Perhaps my point wasn’t clear.
As a manager, you still need a good network to get the right loan players in. I don’t think Pennock or Lovell had that. Evans does.
Like other have said, most of Evans permanent signings have performed well. There will always be exceptions, but Evans has had relatively few when you compare with Pennock and Lovell.
I’m not convinced that Evans has a bigger budget than previous managers. The squad is very small. We’ve used the loan market more aggressively and hopefully got a good deal with parent clubs. Plus we have very few senior players - so you’d expect the average salary per player to be quite low.