Mick Quinn has compared Newcastle United to Tottenham in order to highlight the problems the club has when it comes to spending in the transfer window.
Spurs failed to bring any new players in during the summer and Quinn has laid into the fact their best hope was to finish third or fourth in the Premier League this season as a result.
He added that it was astonishing for a chairman not to invest heavily in his team, and said that with the appropriate funds, United would no doubt be a top half side.
“With all the money in the Premier League now, it’s outrageous when chairman don’t invest, especially in the summer,” wrote the pundit in his column for the Chronicle.
“Tottenham Hotspur are an example of how a team can stagnate if you don’t bring new players in. Now they look like they’re heading out of the Champions League, and the best they can hope for in the Premier League is probably third or fourth.
“As a player, you always want to feel like your club has ambition. You need goals and targets at every football club, but Mike Ashley just seems to be to survive in the Premier League, and that’s not good enough. With proper investment, it should be a top-half club looking to qualify for Europe.”
OPINION
It seems logical for Quinn to compare the two sides – after all, they both did not enjoy the best of times in this summer’s transfer window. Mauricio Pochettino did not feel the need to bring in any new players as he was no doubt content with his side, but that has not really proved dividends so far. Rafa Benitez can relate to Pochettino in regards to this – even though Newcastle did bring in some new faces, they were not nearly enough for the problems that they have. Benitez has made it clear that he wants to bring in some new full-backs, a winger and a striker who is capable of scoring on a regular basis. However, despite the fact that it has been a rather underwhelming season so far for Spurs, it must be made clear that they are not in as much trouble as Newcastle are. They are yet to get a win on the board, and this respect, the two clubs could not be more different.