 3 seasons.
Indeed, on several occasions we have been well down the road in transfer negotiations for players in positions that we desperately need cover - delayed trying to get a cheaper deal (I agree with good negotiating obviously) - failed in the qualifiers then still bought that same player a couple of weeks later for the same amount as was originally reported. That to me is a false economy and does NOT deserve to be rewarded by the payment of obscene bonuses to someone who is already one of the highest paid CEOs in British football (yes eveb higher than many of those same teams you have mentioned earlier who have vastly highet revenue streams).
we have never tried the overly cautious approach
our current set up is excessive risk
But the msm, same one who funds the bg leagues talks it down.
Ive tried showing you the current figures
we are not risk averse
we are excessively risk seeking under our current wages
But you want it to increase and im asking how you see that working out and how exactly do we get players in early cheaper and also within wage budgets yet still beat other teams in similar conditions?
im all for your idea if it works but im asking how it works
just saying should be doing better isn't really solving the issue.
Which players should we not have bought?
whose wages are expendable?
Every player bought who is potentially undervalued is also potentially over valued but having good run of form.
or opposite like Sinclair at us very good on long run of underperforming in lat season.
you cant be certain that even big name player will cut it
but if you buy the low cost unheard of dude and he turns out not up to par then the risk didn't work out.
if current wages are approx 50M per year
how much can we increase that?
does it destabilise the underpaid players we currently have?
do we give our current players more to keep them only to find they still didn't reach cl group
do you sell them and ratchet up wages?
if so what wage budget do you think is good risk?
and does it significantly improve our base?