Stephen ***ing Dobbie was tearing it up at Blackpool at the time. My friend, who has been Blackpool fan for years, texted me when we signed him and said "You've won the league". That's how good his reputation was when we signed him. I think we can forgive that purchase, and in this case...
You say this like Paul Barber is a total idiot. He knows all this. They aren't sitting on their hands doing nothing. Accusing him of "bleating" is a cheap shot and says far more about you than it really does about how he is going about his business.
Oh, and it's easy to bore on about spending...