Which big name/money signings are people wanting us to compete with them on? Widdop was garbage last season and we'd have had God knows how many Widdop out threads on here, Austin has been trash for 80% of his time with them and GI is bordering on retiring injured again by all accounts.
In a salary capped sport its less about the big name signings and more about the right signings for the right positions at the right time. Occasionally you'll get someone like Barba who was all of that and a big name to boot... incidentally choosing us over Wire... but the rest is more complicated than signing big names.