User talk:Footballscout

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March 2018

Hello, I'm Mattythewhite. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Callum Hudson-Odoi, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Mattythewhite (talk) 17:31, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would also suggest that scouting information could be considered 'trivia'. A 'local scout' is not necessarily notable. If a player was brought to a club by a well-known scout, possibly an ex-player of some repute and about whom Wikipedia has an entry then it might be included, subject as noted above, to being supported by a reliable source. Eagleash (talk) 17:54, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly the suggestion that the this information is trivia and that it’s only relevant if the person is well known is the issue. I have worked in professional football for 20 years and the lack of recognition for the original talent spotter is one of the biggest injustices. It is significantly easier to scout Callum Hudson-Odoi at 17 than it is at 8 years old