Cork to raid Slavia?

[Shelsman]

Story in the Mirror today that City are in the ( early ) process of signing one of the Slavia Prague strikers. Apparently Slavia are trying to downsize and some of them are out of contract anyway..............

Have to say that I was saying this kind of thing to myself when Slavia were winning 2-0 at the X ( i.e. if you can't beat them, join them -by getting some of their players on loan or whatever ).

[Hecko]

Doubt there's much in it, but woudl be very interesting to see players coming here from the Czech league.

I always wonder why clubs seem to sign players from teams that have beaten then so often - seems like a lazy way of not bothering to scout around IMO

[pete]

Rico was meeting agents this week with view to signing Czech and/or Slovakian players.

Signing players that you've seen live in 2 competitive games is good business as have very accurate opinion of them. Scouting players in foreign countries for more than 1 game isn't very feasible for itish clubs.

If we get any player that started or came off the bench in either of the Uefa Cup games i;d say mosy city fans will be delighted as would fit in with style of play very well.

[Hecko]

Fair enough Pete. I was thinking more of big clubs in Britain who could afford scouts - for City it makes perfect sense to look for players we've played against.

I'd be delighted if we got decent players from strong leagues like that. Hope it works out

[Risteard]

Yer man Cernock was down in the Echo as one of two players they'd narrowed it down to.
I remember his friends who live in Cork wrote an article for the programme so it could be feasible.
I thought Slavia were a very strong side so would be delighted with any of them.

[pete]

Yer man Cernock was down in the Echo as one of two players they'd narrowed it down to. I remember his friends who live in Cork wrote an article for the programme so it could be feasible.


Very good point. Forgot about that programme article.