it's f***ing silly if we buy Ronaldinho for £100 million, then Chelsea decide to splash the same amount on Hobbs, then hey presto - we're small time who gives a flying f*** whether it's net spend or gross? only the people who are in charge of making sure our finances are secure. but if they demonstrate financial sense, they're miserly/skint I only care about whether we build the squad we need. That is clearly happening