but recruitment is only part of the story

You cannot just blame "the recruitment" if the players drastically underperform their expected levels.

Emi Bundia was a massive success because he was recuited cheap (via the damaged-goods section we often shop at) AND because he developed and reached the ceiling the recruitment team had seen AND because he helped a side succeed.

Just getting Buendia into Colney was a success for the recruitment team. The way he developed was then mostly down to the coaching, his teammates and his own attitude.

Similarly I reckon that the recruitment of Roberts & Gilmour were both seen as successes, in that we got the players we were after (presumably) at a price we were comfortable with.
The entire footballing universe thought that those two were headed for the top. So tell me why it is Webber's fault that this didn't happen?

Posted By: Henclrikus, Sep 6, 13:11:51