Feel sorry for him, I suspect there are mental health reasons behind his decline and I don't think the clubs he's moved to since Spurs will have helped that at all, probably made it worse.
Even at paying somebody £500 a day you're getting a couple of weeks' work. You'd imagine there would be meetings with various parties, assessment of documentation etc, £6k doesn't seem extraordinarily high.
Hamer will give the ball away, as will Sheaf. It's the bravery that Robins wants and we need to beat teams like this. Going from side to side in front of them will never hurt. I'd focus more on some of the excellent successful passes made.