Paul Baker returns

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:15 am

As chief scout

loyal blue · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:53 pm **Posts:** 1912

wonder if Joe Joe Joe Allon will return to help show the forwards where the onion bag is?

Richo1uk · **Joined:** Sun May 27, 2012 6:27 pm **Posts:** 82

im happy for paul a great pools legend

alleztfc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:16 am

This calls for a clappp

AberdeenPools · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:46 pm

Fantastic news. Loved Paul Baker as a player - really pleased to see him back at the club clappp

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:50 pm

AberdeenPools wrote:

Fantastic news. Loved Paul Baker as a player - really pleased to see him back at the club...

... if he's a good scout?

Not being funny here like, as Baker is one of my all-time favourite Pools players, but how do any of us know at this stage how good a scout he is?

I'm happy to see him being given a chance but I'm not gonna mucky my keks over it just cos he was a good player.

In fact, there is actually a certain amount of hypocrisy going on in this thread too. Baker was a really popular player so people are getting all jismic about him getting a job, but if it'd been a not so popular ex-player being employed as a scout would the comments have been more along the lines of, "jobs for the boys"?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Do you need qualifications to be a scout? Like a scouting badge just like them coaches having coaching badges?

Let's hope he succeeds, i'd love us to have younguns coming though like crewe.

klinger · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:27 pm **Posts:** 1589

Surely the most important question is can he handle his beer?

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

It's brilliant to finally replace Tommy Miller Senior - after 3 years! Good luck to Paul, though as the job is basically going to games I don't expect him to have much impact this close season. NC has already said he will be taking a few trialists on the pre-season tour of Holland. At least IOR have recognised they needed to put scouting back on a proper footing again.

mick ronsons mullet · **Joined:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:48 pm **Posts:** 679

Mr Ripper wrote:

AberdeenPools wrote:

Fantastic news. Loved Paul Baker as a player - really pleased to see him back at the club...

... if he's a good scout?

Not being funny here like, as Baker is one of my all-time favourite Pools players, but how do any of us know at this stage how good a scout he is?

I'm happy to see him being given a chance but I'm not gonna mucky my keks over it just cos he was a good player.

In fact, there is actually a certain amount of hypocrisy going on in this thread too. Baker was a really popular player so people are getting all jismic about him getting a job, but if it'd been a not so popular ex-player being employed as a scout would the comments have been more along the lines of, "jobs for the boys"?

Jesus, has it come to the point where we are even criticising our new chief scout before he's even started for Pools? Unbelievable.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:11 pm

mick ronsons mullet wrote:

Mr Ripper wrote:

AberdeenPools wrote:

Fantastic news. Loved Paul Baker as a player - really pleased to see him back at the club...

... if he's a good scout?

Not being funny here like, as Baker is one of my all-time favourite Pools players, but how do any of us know at this stage how good a scout he is?

I'm happy to see him being given a chance but I'm not gonna mucky my keks over it just cos he was a good player.

In fact, there is actually a certain amount of hypocrisy going on in this thread too. Baker was a really popular player so people are getting all jismic about him getting a job, but if it'd been a not so popular ex-player being employed as a scout would the comments have been more along the lines of, "jobs for the boys"?

Jesus, has it come to the point where we are even criticising our new chief scout before he's even started for Pools? Unbelievable.

You really need to learn how to read.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:17 pm

Well he came in my caff today and was wearing his woggle and said dib dib as he left, that`s proof enough for me :hand:

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:51 pm

he apparently used to coach Andy Carroll when he was a kid. Whether that has anything to do with anything or not i don't know.

Spender · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:58 pm

Like them Christmas songs??

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2474

I can think of a few players he should be keeping an eye on, how do we contact him?

parmo · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:28 pm

good luck Bakes, Pools legend and hopefully unearth some future stars for the club

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Self-correction - Saturday's Echo said Bakes was taking over from Peter Eustace as Chief Scout. Strange that he wasn't listed on the HU website. Eustace was a Turner recommendation from their Sheff Wed days. He also worked with Mick Wadsworth and last year Eustace kept tabs on James Poole between the end of his loan spell and signing a contract with Pools. The Echo didn't say whether he'd resigned or NC had decided it was time for a change.

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