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So, you want to become a professional footballer? Well you’ve come to the right place because we've got everything you need to know about turning pro
To be one of the world’s leading football Clubs renowned for a strong association with its community and a long tradition of developing young talent that...
Football is a hugely competitive profession in which to ‘make it’. Obviously talent is required, but it takes real resilience and determination to be successful in the game. Some people are noticed...
We have a network of scouts who work for the Club on a local, national and international basis. They look for players predominantly from Under-7s to....
Players who have progressed through the Academy and have shown the potential to play at a higher level are offered professional contracts and will then join
To create an elite environment that attracts, retains and develops top quality players providing an ongoing supply of academy graduates to the First Team squad, whilst ensuring those individuals who fall short of this standard have the necessary skills and education to enable them
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Unfortunately, you may never know. Scouts are not always in club kit as the presence of a scout may put unnecessary pressure on the players, making them...
Academy scouts offer players the chance to trial. Many players are lucky enough to find themselves in the right places when scouts are watching games, but are also very aware that good talent can...
Quite simply; talent. Scouts understand that players come in all shapes and sizes, with a variety of strengths and weaknesses. They take into account a player’s....
There are a number of ways that clubs and indeed most other professional football clubs take children into their football academies. The most common ways that clubs selects its youth players are through tryouts held at the club and through the club's youth scouting network