Indeed, according to our research, only four men have joined the club from across the Welsh border since 1952. Excluding schoolboys and loan deals, Regan Poole was the last man to do so, having arrived from Newport County in 2015.
The 20-year-old defender, who linked up with Newport again on loan last term, made one first-team appearance for the Reds – as a late substitute against Midtjylland in 2016.
Prior to that, Mickey Thomas was bought from Wrexham in 1978. The winger helped the Racecourse Ground outfit win the Third Division title, which alerted bigger clubs, and was then snapped up by Dave Sexton for a fee of around £300,000.