So you quoted some random esoteric great minds that were happy with Gilham and Schoenmakers. Da fuq
We've got our share of crazies here, including those who think they speak for 8 years worth of board postings
You still have no basis for your assertions or drawing parallels from some hand picked hawthorn posters
What it all boils down to is "just trust me" and the answer is no to that.
Recruiting Lake was a master stroke and it needed to be because they paid a pretty high price at the time for a guy of that age.