A few points.

Spending is relative. Yes we spent lots of money on improved contracts to retain players but so did other clubs plus additional money for new players so that is a net negative.
Transfer spending for us doesn't have to be a negative as in the case of Naismith. I trust Webber could have spent 15-20 million well on player/players that would still have that value even if relegated. It's a false notion that money spent would have been wasted.
I will continue to repeat this line ad nauseum. "Lots of teams have been relegated from the Premier league spending money. NO teams have survived by not".

Posted By: SeattleSounders on December 28th 2019 at 15:45:06

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Today and this season. (NCFC) - jackamo, Dec 28, 08:46:53
- Seen it here many times (NCFC) - grays, Dec 28, 11:44:35
- The plan's codename is "relegation groundhog". (n/m) (NCFC) - 1902, Dec 28, 11:11:41
- Yes, we are ahead of the Club plan overall (NCFC) - Highlander, Dec 28, 09:47:41
  - This 'plan 'mentality would have worked years ago. (NCFC) - MORDENCANARY, Dec 28, 10:58:34
    - But the whole point of the current 'plan' is that players *will* be sold. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 11:01:03
      - But it will not happen in a controlled way. (NCFC) - MORDENCANARY, Dec 28, 11:03:53
        
        We have never sold tons of players after relegation. (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 11:07:07
        
        But they are our best players and we know unless we incredibly lucky (NCFC) - Men without hats, Dec 28, 15:14:23
        
        A bit more... (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 28, 16:16:34
        
        Fuck off. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 15:55:14
- I can't believe people are still having this debate (NCFC) - Yarf, Dec 28, 09:22:10
  - A few points. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Dec 28, 15:45:06
  - Agree Yarf (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Dec 28, 11:03:56
  - if the people in charge of the club are so sensible and bring stability (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 28, 10:48:42
  - Agree with most of that but no chance the club would have ever folded. (NCFC) - lurd, Dec 28, 09:34:14
    - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 11:29:56
    - 'no chance'? (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 28, 10:34:46
      - I think he means (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 10:38:30
        
        I reckon it'll happen to someone this decade (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 28, 10:48:52
        
        A recent study showed, based on income, that the average Championship player salary should (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 10:53:47
        
        Assume those clubs are propped up by owners’ cash (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 11:04:45
        
        You'd think. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 11:15:59
        
        Yes. (NCFC) - lurd, Dec 28, 10:45:16
        
        Administration (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 28, 10:53:28
    - We may not have folded but we would have gone into administration. (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Dec 28, 09:46:21
- Top 26 club (NCFC) - letsbehavinyou, Dec 28, 09:07:23
  - You need convincing to spend? (n/m) (NCFC) - Wilts, Dec 28, 09:54:38

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