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Scouts

InSollyWeTrust
InSollyWeTrust Posts: 592
edited August 2012 in General Charlton
Ive seen a lot of people moaning on here recently about how our scouts dont capture enough talent: missing out on chris smalling etc,however ,look at Pritchard and that mills guy we have on trial from Maidstone , to me it seems like they are doing a decent job

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  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,864
    edited August 2012
    Considering our catchment area and the number of other clubs we compete with in London I think it is remarkable how many talents we scout into our academy when you look at the likes of Jon Jo, Jenkinson and Solly for example.

    Did a great job with our entire squad last season too.
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,854
    I think quite a few players were scouted when they came to the community trusts football courses
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,484
    Not sure where you've seen this criticism of the scouts on here in recent months but yes, as RCT saysn given the local competition they do well.

    We have England captains at two youth levels and Gus Poyet who could get his son in at a number of clubs prefers to let him develop with us.
  • Have a feeling poyet won't be here much longer though
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729

    Have a feeling poyet won't be here much longer though

    agreed, loan move on the cards? :)
  • Could do well on loan, along with Harriot and osborne
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    So how many scouts does the club employ? We never seem to find any foreign jewels. Do we scout Europe at all?
  • So how many scouts does the club employ? We never seem to find any foreign jewels. Do we scout Europe at all?

    No. Only Belgium and Morroco

  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,971
    I was in the 7th Royal Eltham
  • 20th Orpington Boys Brigade.