Many users of the Football Manager games (FM08,FM09,FM10 ETC) underestimate the value of scouts, searching for players on their own. In my experience, having the best scouts in your staff is as important as having the best coaches.
The main use I give to my scouts is the search for young promising players, also known as wonderkids. That is what I need several scouts with different areas of knowledge. I usually have 4 or 5 of them traveling around the globe looking for hot prospects.
Also, I usually get report cards from them before signing a new player. That way, I can read more things about the players, like their personality and if they are likely to adapt fast to my team.
Scout Attributes
When it comes to hire new scouts, you have to pay special attention to 2 key attributes, Judging Player Potential and Judging Player Ability. As you can guess, they indicate how good he is to judge player’s ability and potential.
However, those 2 attributes are not the only ones you have to pay attention to. A good scout also needs high mental ones, like Determination and Adaptability. A scout with good adaptability will aquire faster knowledge about an unknown country.
Recommended Scouts
The scouts I am posting here can be signed for free. If you are managing a small club, maybe they will not accept a contract from you. Feel free to leave a comment indicating wich scout has done a good job in your game.
- Oliver Bierhoff
- Andrea Pastorello
- Paolo Berrettini
- Txema Noriega
- Ed van Stijn
- Vlada Stosic
- Horst-Dietter Hottges
- Joop Lensen
This was a guest article written by Ruderic To read more of Ruderic’s Football Manager stuff checkout Football Manager Debot.
8 Responses to Scout Hiring Guide
Malte N January 31, 2012
I really like this blog. Learned me a lot!
duskerin October 21, 2011
Todd Grip is a wonderful scout elder
Niall October 21, 2011
He really is… I might actually write a new version of the scouting guide for FM2012.
tim May 6, 2011
I know that this question might seem stupid but how the fuck do i hire a scout?
paul mark February 8, 2011
Dan ashworth is good
BigDog July 31, 2010
Sweet
Joey July 27, 2010
I should pay more attention to scouting too. Words of Wisdom indeed.
Paul July 19, 2010
Cheers for this, pretty useful. i dont use scouts enough.