This is common sense surely? Whether you liked or disliked Poyet, it's commonly acknowledged he put huge pressure on the board to fund his signings. I actually think that's the manager's job to do that, and the board's job to then make the judgment call.
Indeed, Bloom took up the majority of his first programme notes to praise Burke in quite effusive terms. How that squares with some kind of conspiracy theory that he is livid behind the scenes, well, I vote bullshit.