I can promise you one thing, had SC had a fraction of the commercial support afforded to the current manager , the squad would not have been as you call it "threadbare"
even not withstanding that, LJ has had a full season and a squad he has assembled himself
nobody else to blame at all
there are literally £15 to £20m reasons why your SC association with whats happening now is unfair.
finally i can also promise you that SCs only serious forrey into the transfer market (kodjia) will realise significantly more profit than the equal funds provided for Engval.
Im not here to blown warm air up SC backside it wont make any difference now, but he operated with almost a transfer surplus if you include the kodjia sale.
Measure that with the man you are now comparing him to.