Warne would use the academy if he believed there were any academy players that were up to the grade. How can you berate him for that?
Who would you have signed...all young up and coming players? HOW? From money that has fallen out of the sky?
You say if we went up, we'd need a squad revamp. WOW. Really?! What a revelation that is!!
I'll answer the last part for you. Warne is trying to achieve promotion. He's not far...just outside of the top 6 with plenty of goals scored and not that many conceded compared to others. Granted, the football isn't great, but that's what you get when you are forced to bring in journeymen pros as that really is the market we have to operate in.
If this academy is so damn good, maybe you can give us all a breakdown of who and why is deserving of a place in the first team. I'm all ears.