New role: John Creith

Watford have appointed the man who discovered Raheem Sterling as regional scout coordinator to their academy.

John Creith was scouting for QPR's academy when he spotted Manchester City star Sterling playing grassroots football in Brent.

The likes of Jordan Gibbons, Bruno Andrade and Tafari Moore also flourished in the Loftus Road youth system when Creith was head of recruitment a decade ago.

He left QPR in 2008, two years before Sterling was snaffled away by Liverpool and has since held various roles, including head of football development Hendon, manager at Kentish Town and Amersham Town, and assistant manager at Southall.

Creith, a UEFA B coach, has also spent time working with the academies at both Watford and Brentford since leaving QPR.

He tweeted over the weekend: “Very pleased to have accepted a role as regional scout co-ordinator for Watford FC academy. Been a while but was impressed with the direction they want to go in and look forward to playing a small part in finding new talented players for the academy.”