Do Manchester City Have Scouts?
June 14, 2010 
85 Comments
By G@mb!t
I have come across an interesting trend recently, which other football fans have noticed too. Any player linked with a big English team, City are also linked and consequently the price increase in the player’s valuation is tenfold once City poke their ugly heads in. Be it David Silva, Fernando Torres, Angel Di Maria, Milos Krasic, Edin Dzeko, James Milner or even Joe Cole. Well one can always say, it’s the papers! It isn’t true!! Unfortunately in my opinion it is very much true, City have quickly become the villains of the transfer market because they have a stupid habit of messing up the transfer market for the other teams. They are like an over enthusiastic bunch of idiots with cash to throw around but they don’t get the point, MONEY ISNT EVERYTHING!!!
I doubt players like Silva, Torres, etc. wish to play for a club which in my opinion has shown no loyalty to players that have served them well, for example Stephen Ireland. City seem to be bent upon continuing in this trend, which asks a very interesting question. Do City have scouts or do they buy every tabloid possible and show an interest in every player linked to another club?
Clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, etc. spend millions on scouting, they have people in all continents on the lookout for the next Kaka, Rooney, Terry or Julio Cesar, etc. They compile exhaustive reports on the players and spend hours keeping an eye on their progress, and then there is Manchester City. I think they have a team of spies who have a job of finding out who the players are and the rest is history. This is how I imagine the story usually goes in the media. Media reports comments from a “source” that Man Utd or Arsenal, etc. are linked with Player X, rated highly… club are asking for 10 million for said player, 2 days later, Manchester City and Arsenal are battling it out for Player X who is believed to be valued by his club at around 25 million, Manchester City have said to have declared an interest in the player and have stolen a march on their rival by opening negotiations for the player!!! (In my opinion 
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Sound familiar?
I think something similar happened when Abramovich bought Chelsea. Players like Essien, Robben, Mikel, etc. all linked to other clubs before Chelsea signed them, thank god, they have managed to sign a few scouts. God only knows when City will try to employ scouts. For now they’re happy trying to ensure anyone interested in a big name signing better bankrupt themselves first or not sign them at all. I think one thing’s for sure, they don’t like the saying ‘Live and let live’.
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haha I’ve been saying this for months, as have a lot of people. Apparently they have been scouting Ozil for nearly a year now. Seems they were the only ones who wanted Boateng too. But the majority of their interests seem to come from us and other clubs who can’t compete with them in terms of money…Spurs, Arsenal and Villa in particular.
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Keep talking about us.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock…
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I’m worried they might nick Vidic off us.
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There probably is some truth in what you say, but they obviously had scouts out watching Adam Johnson. That’s the one signing they’ve made that’s an undeniably superb piece of business. Didn’t see him taking to the Premier League so fastly, and within half-a-season he’s one of the best wingers in the Premier League. We should whack a bid in.
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We have history, they don’t.
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I wish we’d stop talking about City so much. We’re only feeding their ego, and as things stand we’re still better than them.
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City can get to f*ck.
Still gutted they shafted us for Tevez, he’d have won us the title this year, but they can stick the rest of them up their bollicks.
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I sincerely hope this comment is published and taken the right way by fellow Reds, but if we buy Stephen Ireland, who can’t even get in their side, what does that say about us?
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So your wonderful scouts managed to find Rooney did they? Why did you pay £25 Million for him then. How much you pay for Nani and Anderson?
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I’m a City fan here, but i don’t hate United, far from it, i’m proud to be a Mancunuan, getting old and there’s no point in silly grudges. I’d be thrilled to see United finish a point behind us every season.
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Couldn’t care less about City, but i know i’m not happy with things here at Old Trafford. The Yanks are ripping the back out of the club and it feels like we’re powerless to stop it. I think we should consider formaing a breakaway club.
