Quote Originally Posted by gazan View Post
I see Ainley got 30 minutes trial at Chesterfield yesterday. Think he's better than that. Not so much Chesterfield, who are building a team for another go at the National League. It's more the idea that he's having to tout himself on trial. Wonder if he's appeared anywhere else beforehand.
I saw him play quite a number of times and he was a very good footballer but possibly too fragile for the professional game. If anyone wants to know the weakness of academies, it's right there. Taking kids on at a young age. It's nonsense and should be stopped. Thing is, had he done something different in his life, he could have had success elsewhere. Now what has he got to offer? I hope someone signs him but he is young enough to train in another field so to speak. One consolation is the NL seems to pay better wages than us...