Mick Tait has joined the scouting staff at Newcastle United.
The Sunday Sun says new to the role and reporting to head of recruitment Steve Nixon, Tait's remit is to ensure United are aware of and up to speed on any "late developers", mainly 16 to 19-year-olds - though older talent is not off limits - who for whatever reasons have slipped the nets THEN flourished in youth, Conference or even League football within 90 minutes of St James's Park.
"It's mainly lads who clubs thought were going to be players, but for one reason or another didn't develop quickly enough, whether it's physically or mentally.
"There are a lot of players in those brackets at 15 and 16, who don't get kept on at clubs, but who develop later."Tait said: "What I've been asked to do is look for late-developers, mainly 16 to 19-year-olds, and if I see anything in senior football above that, who I think could do a job, then to report on them as well.
