And yet with a couple of notable exceptions (eg Ulloa) our first team recruitment seem to have been based purely on:
1. Players the manager / director of football had worked with before - Brezovan, Buckley, Ankergren...
2. Players who put in one good performance against us - Harley, Hoskins...
That's only true to a point, isn't it? If you've got a joined up scouting system, properly integrated with the current first team coaching staff, then they should absolutely be trying to identify players to fit with the playing style, as well as the level of raw talent they possess.