I like the stuff you post popey so don't take this the wrong way but reality is they ain't going to listen to every crack pot that emails the club on potential recruits(and you don't sound like a crack pot but I only know this from regurlarly reading other posts but how would they know?).
I would send them a profile of yourself with the club by sending your resume/dossier on recruiting credentials. Then when they see your name they know you and it has some pull. They wouldn't (and personally) i would not want recruiting time AND resource taken following ip every bit of advise on recruiting players. That time is better spent out there looking at players or following up on leads from properly credentialled volunteers or scouts.
I have to say Y&B, if I was the Recruiting Officer for a club then I would make some effort to look at each and every tidbit of information that passed my desk. The credentials of who passed it would matter very little to me as opposed to the fact that someone took the time to contact me with information. I would not be doing my job to the best of my ability if I did not pay the respect of an initial enquiry/follow up on every lead passed, even though as the boss I would not expect to do the leg work - my properly resourced department most certainly would. You are never to old to learn and never to proud to listen - if you disagree with that then you are only doing yourself an injustice and you alone will be the casualty.
kind of ironic you are the one not really taking my point then.......!
There is an opportunity cost following up every piece of random information vs a genuine lead. For all you (or I) know the amount of random leads might result in our recruiting people following leads vs doing their own due dilligence.
To me, following up on supporter info is inefficient and a little unprofessional and/or desperate unless there is some basis for trusting that persons judgement. It's probably where Abbott came up with his "millions of boatpeople" comment!
In Popeys case, I know he has some experience with under age kids from reading this forum. What I'm suggesting is that he summarize that experience to help the club qualify and filter it from other "unqualified" his judgement.
Pretty straightforward I wouldve thought.
