As I’m sure you’re all aware, Mark Arthur‘s interview on the Transfer Window fiasco is now available.

These are my immediate thoughts (so may change on reflection):

The club blatantly had no Plan B if it failed in its primary targets.

Eric Barnes recruited Nigel Doughty?
I thought it was the other way round. If true, then Doughty really did rescue us from a financial meltdown.

We take about £7m in gates, plus (rumoured) £1m in sponsorship, plus (rumoured) half a million from the TV.
Doughty put in £13m last year – so that’s over £20m in income.
What are the costs? How much are our wages in comparison to other Championship clubs?

The squad is too thin – we finished 3rd because we overachieved.
Is it spin or does Mark Arthur really believe that we can repeat that feat?

(personal opinion) I suspect Doughty’s had enough.
The club’s a money-sink and a thankless task. Having said that – I didn’t hear a threat to quit – just a “not sure if he’ll bother putting in so much money any more”.
If he does quit, anyone else who takes over will want a return on their investment (even Abramovich is expecting Chelsea to make a profit), so that worries me greatly.