[theo_luddite]

Well, it's a PNE connection, but to a large extent Hugill did just that over the last few years. One season full of goals, gets a big transfer and just about hits the cows arse with a banjo these days.

Are we concerned that one of our recruitment team has rocked up at Swansea? If the "whole process" is in place, it shouldn't make much difference, but my long years in industry tell me that about every 5-10 years or so a "team" comes together that really drives the business forward in a big way, then a few team members leave get moved into another department or retire and the momentum is lost for a while, even though "the process" is supposedly in place. It's how the newbies implement it. The new guys/gals take a while to get up to speed and do they ever implement it in the same way?

In the case of Town this isn't just players on the pitch, though they are the most obvious team to most, it's who put that team together and how they are coached.
The best coach in the world won't ever take Halifax Town (or us) to any of the European Finals without all the other parts of the jigsaw puzzle being in place.

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What I'm getting at here is that whilst Bromby was getting all the plaudits, Marsh's job title was Head of Recruitment. When was he ever mentioned or acknowledged or given an inkling that a promotion/pay rise was maybe on the horizon? Looks like he's found one at Swansea.

Your most valuable assets on the pitch might be earning £500,000 a year, but some of the clubs really most valuable assets, long term, might be earning around 5-10% of that and should also have a clear career path and rewards for a job well done.