Clubs that once recruited fans and players from their immediate neighbourhoods now scour the continent for talent and are watched in every country.

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Spies need to mingle inconspicuously and protect their cover once recruited.

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Defender Michael Devlin, 16, also arrived from Celtic, while 17-year-old defender Reece McGillion, who was once on St Johnstone's books, was recruited from juvenile football.

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The irony that oysters are being recruited to restore the health of the waters that once killed them off is not lost on Mankiewicz.

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Mr. Schultheis once refused to help a colleague change his tire, fearing the guy had been recruited to help get him tagged.

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