I suspect the LaFrance signing was not exactly planned for and may have come more from the urging of Andrew Harris than need. What his signing does is make Flanders ultimately expendable, cutting his modest salary plus Wild's, who is close to being redundant backing JSK might be two moves they could make to afford Muamba, instead of dropping a key contributor like Okpalaugo. Agreed that these may not be "classy"or popular moves but football is a ruthless business and sentimentality has no place in the heart of a good G.M.