I don't know what point you're making now i don't think this is the same thing as you said at first at all. Like I said the key is just to sign the right players for the right prices there doesn't have to be these stupid hard and fast rules that people try to put on it - don't sign anyone over 25 don't sign anyone from a big club et cetera - you just sign good players who will work in your system and offer good value for money. You say Palaces model works but what is it? I guess you see them sign Wharton and Eze from the Championship and decide thats their model but what about them signing Rob Holding from Arsenal and Clyne from Liverpool and Jefferson Lerma on a free transfer how do they fit into the model you're talking about. Anybody can say don't waste money like we did on Bolasie can't they thats not insight that adds anything to the conversation it doesn't mean the only solution is to buy untried foreign youngsters for reasonably big fees though which was the point I was replying to!
The point I was making is that if we only have 10m for example.
Imo, it’s better to spend that on a player that can improve in quality and potentially make you money.
Rather than someone who is at their peak , unlikely to improve and likely that they will not improve further and eventually leave on a free .
Harrison would fall into the latter hence why I wouldn’t sign him .
Prime example is Beto and chermiti , out of those two who cost more? Who is more likely to become better? Who is more likely to not make the grade and cost us more money?
Even if they both flop, chermiti would not be as an expensive “mistake “ as Beto.
I’d love us to be able to go out and sign decent players , but we can’t as our finances are a mess. The only realistic solution I can see is to buy young players and develop them.
although pretty sure Kevin Campbell was London raised so it's a weak argument that anyone south of (arbitrary UK landmark) can't settle in the North West.
