Its just such a basic way of looking at things we need to scout good players and get them for the right amounts of money it doesn't matter where they come from some players bought from the championship are good some are embarrassingly bad just the same as other types of transfers but people latch on to one or two examples of successes and repeat them forever as if thats whats bound to happen with every other player.
Mate … name me one big money signing that has been a financial success or even a success on the pitch . other than lukaku .. who wasn’t actually that big a signing as far as fee. ( bolasie, Richy, siggy, iwobi all cost more than him) all of our best players have been players with hunger , their best years in front of them and with a point to prove .
You say “ one or two successes”
Lescott
Arteta
Cahill
Baines
Stones
Brathwaite
Jags
All came from lower leagues and gave us our best team we have had in the prem.
It’s all good saying we have to scout and identify players but we clearly do not have a network to do that at this stage .
We need to get our heads above water fast , and recruiting hungry , young players is the safest and fastest way to do it