Scouting networks are pivitol in this, and it's something I would have trusted Houllier with. MON was hopeless with his network, not sure about McLeish's either...
Quote from: N'ZMAV on April 13, 2012, 08:45:53 AMScouting networks are pivitol in this, and it's something I would have trusted Houllier with. MON was hopeless with his network, not sure about McLeish's either...I was told - by someone who'd know - that MON had nothing even approaching a scouting network.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on April 13, 2012, 09:45:09 AMQuote from: N'ZMAV on April 13, 2012, 08:45:53 AMScouting networks are pivitol in this, and it's something I would have trusted Houllier with. MON was hopeless with his network, not sure about McLeish's either...I was told - by someone who'd know - that MON had nothing even approaching a scouting network.Which is why in something like seven years at Celtic and Villa, he bought something like 3 players from teams outside of the British Isles, out of his forty odd transfers.
Quote from: Risso on April 13, 2012, 11:17:18 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on April 13, 2012, 09:45:09 AMQuote from: N'ZMAV on April 13, 2012, 08:45:53 AMScouting networks are pivitol in this, and it's something I would have trusted Houllier with. MON was hopeless with his network, not sure about McLeish's either...I was told - by someone who'd know - that MON had nothing even approaching a scouting network.Which is why in something like seven years at Celtic and Villa, he bought something like 3 players from teams outside of the British Isles, out of his forty odd transfers.I'd love to know the rationale behind buying Habib Beye.Must have just read somewhere that he played well for Newcastle.
Quote from: Rip Van Bentfletch on April 13, 2012, 11:20:22 AMQuote from: Risso on April 13, 2012, 11:17:18 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on April 13, 2012, 09:45:09 AMQuote from: N'ZMAV on April 13, 2012, 08:45:53 AMScouting networks are pivitol in this, and it's something I would have trusted Houllier with. MON was hopeless with his network, not sure about McLeish's either...I was told - by someone who'd know - that MON had nothing even approaching a scouting network.Which is why in something like seven years at Celtic and Villa, he bought something like 3 players from teams outside of the British Isles, out of his forty odd transfers.I'd love to know the rationale behind buying Habib Beye.Must have just read somewhere that he played well for Newcastle.I can easily see the logic behind signing him.I can't see the logic behind the length of his contract and the refusal to ever play him even though he did perfectly well on the few occasions he was allowed to play at right-back.