I'm a Spurs fan and came on here to see what your views were about Barkley leaving as our itk is suggesting this transfer could be drawn out over the summer. Anyway I was interested to read that the debate has moved to 'net spend' which is often the case of the Spurs forums. Davek has a point. The league does tend to mirror what teams spend is where they end up. Leicester last season was a fluke that will probably never happen again.
Spurs keep punching above their weight but ultimately we've not won anything again. It's just typical of us that this season's total would've won 8 Premier League titles in the past but this year the Russian mafia managed to buy the trophy again. Sa la vie. And this summer looks like breaking transfer records again.
The fact that we and yourselves compete is a miracle in itself. However I don't think Everton or Spurs chucking money at it will guarantee success. Ultimately it will be City, Utd and Chelsea competing for the big prizes again regardless of what we spend. I had a look at net spend for the last 5 years and these are the results:
Last 5 years:
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Since oil money arrived in 2003 with the Russian mafia taking over Chelsea:
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It does illustrate Davek's point about net spend to a degree.
We're punching above our weight due to Levy being able to buy low and sell high, a gift that many Spurs fans don't appreciate. Everton are another well run club that live within their means and punch above their weight. Just look at Sunderland, West Ham and Stoke to realise how well we're both doing.
You could chuck 200m at it but I don't think it will guarantee you success. City and Chelsea will just spend more. The TV money bubble will burst one day and it's the well run clubs like Everton, Southampton and Spurs that will prosper. Our time will come!