What Don's Looking For
Real experience. An honest read on where you stand.
Don Shanks has spent decades with his eye on talent — as a freelance scout, as a QPR scout under Trevor Francis, and as someone who was recommending players like Jarrod Bowen and Eberechi Eze when they were schoolboys. At the time the clubs thought Don's assessment was wrong but these two alone have grown into top players. Football will always be about opinion, but it is also about opportunity and spotting something in a player that others do not see. It's that experience — not guesswork — that shapes the honest assessment Don can give.
The honest reality
Nothing is guaranteed in football. One scout, coach or manager might rate you highly while another doesn't give you a second look. That's the nature of the game.
What Don will do is give you a straight answer — where you're at, what's realistic, and what it would take to move forward. He won't tell you what you want to hear, but he won't write you off either.
What he's looking for
Don's not looking for the finished article. He's looking for players with genuine ability, the right attitude, and the determination to keep going when it gets hard. If you have those things, get in touch.
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