Managing Director of The Scouting Network, located in Birmingham, England. The Scouting Network is a revolutionary approach to accessing soccer talent. It is the first independent scouting network in international soccer. It provides the most extensive scouting reports from around the globe with a database of over 30,000 of players and offers team and individual player assessments to over 50 UK and European soccer clubs. Derek and his trained soccer scouts have scouted soccer players in numerous countries on several continents.