If Fosun want to run us as a business and even take a bit of money out of the club it is only possible to do so if we are in the PL. They aren't fools, the value of their investment plummets with relegation. Given Europe is probably out of reach this season and even if it weren't the additional income it brings is not that great, and relegation this season is highly unlikely there isn't much incentive to spend in January. It is widely acknowledged many players are not available unless you pay well over the odds so as a business waiting to spend in the summer makes sense. Whether they will spend then is anyone's guess but I won't be reading a lot into a low spend this month. Obviously it will bring focus onto rising ticket prices and not backing Lage but it seems pretty clear the fans who attend are no more important than Mexicans who will forget about us the moment Raul leaves. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to bother them and won't so long as there is a waiting list for STs. Lage won't walk until at least the summer so I suspect a gradual slide down the league awaits as our small squad gets tired and injured, oddly the bigger the slide the more likely a big summer spend is.
