lordswoodsaints Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Contrary to reports there was an ex player scouting Swindon before we played them. I spoke to somebody close to the player involved this evening. now either he is a crap scout or pardew chose to ignore him......either way somebody fooked up big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat from Poole Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Contrary to reports there was an ex player scouting Swindon before we played them. I spoke to somebody close to the player involved this evening. now either he is a crap scout or pardew chose to ignore him......either way somebody fooked up big time. It's a difficult one; Swindon I'm sure will have raised their game given that they had a crowd almost double their average attendance due mainly to a big away following. I could imagine if I'd scouted them on a couple of other games (particularly their 5-0 defeat at Gillingham) I'd have given Pardew duff info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Swindon I'm sure will have raised their game given that they had a crowd almost double their average attendance due mainly to a big away following. Swindon didn't need to raise their game. We were crap, so were they, just not as crap as we were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Dib dib dib... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Dib dib dib... It was you? No wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 I thought it was Bob-a-Job week, and there was a chap in his shorts wide brimmed hat shirt and scarf complete with woggle hoping to get his footballing badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooohTerryHurlock Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Swindon didn't need to raise their game. We were crap, so were they, just not as crap as we were. Accordin gto the swindon guys on my table - they defo raised there game and the tempo at which they played. Also the Atmosphere was well noted!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 It was you? No wonder... Noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 I don't think Pardew actually said he didn't have any reports on Swindon, I think he mentioned that he was 'still waiting' for reports to come through at the time the interview on Saints Player was conducted. Will have another listen to it now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 There is a huge shake up in the scouting system taking place at the moment, the new scouting setup should be ready after Saturday. I'd expect (From how AP is speaking) that alot of time and possibly even finances have been put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 I remember Pardew said on Monday that he sent a scout out to watch them - but they hadn't got back to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Baden Powell has gone missing...time we got a new scout with more spirit for the task ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 (edited) Ok, I've just listened to the interview again and Pards said the following: "Some of the information for Swindon I wanted hasn’t come through yet, and I find that unacceptable if I’m honest." Take note of the word 'yet' in that sentence. Nothing to suggest he didn't get the information he wanted in the end, just that he didn't receive it as quickly as he would have liked. Edited 19 August, 2009 by Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 Wowsers! **** me. An ITK scouting thread. Great success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 19 August, 2009 Share Posted 19 August, 2009 (edited) Perhaps we're beginning to see the full extent of the shell of a club Saints have become. And perhaps the sloppy scouting that AP aludes to is another indication of how dire the operational aspects have been allowed to get. Edited 19 August, 2009 by Saint Fan CaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowballs2 Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 It will get better guys and soon,i am confident we shall finish midway this season. After recent troubled times it will only get better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 If players do not mark, run, shoot or head the ball it does not matter how many scouts you send to watch the opposition YOU WILL GET STUFFED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 I suspect we have the funds to pick up 3 or 4 very solid players from around league 1 - even at say 1m each. Teams like Brentford, Huddersfield, Swindon etc all have some good quality players (CB, CM, Wingers etc) that were crying out for Then we can say good bye to the likes of Wotton etc and sell Rasiak, Lallana etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 It will get better guys and soon,i am confident we shall finish midway this season. After recent troubled times it will only get better I think that too but it never seems to happen We are now in the relegation zone in League 1 10 points from safety unbelievable really surely it cant get worse and you are right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 I remember Pardew said on Monday that he sent a scout out to watch them - but they hadn't got back to him. We should arrange for Herr Liebherr to send a St.Bernard out to locate him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 Accordin gto the swindon guys on my table - they defo raised there game and the tempo at which they played. Also the Atmosphere was well noted!!! They may have raised their game, can't comment as I did not see them play MK Dons, but they were still very poor, just made to look competent by our absolute crapness. If you give a team of schoolboys the complete run of the MF they would probably create some chances, thats what we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudamore Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 If players do not mark' date=' run, shoot or head the ball it does not matter how many scouts you send to watch the opposition YOU WILL GET STUFFED[/quote'] And here is the crux of the matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southamptonfc Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 After the match Pardew did mention something about the team around him including scouts not working properly yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 There were a 11 girl guides there as well TBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 20 August, 2009 Share Posted 20 August, 2009 If players do not mark' date=' run, shoot or head the ball it does not matter how many scouts you send to watch the opposition YOU WILL GET STUFFED[/quote'] What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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