Soccer coach urges fans to as act scouts on Twitter
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Yeovil Town manager Terry Skiverton has asked his 2,000-plus Twitter followers to highlight potential signings for the League One club.
Yeovil finished 14th last season and Skiverton is determined that some "amateur scouting" could help the club unearth some gems.
Skiverton, who took over as player-manager in 2009 before hanging up his boots in 2010, told BBC Somerset: "It's not a bit of fun for me - it's serious business.
"I can't afford a scouting system. I've got 1,700 followers and out of that I've got quite a few names and there's been some interesting ones."
He added: "There's been so many players who have come through and we are following a couple of those leads.
"There was one or two that I had glossed over, that I've come back to.
"I think it gives the supporters a bit of fun as well as I've had supporters go through non-league annuals, going out and watching games saying 'what about this player?'.
"I'd like to thank the supporters for adding a bit of amateur scouting, it's worked out really well for us."
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| Terry Skiverton has turned to Twitter in a bid to discover untapped talent Photo: PA |
Yeovil finished 14th last season and Skiverton is determined that some "amateur scouting" could help the club unearth some gems.
Skiverton, who took over as player-manager in 2009 before hanging up his boots in 2010, told BBC Somerset: "It's not a bit of fun for me - it's serious business.
"I can't afford a scouting system. I've got 1,700 followers and out of that I've got quite a few names and there's been some interesting ones."
He added: "There's been so many players who have come through and we are following a couple of those leads.
"There was one or two that I had glossed over, that I've come back to.
"I think it gives the supporters a bit of fun as well as I've had supporters go through non-league annuals, going out and watching games saying 'what about this player?'.
"I'd like to thank the supporters for adding a bit of amateur scouting, it's worked out really well for us."
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