Is our scouts' travel budget as pitiful as the manager's transfer fund seems to be?
We should be checking out the Bundesliga, Eredivisie and the Belgian Jupiler League and their reserve and youth leagues too.
exactly.
but unlike in days old old, in modern times we seem to get the scraps that the wealthy clubs have no interest in.
to have any chance of competing at the top table, we need a top european network of scouts. And not only that, we need someone who speaks the languages and knows the culture of these countries - especially the latin countries.
otherwise you get ripped off, and/or can't even get close to closing deals.
I thought having our spanish staff was invaluable, in this respect. They knew that market and how negotiations worked.
now we have brendan and an ex northern ireland defender (hunter). One's heart is fulled with sadness.
