According to the U21 thread any of the U21's can go on loan to a club at League 2 or higher provided that club is prepared to pay their wages.
That a properly stupid comment. Don't blame the manager for the player. And the sad fact is we play championship football and not some fancy tippy tap ****e that exists in the minds of idealist and dimwits. He came to us for a reason, and he is still with us for a reason, and to blame Bruce is just bad logic.
I think this window might yet turn out okay, but a lot depends on a crucial group of players who where shamelessly touted in a very poor way. Yet again, I find that what should be a feel-good-factor is tinged with a disappointment in how our club treats folk, this time the players.
Do you not find it exciting that the guy is a goal-scorer (not bothered about level), relatively unknown, cheap and has, hopefully lots of potential? I'm not underwhelmed, although I may become disappointed but I really hope not. Good luck to him.
Anybody who thinks that Nick Proschite was a striker needs to go and see their pshytiatrist. That includes you too Sir Cheschite Ben.
It would be interesting to know how we acquire a player like Diamande (spelling?). How much scouting has been done and who by? What factors are used to determine whether he will make it in the Championship and whole bunch of other factors that due diligence would require when you spend 1.5 mil. Anybody know, genuine ? Regardless the YouTube stuff makes me feel excited he looks an outstanding talent. And I have not been as excited by a footballers YouTube video since we were allegedly in the market for Negredo. All that Diamande lacks is Negredos acrobatic somersault after he scored one of his goals. Its good job that the Citys talent spotting team do a lot more than looking at YouTube videos-right?
Too true, but, from a reliable source, we hear that neither the Hull City Board nor Steve Bruce and his panel, do anything until they have rang Big Vern's brother for approval.
Afraid I can't answer your question about how we go about scouting these foreign players, but I doubt it's based solely on reviewing youtube videos. Like you, and only based on the clips posted on here, I'm very excited about this lad. He looks strong, he has excellent acceleration over the critical 4 or 5 yards that allows him to make space and anticipate where the ball will be, and he's an impressive finisher. He seems to exude confidence in his own ability. I would imagine his communication skills in English will be the usual high standard Norwegians normally exhibit, so that'll mean he should be able to get across to Bruce and his new team-mates what he requires to do his job i.e. score goals. I just hope SB & his team-mates are capable of supplying him. Seems the Norwegian press/pundits are quietly confident he'll make it in our league. I have a good feeling about this one. He's not over-hyped and he's a good age...not naive in footballing terms. Lets hope the crowd encourage him.
Sky Sports went behind the scenes at Bournemouth, and they had four or five scouts sat in a room reviewing clips of players. I presume they had more extensive vision than just Youtube highlights, but a lot of Deadline Day stuff would be too short notice to get vision of the players other than through highlights or match replays, rather than actually going to the games and watching. In fact, I like that Danish club's model - not sure if Brentford does the same - of having specific key stats they look for in the players they recruit, and actually don't watch vision because they believe it warps their perception of the player. If the player is succeeding in key statistical areas - not goals, assists, whatever, but things like pass completion, key passes, involvement in scoring opportunities, etc. - then that's the most important thing.
That's exactly why you see all this tapping back and forth you see from players. Statistics are useful but I would prepare my own relevant judgemental stuff and not use the statistics that can easily be manipulated.
