If you take into account our parameters, we recruit in a very narrow band
Our players need to be:
- young
- talented
- cheap fees
- cheap wages
- versatile
- patient (willing to wait for a move to a 'big' club - a la Ferguson)
- not dick heads
- whatever else is in Tony's magic formula.
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It's the business model that has bought us the success we are experiencing. We can't then blame the same model when things turn south a little.
The problems we are experiencing outside the business model are what is causing our current (moderate) slump. Namely, not getting our transfer targets...