I think part of the model they are working on/hoping to work on, is in tandem with these analytics people.
If we fail to go up, wouldn't surprise me if we sold Santos, promoted Forrester to a more prominent role and looked to pick up another Forrester to improve.
Thomason similar - sell him on and look for a 20 year old L2 version etc.
It's probably always been the plan to pay smallish fees for players eventually then aim to sell them on for millions.
Takes time but can be done with excellent scouting