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Re: Rumour Mill
I think you should have finished your reply after the first paragraph, which was balanced and well argued.

Re: Rumour Mill
I think the rest was balanced and well argued too, in the sense that it shows that:
a) These types of imbalances aren't uncommon
b) You haven't looked into the full picture this season
c) You've only mentioned this potential issue when it goes one way
d) Even if there are "imbalances" in recruitment, there isn't a problem with it anyway because these players have rightly been signed based on their footballing attributes, just as they were in 2017-18 when those wonderful players took us up
I think your original post was unfounded, bound to provoke a response, and at least implicitly insinuated the potential existence of something that you have no evidence for
Re: Will Norris signs
Sometimes they are, but each club's needs are going to differ and it's ultimately about identifying targets who fit the profile you need as closely as possible.
Re: Will Norris signs
Plus, different clubs are going to take different approaches, use different data providers etc. And it comes down to how your analysts interpret the data and how well they interpret it - and how good are they are communicating this to the senior recruitment staff?
Re: Local Teams Football
It seems odd that he was asked to play out of position, if that is true. Maybe that was part of a character test. Would the potential transfer fee have been a problem? £40k doesn't seem much to us anymore.