In his early days sure, some people on here were not even born then!
His record when spending real money was not quite as good as when working on a small budget.
you mean Billy and Heightinga ? They weren't great signings, but I know we only got them last minute in the transfer window after we sold Lescott late on. Heightinga, ( spelling i know) actually got player of the season in his first year for us. Fellaini was expensive for us, another last minute signing, he was an excellent buy, who we made a huge profit on, sold him to buy Lukaku.