Changes Incoming?

It worked for Brentford
They simply got in young talent and concentrated on youth systems and sold the kids when they got good valuations and noticed

Easy on paper to say target the lower leagues but my point is more that any talented youngsters won't just have QPR calling and we aren't as appealing to players right now. So when they have to decide where to go I don't think we stand out right now. Especially with Ainsworth in charge.

I think it's more the type of player they want. ferdinand has been about bringing in players to develop, Ainsworth has been clear he wants experience and hard work, the two are very different and was never going to work. I'm not saying either one is right but was unworkable

He runs the football side like a head of department so you have your scouting team, medical team, academy, first team etc and they all report into Ferdinand. He was never the one picking which players we signed

Now THAT I completely agree with... The names that have been mentioned are so obvious and not at all inspiring or differnt

Agreed on the latter point of view. Manning, Chair, Osayi-Samuel, Smyth, Dickie, Luongo, Austin, Willock, Dieng, Bowler. The players have been there to make sizeable profits on. The club just simply doesn’t know how to trade. 

Manning, Dieng, Chair and Smyth are particular examples for my case. You target foreign leagues that are completely neglected by modern Premier League clubs (Ireland, Belgium 2nd, Swiss, N. Ireland — all nations that have consistently since 92’ produced footballers that are capable of playing in England) and you look for players there and target them. You also have to look outside of London. There is 1 club with an academy in Sussex (Brighton) and they aren’t interested in English kids unless their Dad has been involved in the club already. In Kent, Gillingham have majorly scaled back their academy since dropping down the leagues. Look in these areas. Both counties prolifically have schools go to the deeper ends of national competitions, go and have a look. 

To find the gems you also have to redefine what you’re looking for. Stop looking for a Messi, a Ronaldo. Look for elements that impress (how they hold their body, how they turn with the ball, how they pass the ball, how they trap the ball, how they position themselves, how they dribble, how they shoot, how they work off of both feet) and look for elements that are coachable. No child is born a star, they are made them by strong coaching. We are a species that learn, so you have to TEACH the kids. I watched a charity game recently for U12s and there was an English-Armenian kid there who stands a chance because he turns and carries the ball differently to the other boys.

We’ve struggled because we can’t trade. Pure and simple as that. Much of the scouting and recruitment can be achieved easily if people actually get off their arses and put the time and yards in. It isn’t hard. If you’ve got QPR coming to see you and regularly making contact and gestures showing interest and you play for Port Vale, Stevenage or Colchester then you are going to move.