Have to agree, on the pitch, where it matters we haven't progressed as a club after being sold. Which considering how much hatred there was for doug makes it so strange that so many are happy to just accept what ever Lerner serves up.
Doug's last summer transfer window, where he was hated by villa fans, where the majority were desperate for him to leave, where once again he was criticised for his lack of ambition, our net spend on transfer fees for players was around £7.5 million.
Our current net spend for this window is around £5.7 million.
To be fair the comparison is hugely disingenuous. Randy has invested a huge sum of money into the club, not just on the playing staff, but facilities and infrastructure.
Undoubtably he has made mistakes (2 managerial appointments and letting MON run up the most disgraceful wagebill in the PL bar Leeds Utd, but I would still take him every day of the week over deadly.
There is still 2.5 weeks of transfer window to go, I would expect we will improve significantly on the £5.7m you have quoted at present.