How good is our scouting network? (1 Viewer)

paulw · Jun 20, 2014

I know we have a good academy scouting network but does the club have a scouting system? We seem to be waiting for players who haven't made it at championship level, but do we have a system where we bring in young talented non-league players?
Years ago we brought in some really good lads from non-league clubs but as far as I know we don't have scouts going to non-league matches. We were a Div 1 club but we still brought in Paul Culpin so how about giving Moult a trial.
I love watching non-league footie and some of the lads could easily give it a go at a higher level.

rupert_bear · Jun 20, 2014

It is pretty good and on the ball last week they let 4 academy lads go as they were deemed not good enough....They were 7 years old !

Nick · Jun 20, 2014

Didn't we recently hire a few new scouts?

Astute · Jun 20, 2014

Did they help put together our defence last season? Did they help replace Clarke after he left? If so they are shit.

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Jun 20, 2014

Nick said:
Didn't we recently hire a few new scouts?

http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/ccfpa-scouting-714636.aspx

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the rumpo kid · Jun 20, 2014

rupert_bear said:
It is pretty good and on the ball last week they let 4 academy lads go as they were deemed not good enough....They were 7 years old !

think of how little you would have to pay seven year olds,............... but ya know c'mmom get behind the lads they can do it if we just all get behind them.

turlykerd · Jun 20, 2014

Nick said:
Didn't we recently hire a few new scouts?

from the 82nd group, longford ?

Sky Blue Harry H · Jun 20, 2014

Even if we have got good scouts, we need to hope a) the players they spot aren't wanted by anyone else b) the players they spot don't want paying much :facepalm:

shy_tall_knight · Jun 20, 2014

A network that identifies such gems as malaga edge jennings manset slager- would be sacked in the real world

The Gentleman · Jun 20, 2014

Nick said:
Didn't we recently hire a few new scouts?

Yep and for their next badge they are going to be helping Webster cross the road................oh sorry, nearly forgot

sw88 · Jun 20, 2014

Haven't checked those links so apologies if I say anything they might, but didn't we previously announce that we had someone in Scotland scouting for us? And maybe the other home countries?

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Jun 20, 2014

sw88 said:
Haven't checked those links so apologies if I say anything they might, but didn't we previously announce that we had someone in Scotland scouting for us? And maybe the other home countries?

One of from March 2013, about former players in the CCFPA who are doing scouting work for us

The other is Pressley, saying when he came in there was virtually no scouting network in place and only one scout at the club. Now we have a scout in Scotland, midlands, south, north west and north east of the country.

Also says in his time there have been a lot of poor signings, partly due to having a poor scouting network.

ccfc92 · Jun 21, 2014

I'll happily volunteer to scout here on the south coast :wave:

rupert_bear · Jun 21, 2014

shy_tall_knight said:
A network that identifies such gems as malaga edge jennings manset slager- would be sacked in the real world

All signed by Steve Waggott and foistered on the unfortunate manager, resulting in relegation and one manager fucking off to Huddersfield

sw88 · Jun 21, 2014

CCFC said:
One of from March 2013, about former players in the CCFPA who are doing scouting work for us

The other is Pressley, saying when he came in there was virtually no scouting network in place and only one scout at the club. Now we have a scout in Scotland, midlands, south, north west and north east of the country.

Also says in his time there have been a lot of poor signings, partly due to having a poor scouting network.

Well I guess the FPA link is no longer? Didn't they cut ties following the move to Northampton?

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