Get out of here with your "math" and "logic".To give some perspective on wages....
From the most recent available accounts (Season 2015-2016)
- Woolwich wage bill........£195m
- Chelsea wage bill.......£224m
- Liverpool wage bill.....£208m
- Man City wage bill.....£198m
- Man Utd wage bill.....£232m
- Spurs TURNOVER...£210m
Liverpool who have the 5th highest turnover in the league can afford to pay wages equal to our TURNOVER.
Now say what you like about TV money, or "that's what the market demands" etc. etc.., the fact is we ARE NOT a big club in terms of finance. The club are working very hard to bridge the gap but we are miles off yet.
I think this paradox of being too good too soon is true. While it's great to have the "success" of the last 2 seasons, it has left people (fans, pundits etc..) wanting more for the club. And the way that most people see to do that is by investing in the playing side. When in reality that just isn't an option. "Just pay them what they are worth" you say. We can't.
I know in my GUT that Levy could pay more but doesn't. I can FEEL it. Poch said that he and Levy are on the same page, but I KNOW what Poch REALLY meant.