John Still

[Boreham Blue]

Lots made about John Still and his status as a non-league scout. However, there’s an increasing number of critics of some of the signings. Wood meant to be the real talent but not yet making the grade after a fair while, Waldron being heavily criticised and Morton not getting many plaudits. We have successes like Gus and Kensdale and probably too early for Crowther, Wind etc.

Just wondering if people on here will start turning on John soon?

 

[BoyWonder2]

No.

 

[leeblue]

No.

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

Nah.

 

[Barling Magna]

Nope.

 

[palexander]

Ridiculous.

 

[Big_Nath]

And how many targets that he has suggested that have been missed... works both ways

 

[Callumturner22]

Nope recruitment is 100x better now compare to the brown days

 

[tommy tucker]

John has done well for us and many other clubs he has scouted for Morton and wood also Waldron are not up to pro football We do need two strikers and another player in midfield But they must come up from leauge clubs .Not yet more part timers

 

[southendkid]

I think you're expecting far too much. If he was scouting players from League 2 then yes I'd expect a higher success rate because it should be obvious if they can hack it in a lower division. It's much harder to do when most of these picks have never played at this level before, you can tell if players have the potential but that's a very different thing to being a finished product. The fact he's picked out 2 good players for us should show he knows what he's doing.

 

[tommy tucker]

We had good players pre season on the white board. But thanks to our old chairman we lost out Thank God he has gone We can now move on .But it's going to take time .

 

[mark387]

They are not all going to be hits but none of them have been bad signings, especially at this level and a few of them will have been second, third and forth choices behind missed targets.

He is bringing in good players, some will be great but some will just fit in and improve the team and some just won't. When he brings in actual bad players I'll turn on him.

 

[Yer Blues]

Lots made about John Still and his status as a non-league scout. However, there’s an increasing number of critics of some of the signings. Wood meant to be the real talent but not yet making the grade after a fair while, Waldron being heavily criticised and Morton not getting many plaudits. We have successes like Gus and Kensdale and probably too early for Crowther, Wind etc.

Just wondering if people on here will start turning on John soon?

John's not training them or setting the team up. Is he?

 

[Jack_23]

 

[Deano_91]

Not a chance! Wood hardly gets a chance to show what he can do and that’s when he’s actually played in position which isn’t how we play anymore, Morton has looked more then alright when he’s played and Waldron just need to find his scoring boots but that comes with minutes and confidence

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

NO.

 

[manor15]

If every player signed from the lower leagues worked out to be a star, John Still would be in the Premier League and the luckiest man alive.

 

[Boreham Blue]

I think you're expecting far too much. If he was scouting players from League 2 then yes I'd expect a higher success rate because it should be obvious if they can hack it in a lower division. It's much harder to do when most of these picks have never played at this level before, you can tell if players have the potential but that's a very different thing to being a finished product. The fact he's picked out 2 good players for us should show he knows what he's doing.

It’s not that I’m expecting too much, I’m very happy with what John does, the question is more a reflection of how quickly people seem to be turning on players and many of them are the players we have picked up from lower leagues.

 

[macima]

No

 

[tallboyblue]

To some extent you take a chance with signing players from lower league clubs. The more chances you take the more risks you run. I think the consortium will have to come up with some money before too long.