20 Jul 2024 11:05:36
When we were being heavily linked with Kenny McLean a few weeks ago, I questioned if this guy would honestly be a PC signing? A few of the usual suspects became a little arsey and started questioning my thought process, starting that Koppen had reinvigorated our scouting network and i’m way off questioning this.
Fast forward a few weeks and we’re now linked with Whittaker And Campbell, two players who we’ve been linked with in previous seasons with previous managers and DOF.
To add to this, we had also been watching both Diomande and Coates for years before signing them under PC.
Now I get this might be paper rubbish but, if they do sign, who is actually in charge of the signings? Could this also be what PC is also referring to when he discusses expectations back in October?
This isn’t a dig at the players themselves, Whittaker in particular looks a very good player, just more in relation to who is calling the shots.
20 Jul 2024 11:34:36
Dado was thinking the same when I saw us being linked with these players, but are we really linked with them or is it just lazy journalism mate? I honestly don't know, if we are it's strange though eh.
20 Jul 2024 11:50:14
I think you’re overthinking it, a good player is a good player are you suggesting that we cut our nose off to spite our face because other managers also thought they were good players, I just don’t get the logic.
20 Jul 2024 12:20:58
Not cutting our nose of Sima, more a question of who is calling the shots, who is doing the scouting. I’m of the view the PC and Koppen say I want player X, I’d have concerns with the board saying he’s no better than player Y who is a long term target.
20 Jul 2024 13:20:14
Dado, Rangers monitor and scout dozens of players - many for several seasons.
When a new manager / DoF comes in they don't put all that hard work in the bin - it gets handed over and the new team decide if the players merit further monitoring and they start to add their own input / insight in to the future monitoring/ scouting.
Why are we so quick to look for conspiracy theories?
20 Jul 2024 13:44:04
Not like that at all sima, koppen is supposed to be steering us in a whole new different direction. I get your point that a good player is a good player, but there's thousands of them out there so why if true why would we be targeting same players year after year surely you understand what dados meaning?
20 Jul 2024 13:50:30
Not a conspiracy theories, I’m happy to leave that to the unwashed.
Why not answer the question from your point of view and participate in a conversation rather have a pointless statement around conspiracy theories?
20 Jul 2024 14:34:51
I think any player we have spent time on be it scouting or what have you, will be kept on file.
This could be players soon running out on contract or guys we have watched that weren't quite ready to make the step up or the financials at time weren't suitable for all parties.
Whatever it may be u don't just bin all that info and it would only be natural to follow players in your financial bracket, those you have collated info about etc.
Every club watches a plethora of players. This is normal.
20 Jul 2024 16:12:58
I agree we’ve scouted these guys prior…would 100 percent want Whittaker though even over sima.