I also probably phrased my reply poorly. I have very little regard for agents and their role in inflating the cost of football. If we're not dealing with them it's because we don't need to. CH will always buy players that fit the squad rather than chucking gazillions at an Arsenal or PSG starlet...
CAN'T COMPETE?
Stockdale for 1 million (at a time when our recruitment department was having a nightmare), Knockaert under the radar for less than 2 million, Kayal for less than a million. That's not competing. That's beating the system hands down.
I think what Jon probably means (though...