Boss Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 http://mobile.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/derby-reveal-new-scouting-set-up-1382606.aspx?pd=635289912000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Derby County has made four key appointments to its scouting team. On his appointment as Head Coach at the end of September 2013, Steve McClaren had highlighted the importance of recruitment in both the UK and abroad. Head of Football Operations Chris Evans has overseen the changes to the scouting system at the club and he explained: “It’s profoundly important we develop relationships and contacts with clubs and agents both home and abroad in our quest to attract the calibre of players to Derby County that will allow us to achieve short, medium and long-term objectives for the club.” As a result, Derby County have made the following appointments: DEREK BRAGG- CHIEF SCOUT Derek has a wealth of experience having been Chief Scout at three other Football League clubs. He also set up and managed ‘The Scouting Network’, as well as having worked at ‘Scout7’ and ‘WyScout’. His playing career saw him make over 300 appearances for the Bundesliga club, Hertha Berlin. MO CAMARA - HEAD OF EUROPEAN SCOUTING Mo is no stranger to Derby County having been part of the squad that was promoted to the Premier League in 2007. He also had Champions League experience at Celtic. In the past four years, Mo has been a member of the European Recruitment team at Premier League Sunderland. JAMIE JOHNSON - HEAD OF UK SCOUTING Jamie is the former Chief Scout of Millwall, a position he held for four years between 2009 and 2013 after being appointed by Kenny Jackett. Johnson has also worked in scouting roles at both Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur previously. JOE McCLAREN- HEAD OF UNDER 21 RECRUITMENT Joe is a specialist recruitment analyst who has worked at a number of Football League clubs and for the last two years he has worked full-time at FC Twente in Holland. In addition to the full-time appointments, the department will, in due course, be employing strategically placed recruiters in the UK and Europe. Evans added: “Steve and I are working closely together to ensure Derby County attracts quality players. “It’s a team effort and the ideas we both have are slowly coming to fruition.” Read more at http://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/derby-reveal-new-scouting-set-up-1382606.aspx#6AMJ9jMGdviph0BL.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Joe McClaren is Steves son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Joe McClaren is Steves sonyou'd never see a Clough giving scouting jobs to family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 you'd never see a Clough giving scouting jobs to family. NEVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Mo Camara - Champions league footballer who still has C. Ronaldo in his pocket. That's just one way to descripe him as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Luckily you don't have to be a great player to spot one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 you'd never see a Clough giving scouting jobs to family. I'm worried that Joe Mac does not have the necessary qualifications for this role. Does he have any experience in the sale of delivery of newspapers? Even a experience as a paperboy would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 It looks like Mr Bragg will look at opponents and co-ordinate the other scouts efforts at recruitment. Seems a solid system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Exciting times and signings ahead fingers crossed! Keeps the positive club momentum going too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hmmm - Mo Camara was pretty dreadful as a left back when he was here. I shall not let that cloud my judgement of his scouting abilities... However - appointing his own son does seem to reek of nepotism. He basically has two years experience at Twente and 3 months as an intern at Forest. In other words, nobody has ever given him a job apart from his own Dad. http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/joe-mcclaren/48/533/a87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 He might want to edit his linkedin to explain how has "worked at a number of Football League clubs" His linkedin says he's worked at TWO - one of which was 3 months work experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hmmm - Mo Camara was pretty dreadful as a left back when he was here. I shall not let that cloud my judgement of his scouting abilities... However - appointing his own son does seem to reek of nepotism. He basically has two years experience at Twente and 3 months as an intern at Forest. In other words, nobody has ever given him a job apart from his own Dad. http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/joe-mcclaren/48/533/a87 More experienced than Simon Clough ever was.. and he was chief scout, unless I'm mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 He might want to edit his linkedin to explain how has "worked at a number of Football League clubs" His linkedin says he's worked at TWO - one of which was 3 months work experience Two is a number though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Derby Telegraph article is better, has a lot more explanation from Evans on it. I'd post it properly but on phone. http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-County-make-appointments-new-look-scouting/story-20700332-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaragozaram Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 An interesting, albeit old, article on Derek Bragg. Obi Mikel and Toulalan, yes please. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1039264/Bragg-helping-clubs-prepared-prove-scouts-honour-forgotten-art.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Couldn't care less who scouts for us ir how they structure it. If they sign good players fine. You can't really knock Simon Clough either. Most of the team we're all so excited about was signed while he was a scout so he can't have been totally useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hmmm - Mo Camara was pretty dreadful as a left back when he was here. I shall not let that cloud my judgement of his scouting abilities... However - appointing his own son does seem to reek of nepotism. He basically has two years experience at Twente and 3 months as an intern at Forest. In other words, nobody has ever given him a job apart from his own Dad. http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/joe-mcclaren/48/533/a87 Simon Clough didn't have any experience other than being the son of a footballing great. However player signings are acknowledge by some as NC's main strength during his tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB BIGGS Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 More experienced than Simon Clough ever was.. and he was chief scout, unless I'm mistaken. I don't know whether you're mistaken or not. I'm more worried about the players Sunderland signed from Europe. I hope they weren't his recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Best thing about this is the Bragg surname. Will he find us a great 'Saturday Boy'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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