It started with the hiring of Steve Walsh
I am still firmly in the belief that Walsh did far more damage here than anyone gives him credit for.
Moshiri using bill as some sort of expert was a issue as well, hence the manager issues we had.
But Walsh ran this club into the ground. The sheer amount of money wasted by him, not mis spent but wasted. The amount of wages we pay out for players who aren't even at the club or aren't anywhere near the team to this day, at least a million a week. These aren't small fry numbers.
It was Walsh who bought 4 players for the same position. It was Walsh who didn't sign koeman a defender or striker. It was Walsh who didn't replace Lukaku. It was Walsh who oversaw the most embarrassing moment in our modern history bringing allardyce and that rat to the club.