Not really true though is itGiven our scouting consists mainly of 'Players who we have played against', I doubt the club will see this as a huge blow.
I can believe that.Met Rob in Malaga randomly the day before Seville and spent the day getting bevvied with him as his dad wasnt a drinker! Brilliant guy and was pivotal behind us signing Bassey and Aribo.
Forgot about all those times Matondo, Sands, Davies, Yilmaz, Lawrence, Tillman played against us.Given our scouting consists mainly of 'Players who we have played against', I doubt the club will see this as a huge blow.
Also means he was pivotal in signing Wright, Hastie, Bacuna and SimpsonMet Rob in Malaga randomly the day before Seville and spent the day getting bevvied with him as his dad wasnt a drinker! Brilliant guy and was pivotal behind us signing Bassey and Aribo.
Mmmm is that really true? How many players who signed for us this summer had played against us before ?Given our scouting consists mainly of 'Players who we have played against', I doubt the club will see this as a huge blow.
In that case possibly a bit of a loss.Met Rob in Malaga randomly the day before Seville and spent the day getting bevvied with him as his dad wasnt a drinker! Brilliant guy and was pivotal behind us signing Bassey and Aribo.
Was big Bassey not discovered in a bounce game at Auchenhowie and Aribo offered to us. Apologies if I'm wrong.Met Rob in Malaga randomly the day before Seville and spent the day getting bevvied with him as his dad wasnt a drinker! Brilliant guy and was pivotal behind us signing Bassey and Aribo.
The young lad Paul Nsio who made his debut v QOTS looks a player. Also played well v Ajax in Youth League.In that case possibly a bit of a loss.
Wheres the next Bassey or Aribo coming from?
Indeed though Aribo wasn't a youth signing he was straight to first team squad.The young lad Paul Nsio who made his debut v QOTS looks a player. Also played well v Ajax in Youth League.
Our youth recruitment has been very good this year and a few of the players we've brought in have the potential to do very well.
Gerrard knew them both from his time at Liverpools academyWas big Bassey not discovered in a bounce game at Auchenhowie and Aribo offered to us. Apologies if I'm wrong.
They Moved for Bassey after a bounce game against him and Aribo was well know to everyone offered to both us and the manky mob so not sure how he was pivotal.Met Rob in Malaga randomly the day before Seville and spent the day getting bevvied with him as his dad wasnt a drinker! Brilliant guy and was pivotal behind us signing Bassey and Aribo.
This is a bit like those who absolutely refuse to give Pedro any credit for signing Morelos.I can believe that.
The concept of Ross Wilson having anything to do with Bassey seemed too far fetched.
I think it's fairly obvious that Johansson was responsible for Morelos.This is a bit like those who absolutely refuse to give Pedro any credit for signing Morelos.
It's nothing like that though.This is a bit like those who absolutely refuse to give Pedro any credit for signing Morelos.
So it is a bit like it then?It's nothing like that though.
Bassey was already known to Gerrard, and stood out an absolute mile in a bounce game which prompted us to go and get him. Wilson can be credited with actually sealing the deal, however it remains unknown the extent to which we had any degree of competition from other clubs, or how complicated it actually was to get a Leicester youth team player to join us with an England legend as our manager.
For actually finding Bassey as a talent, Ross Wilson had absolutely not a thing to do with it.
As regards Pedro / Morelos - wasnt this driven by JJ? Not sure how Pedro would get the credit for that one either.
Everyone knows it was Johansson that put us on to Morelos.This is a bit like those who absolutely refuse to give Pedro any credit for signing Morelos.
That’s the point of having people scouting though eh? I doubt Gio had been watching Cercle Brugge games and knew all about MatondoEveryone knows it was Johansson that put us on to Morelos.
Fair enough Pedro signed him as manager, but I think it's fair to say he probably knew nothing about him.
Or you identify a possibility but are told no.Must be great being a scout for us, we don’t sign anyone so you can pretty much just stay at home with your feet up.
Bring back Ewan Chester.
The film moneyball springs to mindWe have scouts? I just assumed we had a big database of player names and used some sort of random generator to decide who we’re buying
There seems to be more and more of them, by the day.Some folk just cannot pass up any opportunity to ridicule and bad mouth the Club can they? The 'Petted Lip Loyal'.
Ffs I don’t remember anyone called Kundik. He must have been incredibly shite amongst a real raft of shite signed for div 3. Maybe I’ve mentally blocked that one out?Ewan Chester left and we brought in Neil Murray and John Brown
first window,
Ortiz - Spanish
Goian - Romanian playing in Italy
Bedoya - American playing in Sweden
Bocanegra - American playing in France
McKay - Australian
Celik - Swedish
Aluko - Nigerian playing in Scotland
Wallace from Hearts
His next season signings
Sandaza - Spanish
Cribari - Brazilian
Faure - French
Argyriou - Greek
Stella - Australian
Kundik - Russian
Black, Shiels, Kyle and Templeton.
They must’ve had some amount of stamps on their passports they 2 seasons, scattergun approach if ever there was one.
Ffs I don’t remember anyone called Kundik. He must have been incredibly shite amongst a real raft of shite signed for div 3. Maybe I’ve mentally blocked that one out?
To be fair that first window actually had a lot of good players when you look at it!Ewan Chester left and we brought in Neil Murray and John Brown
first window,
Ortiz - Spanish
Goian - Romanian playing in Italy
Bedoya - American playing in Sweden
Bocanegra - American playing in France
McKay - Australian
Celik - Swedish
Aluko - Nigerian playing in Scotland
Wallace from Hearts
His next season signings
Sandaza - Spanish
Cribari - Brazilian
Faure - French
Argyriou - Greek
Stella - Australian
Kundik - Russian
Black, Shiels, Kyle and Templeton.
They must’ve had some amount of stamps on their passports they 2 seasons, scattergun approach if ever there was one.
Sarcastic nonsense, we might not be happy with recruitment or development but in the last few years….Must be great being a scout for us, we don’t sign anyone so you can pretty much just stay at home with your feet up.
The actual Billy Beane stuff in terms of baseball is quite interesting.The film moneyball springs to mind
Given our scouting consists mainly of 'Players who we have played against', I doubt the club will see this as a huge blow.
Bassey yes, but I'd be surprised if he saw Aribo from his time at Liverpool as Aribo has played practically no academy-level football.Gerrard knew them both from his time at Liverpools academy
Bomber Brown was scouting for us as far back as 2000 or 01. Reason I know is I once cleaned his windies while helping a mate out for a while and he had a wee video room at his house with video cassettes scattered all over the floor
Either that or he’ll be blind by nowHow you no it was fitba videos ?
Aluko and Wallace.To be fair that first window actually had a lot of good players when you look at it!
Bocanegra was a good playerAluko and Wallace.
Not really having the rest
To be fair that first window actually had a lot of good players when you look at it!
Basing it on value and overall contribution.Bocanegra was a good player
I can believe that.
The concept of Ross Wilson having anything to do with Bassey seemed too far fetched.