mizer Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3290545 The Dons will take a parochial view to ensuring they secure the best local young talent. The club is ringing the changes to its youth set up at Pittodrie after a review. Historically, the Dons have operated coaching centres in the central belt and in Edinburgh, neglecting their own territory in the process. But by narrowing their outlook and scope of their scouting network executive vice-chairman George Yule believes instances of leading lights being attracted away from the Granite City will decrease substantially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 And leading lights being attracted up North from the central belt will decrease substantially too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggy89 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Isn't this what caused the dearth of youth players coming through to the first team from the late 90's till about three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 This was in the minutes from the DST meeting I posted last wk, nice to see Aberdeen Journals (and Mizer) on the ball as ever. Seems a pretty poor money saving decision to me. They have a pretty decent presence in the North East as it is and surely benefit greatly from the Central Belt set up. Not sure how narrowing our scouting can be anything but detrimental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Kind of agree with Kowalski's comments. Going back over the years Aberdeen were seen as one of the ideal clubs for young lads to go to and enjoyed a reputation of attracting and looking after young players from the central belt. Whilst i'm all in favour of doing all we can to get the North East's best talent, I'd have prefered that we just go about it quietly and not make sweeping statements such as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 This was in the minutes from the DST meeting I posted last wk, nice to see Aberdeen Journals (and Mizer) on the ball as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Be interesting to the % of Central Belt loons in our youth team. If you just look at the current additions 3 of the 6 come from West-Central Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I'm beginning to get a bit uneasy with this fella Yule. This just smacks of the pish that stopped us producing decent talent a decade or so back as Kow says. We should not reducing our investment in youth development, we should be increasing it. Fucking nonsensical approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I'm beginning to get a bit uneasy with this fella Yule. This just smacks of the pish that stopped us producing decent talent a decade or so back as Kow says. We should not reducing our investment in youth development, we should be increasing it. Fucking nonsensical approach. Completely. And it's not just about the youth, the whole scouting "network" seems to be only looking in the same places time and again. Maybe that isn't accurate, but it certainly seems the case from the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Said on the original thread I thought this was a backwards step and still think the case. Scotland is a small country so cannot see why the Dons should not be looking to attract the best talent available form all over Scotland. Sounds a bit like trying to create a local club for local people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Sounds more like pandering and an attempt to dress up a cut in budget. Just WTF the fuck was Yule wittering about wi this not very super sounding Scandawegian league type pish? Annoying when the OF do it, embarrassing for us to spout it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I actually think this is a load of pish. We'll still be scouting elsewhere, it's just trying to make kids in the NE think they've got a better chance at AFC rather than the bigots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick sheep Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Have our recent youngsters not pretty much all come through the dons youth set up anyway? struggling to think of a central belt player after zander/bebo that's done anything in the first team, and neither of them had any interest in staying NE. It's a good decision if they really make a go of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The dons youth set up currently includes teams based in Glasgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Have our recent youngsters not pretty much all come through the dons youth set up anyway? struggling to think of a central belt player after zander/bebo that's done anything in the first team, and neither of them had any interest in staying NE. It's a good decision if they really make a go of it. North East lads Fraser and Fyvie got out even quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Simpson praises Aberdeen FC’s new network of talent scouts ‘We have 50 pairs of eyes working for us’ By Charlie Allan Published: 07/08/2013 NEIL Simpson today claimed Aberdeen FC’s revamped youth scouting system will ensure no top talents escape their net. Aberdeen FC have made radical changes to the way they hunt for the best young players. Last season they had three part-time scouts working on their behalf watching schools and youth matches throughout the North-east. Now they have 10 scouts, each with five contacts of their own, monitoring players from Angus to Moray every weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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