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Selling players to the English Premiership for good fees and making sure there are healthy sell on benefits could be the best and quickest way to grow. Porteous, Nisbet and Doig are all very marketable and could all create large sell ons if they develop. I think they should all stay another year but if money is reinvested and done with a view to buy the best young players we can to develop then that is a very workable model. SJM being sold may give us enough cash to replace anyone that leaves and pick up a few gems for the future too.

I think that was what LD wanted to build and it was looking possible under Stubbs but imploded a bit with Lennon. Jack Ross seems to be in a similar vein as Stubbs bringing in young players who are ambitious and ready to make the next step. Giving them lots of game time but also protecting them when needed.

The succession planning needs to be good and recruitment has to be accurate but I think if done correctly it could make us thrive and be the third force which is what RG is wanting. I think we could get a name as a stepping stone club which could also mean players want to come to us and we could get some good loans too.

Selling young players, if done correctly, can be a very progressive move for all concerned.
I think this sounds fine in theory but not sure it works in practice. I'm pretty sure this is what Rod Petrie tried to achieve when the golden generation came through. Talent is really unpredictable though and changing swathes of players on a regular basis is not a good idea. There's always a huge element of risk.

By setting yourself up as a "stepping stone" you're also not getting the players to invest themselves in the club.The buy low sell high model also views players as commodities which again isn't conducive to building a great team or team spirit. With the Stubbs and Lennon years you got the impression that the core of the squad loved being at the club and were in things for the long haul. I am pretty sure that until his last year John McGinn wasn't eyeing a move and was very happy at Hibs.

We're clearly on a good financial footing despite the difficulties of the last two seasons so we don't need large transfer fees. Let's concentrate on building a club where players want to be and would be very reluctant to leave no matter what the offer.


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