it is funny. The more well paid scouts we have, the less imagination we seem to have when it comes to signings.
Is the world of football so thoroughly transparent now that the hidden gems era is completely gone?
Not that we shouldn't be able to buy top talent at times, but can we not work a bit harder to avoid spending 70 millions on a centre back or a midfielder who hasn't proven himself at the top stage?
Isn't the biggest problem that young talent won't get a chance to play consistently at a big club during their key formative years.
To be fair - not many players we've released or sold have been successful elsewhere - not so with other teams.