I wonder as well, and I was among his most vitriolic critics.
Ain't hindsight grand? But I also wonder how many more Balabans we could have afforded before we were in trouble.
That reminds me of a TV interview at an away game after JG's attack on him.
He said that JG had been "economical with the truth", and he intoned sadly that Balapan(sic), who cost 6 million, was sitting in the stands.