North of Robertsbridge
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Ah, one of my favourite sports movies, Moneyball
Partly because I was sat in the bleachers in Oakland through that era
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[Albion] Scouting team sacked
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Partly because I was sat in the bleachers in Oakland through that era
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Yep, and all analysed as data.
Ten four, rubber duck.
North of Robertsbridge
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Ah yes, “sorry old man, we don’t understand your banter” 
AmexRuislip
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I'm still perplexed as to what part of the algorithm selected Locadia 
It couldn't have been for his DJ'ing or football skills.
It couldn't have been for his DJ'ing or football skills.
You can a whole ton of relevant info before any actual meeting takes place…….one of the first things I did when hiring was find someone I trusted who knew the ‘target’ (or by extension, someone who knew someone) precisely to flush out any likely NDP troublers. It was always pretty easy, most industries are pretty small in real terms and it’s easy to find stuff out.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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Yep, analysed as data once the scout and coach etc have input the data into the software. Not everything will come from Opta etc.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
A fairly reliable source who gave me the news about Levi coming on loan says KDH was in the building and info was leaked, so you maybe near the mark here.
Stumpy Tim
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Could also be that we're changing focus on geography. Maybe they feel South America has become too crowded so we're off to Africa or Asia.
That's a leap, isn't it?
This is a non story that has only been given exposure because it can be tied to our often-talked-about recruiting process and obvious success.
What's really been said?
- three staff (probably scouts, though this article calls them "recruitment scouts" whatever that is) released. In a team of 5, 10, 200?
- they will be replaced.
The rest is two unnamed sources making unsupported and slightly snide comments. Possibly from the people being replaced since Brighton have declined to comment.
Ditto Jahanbakhsh (for example). Proof I guess that firstly it doesn't always work and secondly it's always being refined. Last season of course there was also Dahoud and Fati, but then we're not 100% sure if they were Recruitment recommends or on the insistence of De Zerbi.I'm still perplexed as to what part of the algorithm selected Locadia
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Mind you signing the odd dud is a good thing. Makes other clubs thinks the system isn't all that it's cracked up to be!
The algo helps primarily with identification of targets….……..it doesn’t provide everything (NDP type stuff for example) or make a decision. That can go wrong once a human gets involved
No different to the Academy really. Kids can be identified as exceptional at any age (by scouts ironically as there’s little to no data ) but very few actually make it
Silverhatch
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An Athletic article (yesterday) highlights how scouting accreditation has got ‘complicated’ and how the protection of academy assets is now paramount to the big clubs. Perhaps Albion scouts are being declined access. Perhaps the traditional scouting model is no longer fit for purpose, especially if your club is comfortable with big data and bespoke analytics. Perhaps the next big ‘advantage’ is to refine and protect scouting processes so that data is safe?
Not Andy Naylor
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And where KDH ended up tells you something about where it was leaked to.