I think signing two or three of the outcasts (Griff, Reegz, maybe Caramello) would be good move and be an olive branch to the community AND an admission that the previous lot ****ed up.

Virgili...no. He has had plenty of opportunities and never had that immediate impact that new kids like Cruse, Kosta, Goodwin and many others have showed when starting out. The comments from his agent a few days ago smacked of desperation to get him a gig.