as has been said, just not true
The Board of the club, wil take the budget decisions, part time club mentality? if anything the opposite is the case,
Contracts? I'd agree from the outside, without seeing individual numbers, the bonus structure seems to have been beyond the finances, but then financial expectation from employees is a hard thing to temper, most business manage it by a hammer blow, then restructure, in a motivation based game thats gamble, who knows perhaps we're witnessing it
Signings are always up for debate, maybe we have worse case scenario you portray, where what we have signed are just the same as what was let go??
again? has the budget been cut?, Ive seen a few, throw that out there, certainly wasnt in the boards intention, with a second place finish, and then player sales, in fact a few fans are angered that the extra cash was blown on new deals, instead of investing in the future reserve fund that is now needed.........