I don't disagree, but TB will set whether we have a salary cap / wage structure or not, and likely TB sets the transfer budget. Yes, all the runnings will be down to PB, but if salary and transfer size are the issue preventing us from closing a deal, then that cannot be very well blamed on PB imho.
His main role will be to drive revenue streams and keep running costs down I would think. His salary is no doubt earned as far as TB is concerned, by the levels of income generated from whatever source, from merchandise, match days, hospitality, media, sponsorship, as well as keeping the...
We don't really know if it has anything to do with Barber. TB is an involved owner who sets budgets, wage structures and the like.
CH will have a set of targets, the recruitment team will have a whole list of other possibilities, but ultimately if a player is a) too expensive for our budget, or...