ermie123 Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Can anyone shed any light on what scouting network and scouts we have at the club? Because if we do is it or they fit for purpose?
Reivax_Villa Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 why does this matter? Surely the new manager would bring his own backroom staff in?
briny_ear Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Reivax_Villa said: why does this matter? Surely the new manager would bring his own backroom staff in? Would expect the manager to bring in his own coaching staff but not scouting staff? That's something for the club to put in place and make sure we are building a competent and sustainable squad regardless of who is the manager. [My iPhone just tried to correct "the manager" to "hyena agent".]
bringbackbigron Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Let's hope its not the ones we had last year. Must have spent most of the time on the beach in the South of France because they certainly weren't scouting. 1
Xela Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 David Blunkett picking random names out of a French phonebook seems to be the extent of our scouting network Either that or people who know **** all about football studying spreadsheets and pie charts and recommending players based on some useless formula. Hopefully they are all sacked as well. 3
sharkyvilla Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Xela said: David Blunkett picking random names out of a French phonebook seems to be the extent of our scouting network Either that or people who know **** all about football studying spreadsheets and pie charts and recommending players based on some useless formula. Hopefully they are all sacked as well. To be fair it's the ones we pick up from England that are most shite. 2
Xela Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 True, the English signing have been poor as well. There were some baffling signings though... Crespo? What the **** was that about? Ilori on loan? Some of the transfers are so bizarre they need to be investigated to see if it wasn't a form of money laundering! 3
Popular Post rodders0223 Posted April 10, 2016 Popular Post Posted April 10, 2016 I am quite sure the Llori and Crespo deals were greasing the palms of a few agents. Truly and utterly bizarre. 6
sharkyvilla Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 I'm pretty sure Crespo had the same agent as Adama, so you're probably not a million miles away. Ilori I'm not sure, I think they were expecting him to be fitter than he was. I can understand the French players being a bit of a punt, it's the fact that someone must surely have watched Gestede a few times (probably Tim) and thought he was a player. Whoever that was, if they're still at the club, needs shooting.
dudevillaisnice Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 26 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: I am quite sure the Llori and Crespo deals were greasing the palms of a few agents. Truly and utterly bizarre. Yeah those deals in particular didn't seem "normal"
StanBalaban Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 I think the entire scouting team can be seen here, in this informative video.
Pilchard Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: I am quite sure the Llori and Crespo deals were greasing the palms of a few agents. Truly and utterly bizarre. Crespo had the same agent as Adama. Ilori has been signed for Liverpool whilst Reilly was there part of their scouting team that brought in the likes of Aspas.
Chap of Steel Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 I am quite sure the Llori and Crespo deals were greasing the palms of a few agents. Truly and utterly bizarre. Sums up this season that I had completely forgotten about Crespo! 1
AntrimBlack Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Pilchard said: Crespo had the same agent as Adama. Ilori has been signed for Liverpool whilst Reilly was there part of their scouting team that brought in the likes of Aspas. You may not want some balance, but he also picked out Benteke.
TheAuthority Posted April 10, 2016 VT Supporter Posted April 10, 2016 39 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: You may not want some balance, but he also picked out Benteke. I always thought the story was that the original target was Jelle Vossen. Lambert went to watch Genk play, saw Benteke and decided he wanted him instead. 2
mwj Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 9 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: You may not want some balance, but he also picked out Benteke. And Coutinho 1
rodders0223 Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, mwj said: And Coutinho 2 minutes ago, mwj said: And Coutinho 2 minutes ago, mwj said: And Coutinho 2 minutes ago, mwj said: And Coutinho 2 minutes ago, mwj said: And Coutinho Not really. He was class at Inter for a while at 18/19. Nobody could grasp why they binned him off.
mwj Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 Just now, rodders0223 said: Not really. He was class at Inter for a while at 18/19. Nobody could grasp why they binned him off. wot?
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