With Tom Lowery as another example, there seem to be a few free agents who were advised by their agents that entering post-covid world without a transfer fee attached was the right thing to do.

Thorpe is one I expected to land higher than Championship level but now looking for a club. He does seem similar to Colwill but if they can both hit the gym and learn heading from Flint then a front 3 of Moore, Colwill and Thorpe would be an excellent mix of Cardiff City old (big and physical) and Cardiff City new (skillful, young and lots of potential) that would give us the balance Bournemouth achieved on the weekend.