Robin Ashton Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Who wants a job? https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/309625619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Seems like crap money if you wanted one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 "We may of had a testing season" ... what a bloody understatement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Not trying to criticise the club here, but I'm genuinely surprised that they'd need to advertise on LinkedIn. I'd have thought that anyone suitable would be known within a fairly small fraternity of scouts, especially if your networking is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, CotswoldRed said: Not trying to criticise the club here, but I'm genuinely surprised that they'd need to advertise on LinkedIn. I'd have thought that anyone suitable would be known within a fairly small fraternity of scouts, especially if your networking is good. Absolutely spot on, what an amateur way to find a scout. Knot tying and pathfinder badges essential and must own a woggle?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Ashton Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Quote We are fully committed to achieving our big ambitions and we have a home for a Premier League team to be proud of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 46 minutes ago, Selred said: "We may of had a testing season" ... what a bloody understatement! Don't forget the next part of the sentence - "but it has made us braver and stronger." That's one way of putting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 50 minutes ago, Selred said: "We may of had a testing season" ... what a bloody understatement! I'm sure it said "We may have had..." (Apologies...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Always knew scouts got paid F all, but £55K+ really isn't much when you think about the hours they'll work, amount of people they'll be responsible for, amount of traveling etc. Especially when most of the executive board who probably roll into the office at 10am most days will be on over £200k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Scouting is similar to analysts in that the club takes advantage of people's love for their job and the knowledge someone else would do it for less. I've known analysts who have been at an away game at the other end of the country for a midweek game where the coaches want the analysis ready for training the next morning. So they've got to pack up their gear if they've been doing live coding, travel 4+ hours after the game and then do all the analysis and be ready to present it next morning when everyone else has had a good nights sleep, all a regular occourance for low pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Surely it's like any other job with in football though ?, if you do a good job other clubs will come sniffing around offering you more money, so you ether move on to a bigger club willing to pay you more money, or you negotiate a new more locative contract with your current employer, I'm fully expecting our scouting network and fitness coaches to be moving on soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire reds Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Des Taylor moved on. Have we got a head scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Wow. Embarrassing is an understatement. We've actually used 'DNA' in the advert. Whats more, you must have a full clean driving license. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I think they have to advertise it even though we all know Uncle Pete will be coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B block Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 17 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Wow. Embarrassing is an understatement. We've actually used 'DNA' in the advert. Whats more, you must have a full clean driving license. Why? Job share with the team coach driver when we're in league 1 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 17 minutes ago, nellie said: I think they have to advertise it even though we all know Uncle Pete will be coming back Please no............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B block Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 The scale of this whole farce is so large I actually would not be surprised if tombola appointed his wife as head scout and I'm serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 'To be part of an incredible journey' They are not joking. Championship to Conference in just a few seasons ' mobile footballers'. Are they thinking of moving on the immobile ones we have been recruiting recently then?! Totally embarrassing advertisement. Shows we are in the hands of unthinking corporate robots. Quite dreadful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 7 hours ago, petehinton said: Always knew scouts got paid F all, but £55K+ really isn't much when you think about the hours they'll work, amount of people they'll be responsible for, amount of traveling etc. Especially when most of the executive board who probably roll into the office at 10am most days will be on over £200k. Same old City, always trying to do things on the cheap They may be advertising for a new manager soon as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 It's a strange one, I'd have thought a decent scout will pay for himself many times over with just one gem of a player. It's a role that is a true building block on which everything else depends. Pay to get the right, experienced man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 The most interesting thing for me is that they're advertising for someone who has established and managed a talent identification system. I thought that was why we recruited Mark Ashton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Fordy62 said: Wow. Embarrassing is an understatement. We've actually used 'DNA' in the advert. Whats more, you must have a full clean driving license. Why? All that does is make it abundantly clear who drafted the advert.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Is it definitely legitimate? Anyone can set up an account on Linkedin with an email address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Robbored said: Please no............ I think that would just about top it all off if he came back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: The most interesting thing for me is that they're advertising for someone who has established and managed a talent identification system. I thought that was why we recruited Mark Ashton? Simon cowell might apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: I think that would just about top it all off if he came back I think it was the taxi driver who brought the legendary Peter Styver to his bro's attention.......via a video...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 24 minutes ago, Robbored said: I think it was the taxi driver who brought the legendary Peter Styver to his bro's attention.......via a video...... Who brought the legendary Gustav Engvall to LJ's attention though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Who brought the legendary Gustav Engvall to LJ's attention though? No idea Graham but Engvall never really had a decent opportunity to show what he could do. Same kinda a thing is happening to the guy we nicked from the Gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 51 minutes ago, Robbored said: I think it was the taxi driver who brought the legendary Peter Styver to his bro's attention.......via a video...... After watching him score against villa in the UEFA cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, Robbored said: No idea Graham but Engvall never really had a decent opportunity to show what he could do. Same kinda a thing is happening to the guy we nicked from the Gas. I know, with Engvall it is baffling. Plenty of rumours that he looks a bad buy in training but we don't see that, so as he has featured so little we can't judge for ourselves. Personally I don't think Taylor is any better than Agard and we don't play a formation where he fits in anyway. Unless the main idea was to sabotage Rovers' play off bid his signing is almost as baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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