I've believed for a while that Brad (Scott) is a huge key to the potential signing of Dusty and Kelly.
Like him or not I know for a fact that players that speak with him have nothing but respect for him and his no bullshit approach, he tells you what he's thinking and where you stand, but he will also back you in and tell you exactly what needs to be done. None of the bullshit like Nafan having a select few he likes over the rest of the list.
Say what you will about his coaching prowess (or lack thereof depending on your stance) but he is probably the most personable coach going round and he's a big ticket for list retention and trade talks.
Think back to Waite, Higgins, Dal Santo, Anderson, Ahearn, Williams etc, whats the one defining similarity they mention in regard to their desire to come to North?
Brad.
If we sign Brad for 2 years, I'll be more confident of our chances at signing one or more of our targets.