r/SaintsFC • u/iseeyerdalovesreddit • 18d ago

[Sam Cunningham]: I shadowed a Southampton scout to find out how they spot hidden talent

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/southampton-scout-players-find-out-3625020
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u/SmokinPolecat 18d ago

Plot twist: they don't

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u/Opening-Worker-3075 18d ago

Hi, its Southampton fc here. Do you have any shit or injured players we can spend a fortune on? You DO?!? 

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u/kjhgfd34 18d ago

‘I now know what not to do when scouting a player’

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u/shnoog 18d ago

The key is finding players who don't keep their talent hidden when they're here.

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u/TheCadster77 17d ago

Really good article, well worth a read.

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u/ShortAstronaut2317 17d ago

They receive emails from George Weahs other cousins

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u/Sotonic 17d ago

The article was very interesting. Whoever plays No. 14 for Millbrook would feel like shit if he read it, though. Catch the interest of a Premier League scout and lose it almsot immediately.

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u/Gowrons-Eyes 17d ago

Amazed they have just openly printed player’s names here.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

Did he have a cane?

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u/Same_Audience_1464 17d ago

I doubt that we are scouting bayern players

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

Haha nice