Hmm, 'lead' or 'steel'? A blunt, heavy object with which to batter the opposition or something shiny to slice through it? Either sounds good to me
I remember Howard Wilkinson taking over a Leeds Utd team in the doldrums and signing Vinnie Jones the next summer. He was the type of player needed for Leeds to prosper in (the old) Second Division, according to Wilkinson. They won promotion the next season, sold Vinnie Jones for a good profit and had won the old First Division title within two seasons. I think we'll start to see the best of our creative players like Miller, Boco and Molyneux, and maybe even Beattie, if there is an 'Vinnie Jones'-type player in the spine of the team ... at least at this level of football!