I don't doubt that statement is 100% accurate from Charnley but it's also as insipid as hell, really really demoralising tbh.
Without treading over old ground, our entire existence is basis on "value for money" and nothing more.
Ashley has taken a top quality brand, cheapened it beyond all recognition by ruthlessly carving out all the good bits and replacing them with substandard replacements, making it considerably cheaper and manages to turn a profit into the bargain.
It's classic Ashley tbf, nobody should be in any doubt.
He's fucking killed the club I love and it's as depressing as fuck