Pilchard Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What's the point in having him if we can't afford a pot to piss in? These players won't come for The Championship next year, and lets face it - when we are relegated we won't be signing players - it'll be selling the existing ones and using whatever youth players that aren't around now who are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It's not like he took the Bayern Munich job. He's left Aston Villa 5 months after taking the job so he can manage a 2nd division German side. I can't help but interpret this negatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) what other scouts have left us? Ian Storey-Moore - Head Scout - Quit at same time as Martin O'Neill Jeff Vetere - Head Scout - Joined under Houllier. Quit for a DOF job at Charlton within a few months. Lil Fuccillo - Head Scout (originally joined as part of Vetere's scouting team until he left) - Binned by McLeish when he took over from Houllier Glenn Roeder - 'Match Preparation Scout' - Taken on by Houllier to produce analysis on our upcoming opponents from about January to help us beat relegation. Left end of that season I think Arthur Numan - International Scout - Let go when Lambert took over from McLeish, now at AZ Alkmaar (where he scouted Holman from for us. Michael Henke - Head Scout - Off to a 2nd Division German club as Assistant manager within 4 months of joining. Not great reading. Newcastle have given Graham Carr an 8 year contract, he will likely be there longer than the manager and any of the players which he has scouted. Why can't we have some stability? Why cant we just have a scouting system laid out by the club and not just a general 'BYOS' (Bring Your Own Scouts) with our managerial merry-go-round. If Lambert walks at some point in the future (which is likely given his record) we'll be left without scouts again. Edited January 14, 2013 by HalfTimePost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 thanks HTP, interesting read, generally theres never much talk of scouts, its usualy something way in the background, but i guess its just as important as most other roles, we seem to of had some reasonably good scouts as well i agree with you about having stabilty in the scouting network, that certainly would help, we could stay focused on key players instead the chopping and changing of opinions on the flip side it could save the club money if they just had one scout checking up on villatalk, seeing who were talking about who they could go check out, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Just realised that (presuming we get a replacement for Henke) we will have had 5 Chief Scouts in the past 2 and a half years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It's not like he took the Bayern Munich job. He's left Aston Villa 5 months after taking the job so he can manage a 2nd division German side. I can't help but interpret this negatively. Manage being the key word there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovenian Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 rats leaving a sinking ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Let's hope the new scout is familar with La Liga! Lots of talented players there and often overlooked or so it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It's not like he took the Bayern Munich job. He's left Aston Villa 5 months after taking the job so he can manage a 2nd division German side. I can't help but interpret this negatively. a scout job is sitting at home until a game is on and then goes to that and probably gets a small enough salary per week and some commission. his new job is a day to day job and probably a much better salary and job security(if such a thing in football) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 a scout job is sitting at home until a game is on and then goes to that and probably gets a small enough salary per week and some commission. his new job is a day to day job and probably a much better salary and job security(if such a thing in football) I'd think there is less job security in management than scouting... As for his salary, I can't imagine this little German club paying him much more than he gets as Villa's top European scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christ_JM Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 It's not like he took the Bayern Munich job. He's left Aston Villa 5 months after taking the job so he can manage a 2nd division German side. I can't help but interpret this negatively. Pity. If he stayed at villa he would be in with a shot of managing a 2nd division English side next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Has this been confirmed by the club yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Has this been confirmed by the club yet? They are always the last to confirm anything, but it has been confirmed. Staying till feb then going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyAVFC Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Just realised that (presuming we get a replacement for Henke) we will have had 5 Chief Scouts in the past 2 and a half years Maybe we need a scout to scout for new scouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Shambles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Maybe we need a scout to scout for new scouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Did he scount any players for the last 5 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I'm sure he did. We just won't know about them until we see what happens this transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 So has anyone heard any talks on who our next scout will be? Surely this is now a priority before the summer (putting aside money restrictions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 whats the point of having scouts when you dont intend to sign any players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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