Bobby Gould urges City to go and buy Matty Stenson (3 Viewers)

[Leamington Pete]

Always makes me smile how Bobby Gould takes the credit for Pearce. He was spotted and recommended to him by Brian Eastick, then a City scout, who went on to be Pearce’s assistant in the England U20’s setup and co managed the British team in 2012. Rarely gets a mention.

 

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[Otis]

Always makes me smile how Bobby Gould takes the credit for Pearce. He was spotted and recommended to him by Brian Eastick, then a City scout, who went on to be Pearce’s assistant in the England U20’s setup and co managed the British team in 2012. Rarely gets a mention.

Isn't just about every player recommended by a scout though?

If you applied that logic hardly any manager would be able to take the credit for any player.

 

[Grendel]

Isn't just about every player recommended by a scout though?

If you applied that logic hardly any manager would be able to take the credit for any player.

Well no I don’t think a scout recommended John Gayle or Ashley Grimes.

 

[Otis]

Well no I don’t think a scout recommended John Gayle or Ashley Grimes.

Might have been a bad scout.

 

[Grendel]

Might have been a bad scout.

Scouts look generally at non or low leagues and abroad. Gould signed a lot of the players in his first stint through his own connections and association with lower leagues.