Heysham_red wrote:I kind of agree with Posh, but i can understand footballers at a young age going after the money.
Understand what you're saying but there is a lot of young footballers out there with a good head on them, first love is playing football and always keen to prove themselves as part of a team. They've got a long-term view that if they play well consistently then the next break will come their way either with their current club and promotion or with a move.
Hate to blather on about him but John Still at Dagenham's view when he looks at players is that they need the qualities above, which he calls being 'a Dagger'. Hence why targeted players are watched 8 or 9 times to see consistency of play. At Morecambe Jimbo tends to keep on top of team spirit and soon gets rid of fancy pretentions from players. However Still picks up players like Danny Green (Bishops Stortford), Paul Benson (White Ensign), Josh Scott (Hayes & Yeading), Scott Doe (Weymouth) etc. who all make the transition immediately from a lower level to playing a full season with D&R. Admittedly its a gamble but do the legwork and the chemistry can work. All these players inevitably come cheaper in terms of signing on fees, many don't have agents and wage demands are sensible as they're unproven at a higher level.