@Varun I think it’s more embarrassing bidding on players you don’t know and using everyone else’s work to find new players.
I watch plenty of football, people I like, I look for on SM. If they are already on the database, not at a managed club, then that’s great. If they are, it’s a bit of a shitter. If they aren’t on the database, that’s the worst thing for me. As I know people like yourself jump on the bandwagon of other people’s scouting.
I just used the wording of a rule to get around it.
Others have done the same in the past. Even GS who implements most of the rules. I’m just the only one who is open about it.