We've been paying for the stadium and training ground for the last 5 years (to the tune of almost £200m). We have spent net £0 on players.
We have dropped a bit. But that was mostly by blowing the bale money.
Where you see this as a criticism, i see it as how well we have done. Once the stadium is built we will actually have money to spend on players. There is no guarantee of success but i think we have a good chance.
Why is it that a modicum of money can't be spent on players now? I mean, if you want Mauricio Pochettino to succeed, he's going to require a net spend to bolster the squad to meet expectations next season. If we fail to kick on, the deficit spend is going to be replenished 3-fold once Lloris, Vertonghen, Eriksen, and Kane all leave in the next 2 years or so, so why not just strengthen the team as much as possible while there remains the potential to be competitive in Europa and in the fight for top 4?