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But there are so many references on the web where this statement is used for someone who has spent loads of money.
A couple of example are - - -
"Chelsea have so far spent �34million. In one 12-month period Ferguson spent �77m on three players, one of whom, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has been a triumph, and another, Juan Sebastian Veron, a disaster. As for Rio Ferdinand, the jury is still out.
So it's Ferguson who's the last of the big spenders, not Roman Abramovich."
and
"Is Peter Costello about to become the last of the big spenders?
After five years aiming for fiscal rectitude, Mr Costello's Cabinet colleague Amanda Vanstone is now promising an enormous spend into Tuesday's Budget. The Family and Community Services' Minister says the spending will be on welfare reforms."
So it would appear to me that it is not meant in a sarcastic term but in a way that means thay don't mind spending a few quid....
Fluff.