Well, from listening to the forum just now ( and I acknowledge your post was written beforehand); I get the impression that TB doesn't have a problem with how DB is working; and neither - it would seem - does PB.
He can identify potential players based on scouting, analysis, managers suggestions or whatever. But he doesn't control the purse strings. So if Carlos Cickaball is in our sights, its not his fault if Tony Bloom or Paul Barber say, 'OK but the bottom line is you can't go above a certain...