Today is literally the last day of the decade, but Malaysian clubs are still signing players noticed through less-than-reliable methods.
They would do well to heed the advice of experienced Malaysian coach Ismail Zakaria.
In an interview with the Malaysia Football League (MFL), the trainer spoke of the importance of more-involved scouting approaches.
As the head coach of the now-defunct Sime Darby FC from 2010 to 2015, he had been instrumental in introducing several talented foreign players into the country, such as Patrick Ronaldinho, Karlo Primorac and Dilshod Sharofetdinov.
"My advise to teams that want to avoid having a big wage bill, they must not rely too much on player agents.