He paid about £15 million for the club though, and I am sure that money was used to pay creditors, so I'm not sure of the point you are making.
The Albion have not paid creditors in full in the past, so we are not in a position to sneer at others.
Liverpool will have up to 12 more games to play next season due to CL commitments, it makes sense to boost the squad, they can't rely on Suarez and Sturridge to play 60 matches. There's far to Lambert's game than people give him credit for.