[Dancingwilldoit]

Blue, you said yourself nobody knows any of the budgets and that includes Saunders. Whatever Caldwells budget is it doesn't matter. His tactics and team selection are just woeful. He brings in loanees with what little money he has and then ditches most of them because they are rubbish - that's wasted budget and its his fault. He then keeps playing the remainder as if trying to justify himself even though they stink. He plays a defensive set up even though we ship goals for fun.
It doesn't matter what kind of positive spin you try and put on it, 1 win in 10 is just hopeless. Not 1 of our previous managers ever has had such a poor return on their first 10 games. Caldwells tactics make John Duncan look like an attack minded genius.

When your budget is tight you should pick your team and formation on what you have available and your players best attributes. You don't pick a formation you like and then try to put your players in unfamiliar roles to suit it then persist with it even when you know its not working.
I employ engineers, I don't give them clerical work to do and I don't expect an accountant to go out on site to do some welding. Its not that they cant do it, its simply called putting round pegs in round holes. It might seem surprising but it usually works. If Caldwell ever wakes up from the dream world he seems to be in and sees the light, we might just see some common sense decisions for once.