He will quote me here, despite the fact I've never claimed he purposefully restricted his budget.
He supposedly said no to 3 players that would have vastly improved our squad and we were reportedly (loads of reports of our bids if you google) bidding for in the summer. Maybe he thought he could bring in other players or players to fit his 'style'. But he didn't (maybe they didn't want to come cause he is a negative nelly, I don't know) for whatever reason so he ended up only spending 1.7m.
Only gray has really been a success as well (credited to both him and Brands for bringing him in). Townsend scored a few blammos but has looked pretty awful for the most part. And rondon is rondon.
Ph, and by the looks of it, we can only refer or use media outlets that are benitez friendly and don't make him look bad. Go figure.