All of that does not matter IMO. A player will look at what league they are being asked to play in - and by the club that's asking them - because that would then determine wages. Location will also be important.Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:05 pm Lets face it, we aren't a lure at all.
We are located in one of the most expensive places to live in the country (and possibly the world).
We have a rookie manager who is unproven.
We've very recently been in non-league.
We finished bottom half and have essentially the same squad.
I think we are going to struggle to secure very good players in the next few years.
After clearing those initial hurdles the major factor will be selling the manager/club's philosophy/outlook. Personally I don't see a unique one at the O's right now - not in the manager or the club. On the pitch and the training ground I don't know what we stand for at the club. A good example of what I'm talking about right now is both Spurs and Arsenal. Spurs are now seen as defensive and dour; Arsenal have a clear modern vision. As a result very few players are being linked with Spurs and anyone with any ability is interested in joining Arteta's project there. Kent talks a lot about vision, but I don't think the coaching set up (Ling downwards) has one. I think JE might have had one, but it left when he passed away. Until we have someone to create a footballing identity, we will continue to trap the odd player, but we won't be pulling decent players around us until we do.