They were all short-term measures who all contributed in one way shape or form, even if just from a moral POV. Kronkamp made us money! Josemi covered some very poor form from Finnan, Nunez was a great contributor ina few matches and Pellegrino was reputedly a great influence on the coaching. Does this frustration relate to your expectations or what he delivered - if you compare Morientes to Crouch then Crouch has been a much much better return on investment - yes? And for a similar outlay. But he did - those were the market economics at the time - just like if we want Bent this Summer we'll have to pay the going rate - which will be decided by a number of factors, many of which we won't control. I can see, please don't take this as patronizing, what you are driving at above but I feel that given the resources available we have had some very good value from these players - those who have under-performed have been moved on quickly and with little upset to the club. Those who have genuine promise, anyone remember how poorly Finnan played for a period, have been challenged and nurtured back to better form. If we can do this with a few more of the prospects (Gonzales, Pennant etc) then the investment of time will pay off.