I would imagine that when Gio arrived at the club there was already a thorough database of players scouted and recommended to Ross Wilson and his football department. Bearing in mind some of these players on the database will probably go back to when Mark Allen was around too. As others have mentioned a lot of the top Dutch players in their top league are snapped up by the top teams in far higher profile and wealthier leagues than the SPFL, notably EPL, La Liga and Serie A. We as a club can no longer compete with the transfer monies offered by these wealthier clubs. You also have to remember most of their top talent would never consider moving to play in our backwater league despite the strong global brand that Glasgow Rangers have and no matter how much money we threw at them. It’s as much about career progression move as well as money for these players when at that level When we were fortunate to have Dick Advocaat as manager he had the profile to attract an established top world class Dutch player such as Arthur Newman and that was an exception. These days will never return sadly.