Much has been made of Newcastle United's £200m transfer spend since Eddie Howe arrived at the club. For every fan praising the job he has done on Tyneside, there is another lined up to try and belittle those achievements with the lazy accusation of his net spend.
However, Chelsea's current predicament is perfect proof that sometimes money really can't buy you happiness. The Blues unloaded £275m on seven new players over the summer, shortly before sacking the manager who signed them all.
Graham Potter deserves time, of course, but his Chelsea experiment isn't working to date. The visitors looked a team totally devoid of ideas at St James' Park on Saturday evening as they struggled to get going until the closing stages of the game.
