19 May 2018 08:52:58
Eds. A lot has been said recently about Klopp and his scouting judgement. But when he first came in, Klopp referred to the infamous transfer committee and being part of that set up. My question is has anything changed in that scouting set up so that we are selecting so much better players for Klopp to approve or is Klopp really that good? I seem to recall that Salah was presented to him and whilst Klopp didn’t reject obviously he admitted he wasn’t sure how successful he would be.

{Ed001's Note - the scouting set up has been overhauled.}


1.) 19 May 2018
19 May 2018 10:41:31
They now use Fifa ratings and YouTube highlights like the rest of us.

{Ed001's Note - that's not true, it is FM they use not FIFA.}


2.) 19 May 2018
19 May 2018 10:55:57
Scouting sounds like a wonderful job. Being paid a lot to travel to other countries and watch other top teams play football. Have you ever been involved with scouting at all ed? I seem to remember you saying something about being offered a job at a club to do with it?

{Ed001's Note - scouts do not get paid a lot mate. If they did it would make sense as scouts can make or break a club. Recruitment is one of the most important roles in a football club but it is also the most underpaid area.

I have not done it, been sounded out about doing it a couple of times and have recommended the odd player in the past to people I know who do it.}


3.) 19 May 2018
19 May 2018 11:00:06
Pretty sure it's Sensible Soccer they used to use.


4.) 19 May 2018
19 May 2018 11:49:59
Scouts should be well-paid for their services cos as Ed said, recruitment is VERY important esp. for a club like LFC who can't afford to just splash 40m on a player and if he does not pan out, just splash another 40m on his replacement the next summer.


5.) 20 May 2018
20 May 2018 18:23:33
Scouts aren't paid a lot in terms of the entire sport and how crazy it is, but they are still probably being paid 1-2x more per week than I earn in a month xD.