It's more about them being available for the period after new year. We are generally at our weakest during the 6n and the play higher quality teams in Europe after. Brad Thorn only played 8 games for us in the season he was here but it was worth every cent we payed.

It's a luxury of how far ahead of the rest we are in the domestic league but one we aren't using or aren't allowed to by Nucifora.