Who Is David Woodison and What Is His Role?

[smurf]

Reading on the board question and answer thread about him being held in high regard.

Who is he?

What's his role?

[hibee1994]

He is the head of the scouting department. Don't know much about him though.

[Onion]

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He is the head of the scouting department. Don't know much about him though.

Maybe that's as it should be, like a secret operator lurking in the shadows watching young boys from a distance.

Some of the Hearts players are already working towards their scouting qualification

[alexedwards]

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Reading on the board question and answer thread about him being held in high regard.

Who is he?

What's his role?

don't think he's held in high regard outwith this club.

[snooky]

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He is the head of the scouting department. Don't know much about him though.

He'll come in handy when we circle the wagons.

[1875 NO 1]

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Reading on the board question and answer thread about him being held in high regard.

Who is he?

What's his role?

Is he not related to board member? Google him. Pedigree ain't good. I understand he was working in an office job when we employed him.

[Alfred E Newman]

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Reading on the board question and answer thread about him being held in high regard.

Who is he?

What's his role?

Goalkeeper?

[derekHFC]

There was a thread about this before. He was Yogi's PA when he joined and somehow he's now head of scouting. Man has no clue. He's also a Kilie fan IIRC

[Barney McGrew]

From the answers from the board thread:

Q. Do we have what could be recognised as a scouting system that is actively looking at players across the world for the club?

A. Yes. David Woodison is the Scouting Co-ordinator and he is directed by the Manager to co-ordinate all scouting activity through an established and expanding network to continue build a database of player talent and availability from as wide a geographic sphere as possible.


Q. Who does the chief scout report to?

A. There is no Chief Scout. David Woodison works closely with the manager and coaching team. All of whom report to Scott Lindsay, Executive Director, who in turn reports to the Board.

[smurf]

Thanks for the replies. So he is definitely our head scout?

Did he have a similar role elsewhere previously?

[smurf]

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From the answers from the board thread:

Thanks for that. I would genuinely be interested to know of this guys credentials and indeed how our structure compares to other clubs of our size.

[R'Albin]

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There was a thread about this before. He was Yogi's PA when he joined and somehow he's now head of scouting. Man has no clue. He's also a Kilie fan IIRC

Do you know if he has any previous experience of scouting before us?

[1875 NO 1]

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Thanks for that. I would genuinely be interested to know of this guys credentials and indeed how our structure compares to other clubs of our size.

http://www.killiefc.com/DoYouRemember/DavidWoodison.htm

Not impressive. Yogi didn't want him. A board appointment. Ask Fenlon how many of january's signings did woody scout? Ask the board who is he related to? Why did Mr Lyndsay loose his cool at the AGM when asked about him

[The_Todd]

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Do you know if he has any previous experience of scouting before us?

I heard he got his Camping badge.

[Barney McGrew]

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Ask the board who is he related to? Why did Mr Lyndsay loose his cool at the AGM when asked about him

IIRC the particular rumour that you're aiming for was shot down at the AGM or a similar Q&A (listening group maybe?)

[R'Albin]

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I heard he got his Camping badge.

[IberianHibernian]

Is he more or less in role that John Park had ? Park must have left about time things started to go downhill , maybe a coincidence and maybe he had more resources than man now 8 we certainly cast our web wider then when looking for players for first team and maybe at youth level too ) .

[snooky]

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I heard he got his Camping badge.

That must have got him a few Brownie points.

[The Voice Of Reason]

When I saw this thread I thought it read "Who Is David Wotherspoon and What Is His Role?"

Being honest, the same questions could be asked about "Spoony" !!!!!

Cue a "Wotherspooniesta" backlash !

[PaulSmith]

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IIRC the particular rumour that you're aiming for was shot down at the AGM or a similar Q&A (listening group maybe?)

I think the connection through Lindsay and Woodison is Killie fans that both lived in Edinburgh.
Was Fife in the Edinburgh Killie supporters club as well?

[Pretty Boy]

I said this on another thread but worth repeating.

It seems bizarre that this guys position doesn't seem up for debate and that he seems to be held in such high regard given he has been to all intents and purposes an unmitigated failure.

[Mikey]

Isn't this the sort of thing that the Q&A was supposed to clear up?

He's scouting co-ordinator, not chief scout. Surely they're two entirely different things?

[Beefster]

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Isn't this the sort of thing that the Q&A was supposed to clear up?

He's scouting co-ordinator, not chief scout. Surely they're two entirely different things?

I think the issue is that no-one really has a clue what a 'scouting coordinator' is and I don't think that the club have cleared it up. It makes sense to most folk to have an experienced scout coordinate the scouting effort (see the elderly chap at Middlesborough as a prime example) but we have a man whose qualification seems to be that he's done some administration before. The fact that the scouting operation has pretty much failed in the last couple of years doesn't exactly help the case either.

[marinello59]

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Isn't this the sort of thing that the Q&A was supposed to clear up?

He's scouting co-ordinator, not chief scout. Surely they're two entirely different things?

No idea although Scouting Co-ordinator suggests an Admin role rather than a footballing one. I don't why we would need one of those though.

[PaulSmith]

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I think the issue is that no-one really has a clue what a 'scouting coordinator' is and I don't think that the club have cleared it up. It makes sense to most folk to have an experienced scout coordinate the scouting effort (see the elderly chap at Middlesborough as a prime example) but we have a man whose qualification seems to be that he's done some administration before.

He also played a couple of games for Killie, not sure what other experience or contacts he's built up over the years though.

[Mikey]

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I think the issue is that no-one really has a clue what a 'scouting coordinator' is and I don't think that the club have cleared it up. It makes sense to most folk to have an experienced scout coordinate the scouting effort (see the elderly chap at Middlesborough as a prime example) but we have a man whose qualification seems to be that he's done some administration before.

I'm assuming he is an administrator, rather than a scout. He therefore makes sure that someone suitably qualified is watching a player when required.

That's how I read it anyway.

[Beefster]

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I'm assuming he is an administrator, rather than a scout. He therefore makes sure that someone suitably qualified is watching a player when required.

That's how I read it anyway.

I agree that it sounds like he's an administrator. If administering Hibs' scouting is a full-time job though, I need to apply the next time there is a vacancy!

[PaulSmith]

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I'm assuming he is an administrator, rather than a scout. He therefore makes sure that someone suitably qualified is watching a player when required.

That's how I read it anyway.

I'm sure I read his name on a list if official scouts in Ireland though, nothing in particular wrong with that but I do doubt that he is purely office based at EMs

[PaulSmith]

As at 2009 still representing Killie Edin and District supporters club.

http://www.kfcsa.org.uk/wp-content/u...109Minutes.pdf

Nothing 'wrong' with this and TBF he may not still hold this position and I also don't believe it to be a reason why were in the current predicament.

Just responding to the OP who asked the question

[Kato]

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He is the head of the scouting department. Don't know much about him though.

Going by what's being scouted he's an abject failure. If I, a Hibs fan, were his boss he'd be out on his erky. I can see how he's still in a job though.