#118 What does a scout do and why are they important?
Soccer 101
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4.9 • 853 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode, Ryan, Graham and Taylor dig into the world of scouting. Why do teams need scouts, how does one become a scout, and which teams have the best recruitment networks?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Soccer 101, the show where we scratched the soccer riches you never knew you had. Today we're focusing on the true architects of great soccer teams, the people who sourced |
| 0:25.6 | the talent that shows up on the field, the scouts. |
| 0:28.6 | This episode is inspired by a question sent to us by a listener named Chris Welter. |
| 0:32.6 | Hi Chris. They asked what a scout is, where they come from, what do they do, and for examples of some of the all-time greats. My name's Ryan Bailey. Joining me today is a boy but not a scout who is possibly a boy scout. Taylor Rockwell, hello. Hello, I was not a boy scout. I wish I could have been a scout, though reading more about scouts and what they're paid. I'm not sure that's even the case anymore. We've said the word scout so many times already. It's lost me. |
| 0:54.6 | Scout, scout, scout, scout, scout, scout. |
| 0:56.3 | We have scouted Scotland's finest. It's Graham, hello, Graham. Hello, Ryan Bailey. You scouted Scotland's finest and you came back with me. I don't think you've looked hard enough. You must be a scout for Everton. Yeah. |
| 0:50.4 | No, we couldn't afford their finest, so we went with Graham. |
| 0:53.3 | Thanks. |
| 0:54.0 | Thanks, dealer. |
| 0:54.9 | We didn't look very hard. |
| 0:56.3 | Yes, right. |
| 0:57.0 | It's wonderful. Everton. Yeah. No, we couldn't afford the finest, so we went with Graham. Thanks. |
| 1:11.5 | Thanks, Taylor. |
| 1:13.2 | We didn't look very hard. |
| 1:13.8 | Yes, right. |
| 1:09.1 | It's wonderful to have you, Graham, and of course, you, Taylor. And it's wonderful to have myself. I'll just say that. It's wonderful that we're all here talking. Isn't it nice? Why don't we get straight into it? Graham, let's have the headline here. |
| 1:10.8 | What exactly is a scout? |
| 1:12.5 | I know it's not Bruce Willis' daughter or Atticus Finch's daughter specifically. |
| 1:14.5 | It has a role in. Graham, let's have the headline here. What exactly is a scout? I know it's not Bruce Willis's |
| 1:28.7 | daughter or Atticus Finch's daughter specifically. It has a role in soccer. Yeah, so a scout is |
| 1:34.6 | someone who generally speaking attends football matches usually on behalf of a club to collect |
| 1:41.1 | intelligence. So most commonly that intelligence would be on players. A scout |
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