I agree it should be a joint effort, and also scouts to. But the manager should tell the board, 'look I want this player do your best to sign him', once the manager has got his team, like you say its then his job to get the most out the team. I dont understand some teams telling the manager...
Which is why Bloom probably signed them. They dont want a manger like Poyet having control wanting to spend money. I would rather have a manager like A Poyet who has a vision of the players he wants and put his team together.
The board need to pull their fingers out and getting spending. They havnt backed the managers for 3 seasons now, it seems they are happy with us just staying in this league and making a profit. I dont think we will even make the playoffs this year the way things are looking.