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Offline Legion

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New scout employed
« on: July 24, 2011, 07:05:07 PM »
Arthur Numan, based in the Netherlands and covering surrounding countries.

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Arthur Numan has a new job. The 41-year-old international has joined Aston Villa. For the team from the Premier League will Numan scouting for his take on the Netherlands and surrounding countries.

"A while back I was asked by manager Alex McLeish polled for this job. We know each other from our mutual Rangers period. After a few conversations we were fast, "says Numan to NUsport.

"I have to Villa's promising players from the Netherlands and surrounding area mapping. I will visit many races and report regularly in Birmingham."

The 45-fold international who played football for HFC Haarlem, FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and Glasgow Rangers was last active as a scout for the Dutch national team during the World Cup in South Africa and as an assistant at Juniors. He signed a one-year contract with the club from Birmingham.
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Offline eamonn

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2011, 07:08:44 PM »
Races? I suppose we are missing a whippet now that Ash has gone.
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Offline Lambert and Payne

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2011, 07:11:47 PM »
These people exist in football  :o
« Last Edit: July 24, 2011, 07:13:52 PM by alexpayne »
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Online PaulWinch again

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2011, 07:18:17 PM »
Well lets hope he finds some bargins.
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Online The Man With A Stick

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2011, 07:24:59 PM »
Does he still look like David Bowie?
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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2011, 07:27:08 PM »
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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2011, 07:51:47 PM »
Are his friends electric ?
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Offline Marlon From Bearwood

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2011, 07:53:25 PM »
He'd aged 4 years by the time I'd read that
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Offline BC54 VFC

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2011, 07:54:40 PM »
Quote from: UK Redsox on July 24, 2011, 07:51:47 PM
Are his friends electric ?

I don't know, but as long as he finds some Messi 'Replicas' I'll be happy!
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Offline eric woolban woolban

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2011, 08:08:32 PM »
Is he the guy that played for Rangers?
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Offline eric woolban woolban

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2011, 08:08:54 PM »
To answer my own question. Yes, as per the article. lol
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Offline Whiney MacWhineface

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2011, 08:32:53 PM »
I'd settle for him finding us a Wim Suurbier. Best attacking full back ever.
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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2011, 08:48:22 PM »
Hopefully his English will improve in time.
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Offline hawkeye

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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2011, 09:24:04 PM »
For shure, heesh having shome inglish leshonsh from shteve mclaren
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Re: New scout employed
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2011, 09:45:37 PM »
McLeish was trying to add him to his scouting group at Blues, and their board I am sure tried to intimate they wanted him to replace Montgomerie. Most positive that we have actually got scouts now. At least 2!!!
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