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Yes it is logical City don’t have any agents and we are really trying to buy everyone that the papers say ! If we waited around for your current alleged purchases we would have a long wait ! SAF says United are not buying anyone…. That was one quote from the papers. On the other hand i don’t see the world rushing in to by Raul who you are currently linked with on a free…..Our interest is bound to put the price up……
I think a lot of agents are playing a lot of people to make money for them. I don’t think btw that we are the only team in the world to break the transfer record in the UK. I doubt we will be the last. I also think you might not be so bothered if you had some money to spend…….
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It’s true & it’s gonna get worse,EEEEEEEEK.
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One of the City websites has a list of all the players that have been linked to City in the last couple of months. It stands currently at about 49 players. As the squad limit is 25 I don’t think they will buy all of them!! Yes we do have scouts….. and cubs and brownies and guides too!
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Evidently Manchester City does indeed have scouts, look at Adam Johnson, Jerome Boateng and Joe Hart amongst others in the first team. Aswell as the likes of Dedryck Boyata, Alex Nimely, Ben Mee plus the young lad the have signed from Chester this summer. We may poke out noses in for players we will never get, Villa, Ribery etc but why not? It isn’t against the laws of the game, Fifa don’t have an issue with it, nor do the clubs who we offer the big money to. The players do go up in value but the recent Yaya Toure saga should prove we can turn our backs on a transfer. Btw TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK.
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Look lads, as soon as the price goes over a quid you lot are stuffed. You cannot get every player on a free.
You lot created the monster that is Frankenstein. it was your silly buying in the late 80′s onwards which has made the PL was it is today.
Would you be crying so much if the Arabs had come in for you?
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I think it’s fair to say we did not scout Rooney, Ferdinand, Veron, Valencia, Berbatov……
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Does the author really think that it is purely City’s fault that the prices go up? Surely the seller has a role in that. Remember the money charged for Renaldo? Was that inflated because Real could or were willing to pay it?
It is also more than a little arrogant and somewhat ignorant to claim that City do little or no scouting. As one poster has already mentioned, Adam Johnson didn’t appear from another team’s list of potential targets.
The problem here comes from the fact that City want/need to improve from the status of ‘also-rans’ which they have held for many years. How do you do this? You buy the players that can bring you up to the same level as the teams with whom you are trying to compete.
It is no great revelation to point out the self-fulfilling prophesy of the Champions League millions and the perpetuation of the ‘Top 4.’ How is that monopoly to be broken? The ONLY way is for a team to be backed with a very large sum of money that compensates for the lack of CL revenue. I say only way as promising players developed in the lower teams are often poached by the wealthy teams either here or abroad. It is incredibly hard to compete at the top.
Man U have a great team and are well coached. The same can be said of Chelsea and Arsenal. Liverpool had an off year and given their financial issues of ownership may be in for a lean spell. Tottenham have a great team but have also spent a load of money. Unlike City though, they haven’t been held to ransom as much in fees.
So, I suppose what I am trying to say is City are doing what they need to do to compete at the level they wish to compete. There is no other way to do it in the current environment. You need the class of player who can bring Champions League football. If the selling teams are looking at a big pay-day because they know City have deep pockets, it’s not City’s fault. I am sure they would be glad to pay the proper price for players and not the inflated values quoted to them.
So, I am sorry if United fans are upset that the cost of the great players has gone up but it could also be said that that is what the buying power of United has been doing to City for years. And, to use a cliche, what goes around comes around.
I am looking forward to an exciting premier league next year where Manchester derbies are not considered to be forgone conclusions and upsets if City manage a win. Why shouldn’t we all enjoy that prospect?
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ya man city fans. why cook the chief reads there letters on the internet. he said so himself and reports said the reason mark huges was sacked as city manger was due to the amount of letters send into the manchester eveing news. aslo david silva city fans new we were after david silva what happend they started saying we want david silva and so city have bid for him . so cleary they listen to city fans they need scouts . aslo man united have pulled of the race to sing david silva due to lack of funds for the palyer
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I think the question needs to be asked. With some much global exposure, wall to wall coverage of every game played down to Weatherspoons pissed up league division 3, are scouts really necessary any more?
Did United really need scout to check out Rooney, or Ronaldo, Vidic or Evra?
