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I don't doubt that. Trying to make a name for yourself by setting out to intentionally hurt your peers is shitty any way you look at it though.

At a similar age, a young Matty Godden was being sent out on loan by Scunthorpe to Gainsborough Trinity in National League North to get games. Progression amongst young players isn't linear.

Given the budgets we had to play with, our recruitment truly was exceptional. Obviously the landscape has completely changed now (predominantly off the back of them & the profits raised) but the new recruitment team look, on paper at least, to be doing a great job too. Long may it continue.

Hamer Gyokeres O'Hare Sheaf Walker Giles James Ostigard Pretty impressive tbf.

Ronaldo being Ronaldo.... Again.

Tomiyasu was perhaps a little unfortunate but it was clearly a deliberate ploy by Arsenal & they'd been warned about it just minutes earlier. Tomiyasu just happened to be the one holding the ball when the ref's patience finally wore out.

They have done spectacularly badly to have ultimately got to the right decision but still come out looking the total arseholes they are. Richard Arnold should walk.

I bought a Premier League package ST in Block 19 & still don't have mine yet have the email telling me the printer is fucked. 🙃

Played for them yesterday.

There's definitely a player in there, he was excellent at Forest & one of the key reasons they got promoted. Arguably the standout in a poor season for Watford too. Needs to be more consistent with his goal output for sure but, similar to some of our pickups, he has all the attributes you'd look...

Wow... That even makes an Andy Turner piece seem insightful by comparison.

Good player, made out of biscuits.

Luke Bell (GK) Riccardo Di Trolio Trialist Dermi Lusala Bradley Stretton Marco Rus Kai Andrews Evan Eghosa Danny Cashman Tom Costello Justin Obikwu SUBS: Trialist (GK) Trialist Trialist Elliot Betjemann Aidan Dausch

No, exactly. Assessing the data & being able to contextualise it - technical scouting as we call it, is a real skill in itself. With regards mental attributes no - that's why you scout in person too & also get references from others in the game as to their character etc.

Shame it took the fan & media backlash to get to this point but at least they have finally come to the right decision. I suspect he'll go & play abroad now.

That is how it does work, 100%. Clubs like Brighton have enormous databases of potential signings that they have identified using data but they still go & scout them in person. Might be mistaken but I think Brighton were the first to have position specific scouts too.

It's funny how some of the more 'traditionalist' football people, especially fans, hate all the modern use of data & statistics when the evidence couldn't be clearer as to its importance in giving clubs like these a massive leg up over rivals & much bigger/richer/more established clubs.

Yes. Similar to Hamer in that he's not overly concerned about his pass completion, he'll happily take on the risky, creative passes.

Tbf, I heard the Gilmour one as well. I'd also heard previously about a couple of others from a coach at the club (admittedly 2nd hand) that didn't end up happening either. Transfers are very complex things!

Heard his name linked a few times now. Brighton are looking to loan him out, we've obviously had a couple of very successful loans from them in the recent past & in terms of style he would fit well. I'm not going to label a 19 year old as a "Hamer replacement" but what will definitely appeal...