Liverpool perform double swoop on Manchester City's scouting team

[KopiteSpartan]

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LIVERPOOL FC are set to appoint Dave Fallows as head of scouting and recruitment as part of a double swoop on Manchester City.

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Fallows will leave his role as first team scouting and recruitment co-ordinator with the Premier League champions to start work at Anfield.

The former Bolton Wanderers performance analyst will be joined by Barry Hunter, who will also quit City to be part of the new scouting set-up under manager Brendan Rodgers.

Since 2008 Hunter has been City’s chief scout for Italy, Switzerland and Russia.


The 43-year-old former Northern Ireland defender, who has also worked as a scout for Blackburn and Norwich, knows Rodgers well from their days at Reading together.

Securing the services of Fallows and Hunter from City represents a major coup for Rodgers as he looks to put the staff in place to help him realise his vision for the club.

Liverpool declined to comment but it’s understood that Fallows will form part of the new technical team working with Rodgers after owners Fenway Sports Group shelved plans to appoint a sporting director.

There are likely to be further appointments to the roles of head of development and head of medicine.

Fallows was at Bolton before moving on to City where he was key to building the club’s international scouting infrastructure using state-of-the-art technology.

“My role is primarily to co-ordinate all aspects of our scouting department, which includes liaising with scouts, fixture planning, managing the constant stream of reports coming in and effectively linking everything together,” Fallows explained back in 2010.

“The traditional role of a scout, where they went to a match and kept all the knowledge in their head rarely exists in modern day scouting structures.”



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[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Adam Johnson.

[KopiteSpartan]

Hope so!

[LucasHendo-LFC]

Adam Johnson.

Tevez

[Yehez]

Why not Grahahaham Carr??? He is best scout EVER! He bought Cabaye and benanarfa for 1 millION onlYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ALDRIDGE]

I suppose they feel redundant at city? After all they only buy the next flavour of the month,not really a need for scouts at that club. Do they actually have a youth team?

[RedandReder]

I suppose they feel redundant at city? After all they only buy the next flavour of the month,not really a need for scouts at that club. Do they actually have a youth team?

Their u18's is a very good side.

[Mettatron]

I suppose they feel redundant at city? After all they only buy the next flavour of the month,not really a need for scouts at that club. Do they actually have a youth team?

Yes and they finished above our youth team last season....... so a very good youth side tbh.

[woowoo]

Barry Hunter is the Godfather to the son of a work collegue of mine.

[danm77]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...another-890295

Spy catcher: Rodgers is nicking another super-scout from Man City

Liverpool boss is swooping for Etihad's super spy Barry Hunter as he builds elite talent-spotting team for his Anfield project

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is snatching super spy Barry Hunter from champions Manchester City to become his new chief scout.

Rodgers will appoint fellow Irishman Hunter, who worked with him at Reading in his younger days, and make him his second capture from City.

Hunter - a specialist in the Italian market for Roberto Mancini - fills the key position as Rodgers looks to revamp his staff without a director of football.

Rodgers has already swooped on City for head of scouting Dave Fallows and this latest move will leave the moneybags outfit without another top recruiter.

The Kop chief wants an elite committee of talent spotters, with Hunter on the road and computer wizard Fallows doing the researching.

[danm77]

Just seen the other thread.
Mods please merge

[DiscoDjimi]

The scouts we've had over the last years must have been the worst scouts in history if we go by the transfers we've done in the past 3-4 years.

[Codes]

Barry Hunter is the Godfather to the son of a work collegue of mine.

So he is a mate of a mate?

[AlonsO-Lfc]

So he is a mate of a mate?

thats what I was thinking

Unless he's like Vito Corleone to his son. Makes people offers they can't refuse

[woowoo]

So he is a mate of a mate?

A very good m8 of a m8.
He's no big time Charlie, always makes his way back to Coleraine, to catch up on old friends, and always pops into his local.
From what my m8 tells me. he's a sound guy, that enjoys a bit of banter.

[GottaWearShades]

Does BR know something about our transfer budget that we don't?

[LivNr9]

Does BR know something about our transfer budget that we don't?

That's very likely Rodgers knows more then us actually

[Gazza74]

Does BR know something about our transfer budget that we don't?

Nah, everyone on twitter are the only ones who know, they'll let Brendan know eventually, just playing with him currently.

[MazTheString]

Have we swooped for Man City's money too ?

[Super-Mac-and-Fries]

Have we swooped for Man City's money too ?

We've stolen their war chest.

[ein92]

Why not Grahahaham Carr??? He is best scout EVER! He bought Cabaye and benanarfa for 1 millION onlYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

this

[GiorgosCarraGoonies]

I think we're going about this the right way. It looks like we can't afford the top, top players, (and obviously we don't have CL football yet), so we're going to have to be clever about it.

[LucasIsDancin]

I think we're going about this the right way. It looks like we can't afford the top, top players, (and obviously we don't have CL football yet), so we're going to have to be clever about it.

Without the money we need to be very clever in the transfer market, and be managed quite well.

It's not impossible, Rafa got within 4 points under very tight budgetary constraints, and although it was near 10 years ago now Arsenal also done it.

Now to find the next Henry

[I-SEE-red-PEOPLE]

Being a scout at man city must be fairly easy. Theres a well known Player here's 30 million and 200 grand a week. Astute.

[slimman]

Have we swooped for Man City's money too ?

Surely they'll have left a bag full of money somewhere along the line.

[Seanosdelgardo]

Being a scout at man city must be fairly easy. Theres a well known Player here's 30 million and 200 grand a week. Astute.

Splash the cash on a copy of football manager each year, and I reckon anyone could do that job at city.

*search for Wonderkid* ........"Oi Roberto, have a look at this little beauty I've found"