Scouts

Despite it being greatly inferior, does anyone else avoid using scouts and opt for the good old fashioned method of wasting your time? Joking aside, I find it more fun to just browse

Alpha Wolf wrote:

Despite it being greatly inferior, does anyone else avoid using scouts and opt for the good old fashioned method of wasting your time? Joking aside, I find it more fun to just browse

I`ve never employed a scout, unless it was gifted at Christmas time. I think most people probably use it looking for untrained youth and such. Just not my thing. While I wouldn`t consider it 'fun', I do spend most of my free time here browsing the Transfer Lists. My favorite part is when I decide to bid on a player I may have short-listed weeks ago, only to have some lazy ass outbid me during my 15 minute auction. In essence, I`ve done all the work finding the player that fits my needs, just to have him grabbed up the moment I turn my back.

I don't use scouts either.
And I've done very nicely thank you without them.

The Wrecking Crew wrote:

Alpha Wolf wrote:

Despite it being greatly inferior, does anyone else avoid using scouts and opt for the good old fashioned method of wasting your time? Joking aside, I find it more fun to just browse

I`ve never employed a scout, unless it was gifted at Christmas time. I think most people probably use it looking for untrained youth and such. Just not my thing. While I wouldn`t consider it 'fun', I do spend most of my free time here browsing the Transfer Lists. My favorite part is when I decide to bid on a player I may have short-listed weeks ago, only to have some lazy ass outbid me during my 15 minute auction. In essence, I`ve done all the work finding the player that fits my needs, just to have him grabbed up the moment I turn my back.

Yeah, there's nothing worse. I don't think scouts are overpowered by any means. I just like the satisfaction of finding a nice hidden steal!

SuDoku AFC wrote:

I don't use scouts either.
And I've done very nicely thank you without them.

Very well indeed, amazing Club. 😁

Employed some when they first came into the game and quickly decided they weren't adding anything to my approach. Since then only used during the advent calendar at Xmas and not always at that. Dare say some players get benefit from them.

Why do you need to scout when you know which managers offer a fair price and which are ripping you off?

You only really need a scout(s) if you are trading/operating in the promising-enormous end of the youth markets consistently.

Solihull Moors FC wrote:

You only really need a scout(s) if you are trading/operating in the promising-enormous end of the youth markets consistently.

This is definitely true

Have also been a bit ambivalent about using Scouts. I think their judgement of promise is a bit more reliable than training statistics alone but worth paying a high daily wage for? Not sure. I notice that people at the top of the game often use lots and lots of Scouts though.

Anyway, I'm trying a new Scout out at the moment. Can anyone tell me what PP means in the Scout report?