Livi going scout and about in a bid to land some hidden gems
Calling all footballers, Livingston has played with him or against have their eye on you. him? We look at everything.
Amateur players, juniors and even In this day and age, managers in the most remote outposts where have so much information at hand a game could be taking place, there and it would be foolish not to may be someone watching. make the most of it.
Don’t give up on the dream of I know it may sound a bit blase making a career in the game, but I would never sign a player on sometimes missing the boat can be the strength of watching a video down to bad luck and there are of him. I need to have eyes on them others who are late developers. and some will get an opportunity
I’ve always believed there are to come in and train. hidden diamonds waiting to be We’ve heard it all from agents, discovered, whether that’s on a we’ve been offered Paul Pogba’s senior ground, public park or a twin brother and someone who at street corner, I’m not that particular. a particular age was better than
The aim is to leave no stone Cristiano Ronaldo. unturned in that department. But sadly seeing is believing
Our top talent spotter when it comes to is old Jimmy McArthur, a assessments. a living legend at the I remember being club and responsible for at Norwich when we aas s unearthing such gems as signed a guy called Robert Snodgrass, Marc Libbra and he MMs s
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Our club has people down in training. scouring the country and Hopeless in the
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I’ve been doing a bit of detective when Saturday came he was a work in recent weeks as part of different animal and was often possible recruitment. the man we most relied on.
I trawl the internet looking at So even if a player is rank rotten videos of players, reading reports in training, if they come alive in and scrutinising every bit of games then that’s where it information which is sent in on matters most. someone we have an eye on. Kyle Lafferty is another
In many ways it’s similar to what example of someone who maybe a reporter does when working on a didn’t set the heather on fire story in the media. during the week but put him in
These players are put under the front of some goals and he’d be a microscope and scrutinised as I man transformed. take them apart. No book should be judged by its
I want to know their life story, their cover when you look at a player, history, where they’ve come from. just ask old Jimmy.
It’s about understanding their And be advised the next time football education and what they you’re kicking a ball about that are like as a person. there could be a senior citizen
What more can I find out about wearing a Livingston coat them and do I know someone who watching in deep cover.