I just had a thought... I may be being stupid here but, when was the last time we actually signed a player from a division or two below us? We've all been banging on about who we can now snap up from the Championship (i.e. Ince, Rodriguez etc) but I remember thinking the same about swooping on League One's "hidden gems" last year.
There are still gems in L1, we just pay less attention to them because we're no longer in L1. Hopefully someone is paying attention because there are players there who are good enough to play at a higher level and not just the obvious ones like Rhodes.
