McInnes over-reliance on the British leagues for players are a massive factor in why we under-perform so badly in Europe. Signing players from Championship or below in England who are on ridiculous wages has and never will get us to the hallowed land of the group stages. They are in those leagues for a start because technically they're not very good, they may well be athletic/fast/strong/tall etc but this only gets you so far and when you finally come up against a team like Rijeka who can pass in small triangles, play passes in front of players, hold the ball well and find the killer cross/throughball etc then you'll be found lacking.

This is why a complete overhaul of our first team management, under 21's, youth teams etc need to happen if we're to have any hope of progressing as a club. I'm sure the apologists will say that with this new training facility then that's exactly what will be worked on but we haven't shown enough in the 6 years McInnes has been here to suggest that we'll turn into a Rijeka-esque team any time soon.

So yeah go the foreign route, someone who doesn't throw in the towel before the first game of the season, a manager who won't bend over and accept mediocrity, a manager who understands what success is to supporters and can bring their own brand of exciting football to Pittodrie before the lights go out.