QPR fan John Creith, who earned them £9m Sterling sell-on hoping to unearth more gems for Ferdinand's first club.
The man who earned QPR their £9million sell-on windfall from the sale of Raheem Sterling is now trying to dig up more talent eight miles up the Uxbridge Road, as assistant manager at Southall.
John Creith, a lifelong Rs fan, was heavily involved in youth football in the Brent area, where Sterling grew up, when he started work for the QPR community team in 2004, a role which quickly turned into academy scout under Joe Gallen, and then head of recruitment.
On his watch, the likes of Jordan Gibbons, Bruno Andrade and Tafari Moore flourished in the Loftus Road youth system, and he also spotted Sterling, then a skinny 11 year old, playing for both Oakington Manor Primary School and Alpha & Omega Youth Club.
Read more: http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport...ed-9m-9667188?
The man who earned QPR their £9million sell-on windfall from the sale of Raheem Sterling is now trying to dig up more talent eight miles up the Uxbridge Road, as assistant manager at Southall.
John Creith, a lifelong Rs fan, was heavily involved in youth football in the Brent area, where Sterling grew up, when he started work for the QPR community team in 2004, a role which quickly turned into academy scout under Joe Gallen, and then head of recruitment.
On his watch, the likes of Jordan Gibbons, Bruno Andrade and Tafari Moore flourished in the Loftus Road youth system, and he also spotted Sterling, then a skinny 11 year old, playing for both Oakington Manor Primary School and Alpha & Omega Youth Club.
Read more: http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport...ed-9m-9667188?
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