4 new faces at least

[afc1903mad]

Didn't they cut the central belt system to concentrate on the north east? Pointless.

It seems they moved from having 3 part time youth scouts, to having 14 full time scouts with network scouts to support.
They also leverage youth tam coaches for their recommendations for trials.

I know they refer to having missed out on Armstrong, Maloney and Gauld in the past and how their vision is to capture these players going forward

[Aldo1983]

It seems they moved from having 3 part time youth scouts, to having 14 full time scouts with network scouts to support.
They also leverage youth tam coaches for their recommendations for trials.

I know they refer to having missed out on Armstrong, Maloney and Gauld in the past and how their vision is to capture these players going forward

I don't get that though, shirely citing three players (for example) over 15yrs isn't a good enough reason. Those three players could still have signed for someone else.

[afc1903mad]

I don't get that though, shirely citing three players (for example) over 15yrs isn't a good enough reason. Those three players could still have signed for someone else.

Its just examples.
How many do you want them to list?
You could easily add in the Shinnie Brothers as well.

the point was that they recognize that they have missed out on players and have been implementing an alternative, bigger scouting organisation to try and capture more.

I could also list some cracking youths they have on their books.

What the club needs to do more of is maximising the opportunity of young talent as opposed to letting the ones we do have, leave for a small fee i.e. Fraser, Grimmer, Taylor etc

[Aldo1983]

Its just examples.
How many do you want them to list?
You could easily add in the Shinnie Brothers as well.

the point was that they recognize that they have missed out on players and have been implementing an alternative, bigger scouting organisation to try and capture more.

I could also list some cracking youths they have on their books.

What the club needs to do more of is maximising the opportunity of young talent as opposed to letting the ones we do have, leave for a small fee i.e. Fraser, Grimmer, Taylor etc

That's why I put example I'm brackets.

It's a gamble missing out on any players from the central belt in the hope that we get all the good ones from Aberdeen.

Some of those youngsters are Huns as well anyway

[afc1903mad]

That's why I put example I'm brackets.

It's a gamble missing out on any players from the central belt in the hope that we get all the good ones from Aberdeen.

Some of those youngsters are Huns as well anyway

Where's your info on them closing down the central belt?

To reiterate, it seems we have went form 3 part time youth scouts, to having 14 full time scouts with network scouts (approximately 12) to support.
This is a massive increase on what we previously had

[blowupsheep]

Hey cmon now lads
We need to give our scouts credit where credit is due, they did come up locally with Darren Mackie
ok ok ok, i'll get ma coat

COYR

[afc1903mad]

Hey cmon now lads
We need to give our scouts credit where credit is due, they did come up locally with Darren Mackie
ok ok ok, i'll get ma coat

COYR

The thing is, our scouting system / network / kids coaching etc has massively been developed differently in the last 4 years or so, but it takes time to see the benefits.