Hmm, she might have more power than I thought then, but I don't think that means she picks the targets herself. If she's in charge of the financial aspects of the club, which I presumed anyway, it's likely she would have the final say when it comes to finalising signings since it comes from the transfer budget.
The Oblak one really does look like it's bit us in the ass, but you win some lose some. If the club decided to pay every little bit, they would get taken to the cleaners each and every time they put in a bid. If you look at Porto for example, they've often shot themselves in the foot when it comes to making sales. For example, they could've robbed us twice for Pereira and Hulk, but they won't budge an inch and a lot of the time it's worked for them. That's their transfer philosophy, they stick by it, people know that if they want to sign a player from them, you pay full price and that's it, they don't piss about.
Sorry to give you nothing answers but it's the best I've got I'm afraid. I do try and avoid discussions when it comes to board members because it's always difficult to argue your points on, since most of the technical stuff we're in the dark on. I sat out of many Emenalo debates for that reason, because I had no idea what were his signings and what weren't.
