this is NO joke but i DID see actually cråppy news article about a lower league chairman or something who signed a player because of what he was like on a computer game.
cheaper than scouting i suppose
anyway, with regards to kevin doyle, ok he may be underrated irl and thats why he doesn't get any big deals despite his goal scoring record but you must admit the guy's stats in the game are good enough to rival many world class european strikers. surely it must be an exaggaration from the researcher. there is no way he could be that good and not be attracting attention.
also, english football transfers ARE overrated. thats why real madrid at one point during the galactico era did nothing but buy english stars (because they were the most expensive) and its also why there is very few englishmen playing abroad in othr high profiule leagues!