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What a fantastic article……is it really to be believed that City or any other proffesional football club would operate without the services of a scouting network,seriously fellas come on! Yes City are linked with every big name player that may be available but open your rag blinkered mind for just one minute and maybe you will realise that agents leak rumours to the press whether there is any truth in them or not ,for the sole purpose of trying to get the best deal possible for thier client. It’s gone on for years,think back to when you had money and you might remember that you were linked with all the top players! Honestly and you call us the bitters……
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I am a City fan and not on here to wind anyone up! but reading through the comments, I agree with some of the posters that surely you have better topics to discuss than City. I have nothing against Utd, if City don’t win a trophy then I would rather Utd than a London team……ok so people are going to shout at me for that!
In terms of transfers, personally it sells papers, clubs are using City to hike the prices up, don’t think City are like bidding for every single player around, it is quite funny that wherever you turn City are interested in this player or that! Nothing City can do about that and what journos say!
Oh well at least I have something to read to and from work even if they are rumours!
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Of course city are linked wealthy arab owners with oil money to burn so why wouldn’t city get mentioned in all the big money deals makes good headlines after the kaka deal went sour it’s the agents trying to put the Market value up of a player by telling anyone who will listen city have put in a big money bid simple biz a lot of it
as utd fans I can understand why with the ways things are at old Trafford the need to hit out at the rival team in Manchester who don’t have owners he’ll bent on wreaking the club with debt
utd should never got rid of the coolmore boys but they were chased out over a horse which fergie never owed stud rights to !! Now the fans will chase more owners out ! Only problem is while it’s valued at 1.2b it’s not worth it dead money !
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YOU RAGS ARE FOOKED………FORZA THE BLUE REVOLUTION
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City have over 15 Scouts. They vary from Senior Scouts with a geographical location to ‘normal’ scouts who report into them.
Look at the number of Foreign Youngsters at the Club and you will see the Network works well.
That said, when a big name player becomes available and you have the money then why would you not bid if said player will improve your Side?
This article makes you guys look like the ‘Bitters’ not us. Pretty sad really. You lot have alot more to worry about don’t you?
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man city fans e may got moey. but we got over 60 odd songs how many songs do e have the blue moon e make me laugh e bitters
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“I doubt players like Silva, Torres, etc. want to move to a club which in my opinion has shown no loyalty to players who have served them well” … Just like united did to tevez???
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HOW RICH coming from Utd, who have spent £20m+ on big name players year after year. Jealous are we, Utd cannot afford to compete with the worlds richest club. Believe Utd’s owners are more than £1BN in debt… you’re simply no competition as far as buying power goes. Once a Blue always a Blue ‘Rooney’ will soon be in our sights, maybeour scouts have already recognised he has a bit of talent. Good night ‘has-beens’
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I don’t suppose it ever occured to you that MCFC are not interested in the vast majority of players they are linked with, and that the linking is done by either players agents, for obvious reasons, or by the press, also for obvious reasons.
As far as I can see, City have signed one player, one youngster, extended Vierras’ contact, and put in ( a more than fair) offer for Milner. I can’t really see much of a problem with that.
I would also point out that throughout the duration of the Premiership, Man Utd have enjoyed the advantage of the largest player budget for quite some time, and made the most of it.
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Cn’t beleive teh speling off me felow manur fanz !
Unbeleafabul !
iz their a reeson fur ths ?
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What utter tripe!
City are messing up the transfer market?..er, who paid 30 million for a centre half then worth not half that value??, twenty odd for Veron years ago?..30 odd for Berbaflop and Rooney in recent years?
If you think that City are interested in all the players we are linked with then you must be thick!…it’s the agents who are touting their names around to make clubs aware that they are after a move.
Funny really how yoonited fans say they are not bothered about little City and we’re insignificant isn’t it..then articles like this have increased 10 fold in the past two season!..You greeted the wins at OT this year like no other games…Face it, the noisy neighbours from the City next door are getting your back up because you know the only way for us is up and you’re already on the slide..
Teams have their ups and downs, you’ve hit the top…many times yes, but now and now you’re on the way down, you know it SAF knows it and the footballing world knows it…
tick tock.
