Rangers not having a scout at the U-21 Euros

[NDC bear forever]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1141359582125727744

Surprised that we don’t have a single scout there.

 

[sh3lldon]

Perhaps simply no targets there?

Katic will be analysed on video

 

[Ranger1003]

Can I just say that Peter lovenkrands as part of his eufa license was there.

 

[DejaVoodoo]

Every game is televised and I would imagine available through the usual scouting platforms such as Wyscout.

I'm sure we can analyze any player from the competition if we so wish.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

Maybe we do and they aren't on that list.

 

[Coatbridge Chancellor]

Eh. We'll just ask Davie Weir who he recommends. Then we know who to avoid.

 

[Korova Milk Bar]

There’s not really any point considering they can watch all of the games back here.

 

[Tamson]

That list is just scouts from one agency. There will be many more agencies and clubs represented that don't appear on that list.

 

[BaTmAn]

There's a part of 'Soccernomics' the book that talks about the futility of smaller (financially) clubs scouting international tournaments.

1. All the players that do well will have inflated prices because they've done well.
2. All the good players will be known already.

Scouting reserve and under-21 leagues is probably more fruitful.

 

[StephenHawkinsfitbawboots]

There’s not really any point considering they can watch all of the games back here.

If that’s the case then why are there any scouts there?

 

[Mjolnir]

I'm assuming this isn't comprehensive.
Someone scouting on behalf of 'Stars and Friends' on that list.

 

[.k.k.]

Katic is the scout

 

[Sonny]

I haven’t read further than the OP but we had Lovenkrands there and that list is as much of a list of who’s got the jolly from each club as it is a list of scouts.

 

[Chimo]

Professional club scouts born in 1996, that will make a lot of posters feel old

 

[Sutton_Blows_goats]

Do we need to scout games with England/France etc u-21's? guys will already be worth millions

 

[Big Buff]

There's a part of 'Soccernomics' the book that talks about the futility of smaller (financially) clubs scouting international tournaments.

1. All the players that do well will have inflated prices because they've done well.
2. All the good players will be known already.

Scouting reserve and under-21 leagues is probably more fruitful.

Correct.

If you're serious about scouting abroad to find young talent (and so far this season we have put a strong emphasis on British players FWIW) you have to scout them before they hit this tournament.

 

[MSF]

Do we need to scout games with England/France etc u-21's? guys will already be worth millions

Are they the only teams there?

 

[brain]

Katic is the scout

He has an, errr, patchy record in that area...

 

[Boldvale]

He has an, errr, patchy record in that area...

It was Barisic that recommended his mate Eros.

 

[brain]

It was Barisic that recommended his mate Eros.

They both said he was the best player in the league

 

[a_weir]

There's a part of 'Soccernomics' the book that talks about the futility of smaller (financially) clubs scouting international tournaments.

1. All the players that do well will have inflated prices because they've done well.
2. All the good players will be known already.

Scouting reserve and under-21 leagues is probably more fruitful.

Bingo, there's also the fact that a tournament is too short of a window to properly scout a player.

 

[Yankeeger]

Don't see what big issue is , Club are well ahead of game with recruitment and now need to let players go with sending others on loan

 

[Korova Milk Bar]

If that’s the case then why are there any scouts there?

Why does it matter? We can review games through replay, multiple angles nowadays. That's how it works now.

 

[Marstonbear]

Scouting department is making progress.

3 years ago there was only 1 stipulation. All scouted players must have previously had some connection, however tenuous, with Watford FC