Two types of signing characterise the VT era. One is a young player with potential where the fee paid assumes he will reach that potential. The other is the journeyman pro where despite there being no competition in the market we pay full price with premium plus big wages and long contract for no apparent reason.

Cornelius is an example of the former, maybe worth a punt for a club to take for a fraction of that fee but certainly not for a promoted side to take that gamble. Josh Murphy is another.

One can only wonder how the future of the club would have been different if VT had employed a professional recruitment strategy along the lines of say Brighton or Brentford. At its nadir our expertise consisted of the transfer committee - VT, Dalman, Ken and ‘our Neil’ - supported by Neil’s pal and Chief Scout Glyn Chamberlain, Neil’s son James and the lads at Unique Sports Management plus various chancers lurking in the background like Willie McKay. With a set-up as shambolic as this sadly the club never had a chance.