Stephen Robinson believes a hybrid approach of promoting youth talents and bringing in unknown quantities can help St Mirren produce the perfect blend on the park.
The Saints manager used the double-edged plan to great effect at former club Motherwell.
As well as bringing through the likes of academy prospects David Turnbull, Allan Campbell and Jake Hastie, who all went on to net the Steelmen significant transfer fees, Robinson also picked up players that had until that point flown under the radar.
