Do not want to give his name - but background is this.......
I am involved in the under-16's and Man Utd have sent a scout on 4 occasions to watch one of our kids who plays Under 14. He plays up front and literally is a goal machine.
So this is where we are at, Man Utd, Sheff Wed and Celtic are after the kid. Northern Ireland under Jim Magilton have also an Underage academy for 14-17 year old which is run full time in a Sports campus in North Belfast and have a place for him as well. He is the youngest of 9 children from a council house. He has been outside kicking ball since the age of 2 (What else is there to do when you are the youngest of 9 children in a 3 bed house). The coach of the under 14's has a history of taking kids under his wings and bringing them on. Presently 2 other kids he has coached are in the Premiership.
Man Utd have now written to the child's family and asked for him to be taken out of our club and be put in a club who are in the National U-14 league in Northern Ireland so they can see him at a higher level. They have signalled the club they want him to play with with a view to him signing underage terms with Man Utd.
Effectively - we as a club have taken this kid on from under 6 to under 14 and now Man Utd are saying - If the kids go to Club X, we'll sign him. Where effectively, any remuneration that Man Utd now pay for the child will go to "Club X"
I'll keep everyone posted.
I am involved in the under-16's and Man Utd have sent a scout on 4 occasions to watch one of our kids who plays Under 14. He plays up front and literally is a goal machine.
So this is where we are at, Man Utd, Sheff Wed and Celtic are after the kid. Northern Ireland under Jim Magilton have also an Underage academy for 14-17 year old which is run full time in a Sports campus in North Belfast and have a place for him as well. He is the youngest of 9 children from a council house. He has been outside kicking ball since the age of 2 (What else is there to do when you are the youngest of 9 children in a 3 bed house). The coach of the under 14's has a history of taking kids under his wings and bringing them on. Presently 2 other kids he has coached are in the Premiership.
Man Utd have now written to the child's family and asked for him to be taken out of our club and be put in a club who are in the National U-14 league in Northern Ireland so they can see him at a higher level. They have signalled the club they want him to play with with a view to him signing underage terms with Man Utd.
Effectively - we as a club have taken this kid on from under 6 to under 14 and now Man Utd are saying - If the kids go to Club X, we'll sign him. Where effectively, any remuneration that Man Utd now pay for the child will go to "Club X"
I'll keep everyone posted.