Don't other managers do exactly the same as ours are doing - make use of the people they know?
It's a hell of a lot easier if you're a manager in the Manchester area because you've got access to a huge pool of players and will know a lot of them if you've been in the game for a few years.
I'm sure Jason Lee knows a lot of footballers, but how many live within commuting distance of Boston, or would be willing to play for what we can afford to pay them? I'm not saying someone else could do better - it's a fact that Boston is disadvantaged geographically and the club is disadvantaged financially at the moment.
If we need to dip into the loan market, the quality of player we are able to get there will give us a better idea of the sort of contacts our managers have.