Quote Originally Posted by Elite_Pie View Post
While it's hard to argue with that on a factual basis, it's also said with the benefit of hindsight. I think we have to explore all avenues at this level and this budget, and that includes taking a punt on a few "might be" players on low wages. We've had no success with this strategy so far, but it doesn't mean that will always be the case. In fact, it's a major strategy for the big Premiership clubs, where they will sign twenty plus promising youngsters each year in that hope that one or two of them will make the big time. Our numbers are obviously on a much lower scale, but if we ever do unearth a gem, you can guarantee people will be saying "why don't we do this more?".
You say that, but you make logical decisions when you bet, because, when you're not deliberately being awkward, you have a thought process. You would not have put money on Saunders and Hodge making it at Notts. One had been rejected by Crewe, the other already rejected by Notts. There was very little chance of them being successful and money, however low their wages, was wasted. And now they have been let go because we have a wiser owner and manager who have learned lessons. It won't happen again, so you won't need to take a contrarian position next time.