Of course he'd be better off building something here, and that is what he wants but how long can he go on fighting for every penny to do anything? Will he ever get them to invest heavily in the academy? Probably not. We've seen how pissed off he gets with the owner so often this season, i doubt he's willing to do it much longer.
The sad fact is, 'also ran clubs aiming to finish 7th' are more ambitious than us under Ashley. I'll be surprised if one decent signing (which he had to wait a year for) is going to change his mind. It's another attempt from Ashley to do the bare minimum to keep him.
Hope he stays, just think he's fuckin mental if he does.