I meant it loosely, basically anyone involved in the recruitment process. Could have been a scout for example. Just (pleasantly) surprised that Poyet didn't claim credit.
My recollection of how this was reported at the time (and apologies if I am repeating what someone else has said) is that we matched their valuation but it then went up? It's not like it was us v Celtic, Groningen didn't want to sell in January so he went in the summer. Interesting that Poyet...