[Pendle Red]

I suppose the scenario will be for the forseeable future that we are small fish in a big pond

But I would think from a management point of view there must be something greatly rewarding from finding gems and polishing them up to FL standard the frustrtion as mentioned is watching them walk away for next to nowt because they were not tied in to longer term deals.

My thoughts for months were that if we did not make at least the playoffs then the team would be broken up by players leaving

There are players out there that would still give their all for a crack at either regular first team football or to play in the FL, this is where our scouting network should be coming into it's own.