titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Signing the wrong French and Dutch players for > their situation didn't do them any good. That was my point. There's no guarantee that a player from those leagues will be a success. There's no magical formula, no mythical production line. French and Dutch league players have been plying their trade here for decades. I would argue Saints' recent success has been more down to home grown talent, most of the players they've sold have been English. Anyway, DaveR's post ended by saying Saints had identified the French and Dutch leagues as 'best value', Saints were merely cutting their cloth to suit, that may well change with the new TV money. Spurs might well go down a similar route as they have to finance the cost of building a new stadium. Agree DR, there's always been a food chain, and with the new TV money, PL clubs will move up that chain...