Transfers have to make sense at a basic level. But as much as the - TopicsExpress

Cj Morales

Transfers have to make sense at a basic level. But as much as the name needs to make sense, so does the person. Our scouting team go into enormous amounts of detail when signing a player. There’s a story of one of our chief scouts, whilst at another club, effectively spying on a player before he was recommended to Manchester City. What bars did he go to? Did he look after himself in the off season? Did he have a mistress? Who was she? Was he close to family? What type of person was he? It’s not just the name you sign during a window. It’s a multi-million pound transaction that needs to make sense both in terms of football, the person and everything that goes with him. It’s very easy for us to sit in our chairs and watch lots of football, which I do and say ‘well, he’s just shite’. Indeed, I do it regularly. But remember something whilst you’re at it. You’re not in the job for a reason. Maybe bad luck, maybe you came to it all too late in life. But you’re not a scout. Have an opinion of course, but professionals, especially the one’s Liverpool have, do know a thing or two about recruitment. They will make mistakes, but don’t we all? Remember when we all waned to sign Huntelaar? The club chose Sturridge instead. I also recall it worked out rather well. - John Ritchie (Anfield Index)

Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:54:03 +0000

Transfers have to make sense at a basic level. But as much as the - TopicsExpress

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