[Football Manager Early Access Beta *Official* Feedback Thread - 18.0.3]

On 05/11/2017 at 03:03, phnompenhandy said:

Glad it's not just me! Inverness Caley Thistle here. Have to keep arranging friendlies to keep fringe players fit.

You don't have one in real life either - youngsters are being loaned out.

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20 hours ago, endtime said:

Right, but do lower league clubs even use scouts? Where would an amateur or semi-pro club scout, if they wouldn't even be able to attract players from outside their immediate area?

From my experience of being involved at a semi-pro club (in a non-coaching capacity), one of the coaching staff might scout games if an upcoming opposition are an unknown quantity. The coaching staff will also have contacts that will provide them with updates and info - it's more of a network than a scouting set-up. But ultimately it's the old-fashioned way - watching matches where they can - going to U20 matches, going to anything when their own club are not playing, taking tips, getting lads in on trial and so on. Some managers will have someone outwith the club that they use to scout on a regular basis.