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That's a no brainer. We are talking talented guys and girls who had to go through a pretty torrid time to reinvent themselves. People who can, and do, do that, never look back.
There will be a few for whom it would make sense - older, well set, up semi-retired guys who live locally for example. Maybe some of the younger peeps chasing the dream who never really got started.
All this is (if it is true) is casting a very wide net in the hope of catching one or two fish to bolster experience. The manning bods will know that.