[Albion] John Tweedy (another new scout incoming)

[Bozza]

Wolves scout John Tweedy is set to join Brighton in a recruitment role, sources have told Football Insider.

Tweedy has agreed a deal to leave Molineux for their Premier League rivals in a role focusing on attacking players.

He has previously worked as head of academy recruitment at Sunderland, where he spent 15 years, and was also a scout for Man United.

Wolves man Tweedy reaches agreement with Brighton - sources

Football Insider can exclusively reveal that Wolves talent spotter John Tweedy is set join Brighton in a recruitment role

www.footballinsider247.com

 

[Bozza]

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/john-tweedy-10b65118a

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  Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club​

  Oct 2019 - Present 3 years 5 months

• Head Of Academy Recruitment/Youth Development Phase u12-u16 Lead Scout/​

  Sunderland Football Club​

  Apr 2004 - Oct 2019 15 years 7 months

• North East Scout/Manchester United Football Club​

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[Reddleman]

This is excellent news as is the guy from Norwich. Maybe we should be a bit less vocal about our outrage when other clubs steal our staff though?!

 

[banjo]

Loads of Portuguese players incoming.

 

[pocketseagull]

Maybe we should be a bit less vocal about our outrage when other clubs steal our staff though?!

You'd have a point if we'd taken their entire coaching and recruitment set-up.

 

[Brovion]

Do you remember when threads about new signings used to be about players?

 

[Hamilton]

This is excellent news as is the guy from Norwich. Maybe we should be a bit less vocal about our outrage when other clubs steal our staff though?!

Where do you want us to get them from? Costa Coffee?

 

[Insel affe]

I guess it is not appropriate to do a WAG's comment on incoming staff ?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Where do you want us to get them from? Costa Coffee?

Is that another new Ecuadorian talent?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Does this mean that my application for the role of Centre Forward Scouting Manager has been unsuccessful on this occasion?

 

[Reddleman]

Where do you want us to get them from? Costa Coffee?

You didn’t understand my post did you? Some of our fans moan whenever one of our staff leaves for another club and yet we routinely recruit from other clubs. Can’t have it both ways.

 

[Hamilton]

You didn’t understand my post did you? Some of our fans moan whenever one of our staff leaves for another club and yet we routinely recruit from other clubs. Can’t have it both ways.

I don't think the post was that clear. Other than the usual regret we've not moaned more than anyone else with the exception of Potter's classless Chelsea-led exodus.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Loads of Portuguese players incoming.

I doubt it. That’s probably why he is leaving Wolves!

Tweedy: “I’ve spotted another great talent, I think we could get him very cheaply”

Wolves head of recruitment: “Is he Portuguese?”

Tweedy: “No, but I can check to see if he has ever been to Portugal if that helps?”

Wolves head of recruitment: “Foda-se Tweedy, você sabe como funciona aqui!”

I’d be surprised if he was involved in any of these transfers to Wolves, all with the same Portuguese agent:

These players weren’t scouted, they were presented to Wolves by Jorge Mendes.

 

[albionalbino]

On his way out after being approached by......... yes you guessed it. Chelsea!!

 

[pigmanovich]

On his way out after being approached by......... yes you guessed it. Chelsea!!

No wonder we splurged on wingers and attacking midfielders this summer, we probably had an inkling Tweedy's head had been turned

 

[Tiger Barb]

So Potter .. then winstanley … then Jewel .. Now Tweedy .. seems to be a the only way they can get insight into our next batch of targets … watch this space for the next poach in 6 months .. Mr Cave perhaps ..

 

[CheeseRolls]

Tweedy will have to work within the Chelsea system. Having scouted number 10s and wingers for Brighton, he will be expected to scout expensive number 2s for Chelsea (as per all their scouts).

 

[Mancgull]

You’d have thought they’d have learnt by now that it’s not the person but our systems and processes, which are not for sale. Still, let them splurge the remainder of their money on another of our staff.
They have offloaded some expensive players from their enormous wage bill but they still have players like Chilwell taking big wages and nowhere near the first team. So how do they react; let’s go and get another recruitment guy from Brighton to bring in another 6 wingers. Clowns.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Note to self - check the date of the opening post before getting excited. Shows how much attention I pay, wasn't aware of him, nor 'the guy from Norwich' mentioned above.

 

[jcdenton08]

What I heard is that they wore him down, constantly asking him to sign for them, badgering him on his way to work, that sort of thing

Chelsea decided to Harris Tweedy.

Thank you very much.