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Well no one has linked City with Rooney yet.. So I will, it’s now official !
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Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabeleta, Joe Hart, Adam Johnson – all realitively unknown before thay came to City for modest transfer fees, where do you think they came from if we don’t have a scouting system. I could add Giovanni, Elano and Petrov to that list.
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he’s not upsetting us ‘stretford end arising’,we’re just showing him up to be ill informed!! on another note there is an awful lot of eloquent folk on here isn’t there!!
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http://www.manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=201599
Interesting link to the players we(Man City) have been linked with, can almost guarantee we’ve never even enquired about 99.9% of them…
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Also, it’s hardly like Ireland hasn’t been well looked after. He was our player of the season the year before, then lost form and fitness last year, playing very poorly in the few games he managed. He then immediately bangs in a transfer request, rather than knuckle down and fight for his place.
Michael Johnson has been injured for 2 years, also another that’s been well looked after…
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We have awesome history and man city need sugar daddys to bring the slightest of success, but man utd will never fall. I’m counting the days a new ronaldo arrives on the playing field at old trafford, terrorising differences like man citeh.
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Wow this World Cup must be dull for you to have penned this bit of garbage.
poor wind-up at best, ill-informed, factually barren nonsense at worst, leading to obvious accusations of hypocrisy from City fans (and everyone else with half a brain).
Brian, you’re a Gorp, shuffle off back into your corner and sing all sixty songs back to back, should make you feel a lot better about the debt mountain.
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60 songs my arse, all you ever hear at the swamp is knick-knack-paddy-whack – sung in a mixture of Cockney and Cantonese.
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Players want to make history, not be bored by it, get a life ‘has-been’
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Do City have scouts, well seeing as how our academy is outperforming yours on every level year after year, then i’d pretty much say the answer to that question is YES!
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you really are naive if you believe that rubbish
if you had half a brain cell you would have figured
that the agents will say city are interested to boost the value
of a player and increase his bargaining power with his current club
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Shouldn’t this be titled “Noob Stretford End Arising believes what he reads on Goal.com, Tribalfootball and various blogs”. Grow up.
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Red muppet.
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mate your on record nite 53 conments . i bet you will get 100 conments 20morrow keep up the good work
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@ DAZBLUE- Outperforming? our Academy came first this year in group C and yours came 6th Wolves finished above you .Then you won the group the previous year.Then in the reserves we won the league and you was 6 points behind this year.08/09 we won the reserves league and you came 5th.
So out of 4 titles we have 3 you have 1-I think you will find DAZ its us out performing you.
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While I don’t think the Manchester City academy is the best out there for producing world class stars, it is certainly a very well respected academy and known for producing high quantities of good players who go on to make a career in football. It would only take a red who has deluded himself to think otherwise as this article suggests. I think even most reds would accept that in reality, it is down to the papers; we are simply the easiest option to fill columns. I also think agents and clubs are making a habbit of mentioning City to speed up other clubs in making bids while also increasing the price. If we are indeed bidding for every player on the planet, we have certainly gone about it quietly aye (that’s just the garry cook way you see)
Now Gambit, stop talking tripe and giving the rest of the reds a bad name, one might think your beginning to sound bitter, i will accept it as an honest mistake though, hopefully you’ll do better in the spelling test tomorrow at school.
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erm…
1. Article is a rant, am not implying City don’t have Scouts!!
2. City fans cannot go around saying their Academy is brlliant! but at the same time it is good i agree, but what is the point of a good academy when none of the players play?!
3. Adam Johnson was linked with every Prem club poosible before City got him, so u have no right to go around asying that u found some unknown player who’s a gem!!
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I absolutely love the old MONEY ISNT EVERYTHING, it sure was when you had some, but now you red bags are skint, your all for transfer caps, salary caps etc etc, didn’t stop you grovelling 80 mill for ronaldo did it, the real truth is…. Go on… Admit it… Your as green with envy as one of those scarves you all bought from some other money grabbing pikey outside your ground…. Ha ha ha…. You will get to taste the scraps from our table real soon chaps…
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