Quote: Mild Rover "I was thinking more in terms of cash to invest, rather than talent. Leeds and Wigan have bigger fan bases. Ken Davy is effectively the one funding Hudds academy going full time.
We need more fans through the gate or even richer benefactors, if we're to regularly compete at the top.
I totally agree that we should be aiming to emulate, for example, Cas (though I think the success of their youth system is exaggerated just a tad), but they haven't routinely challenged Leeds and Wigan over the years - because they're generally a bit skint. We should be aiming high but it has to be acknowledged it is a tough target.'"
I know I was been idealistic, but if there's money available to support the first team squad, long term, youth has to be the way to go. Short term, we will bring in a couple of loan `players and leave development to others.