the difference between local footy and cofe-academy is massive.
players that look amazing at local level mostly look like fish out of water when trialed at pro clubs.
having said that evans must have been awesome as a kid to play at the level he did
I did a good few years managing/coaching etc....in local league youth football. Came across the likes of Holgate, Zebroski, David Stroud, Chris Taylor and Leigh Henry, there may be more.
Have to say that none of them struck me as being all that, as kids, and none of them have made it much further than Marine.....in fact Zebroski not even that high being at O*frod.
Of the bunch Stroud impressed me the most, simply because he was comfortable with the ball.
your eldest was the main man as a kid i seem to remember. you're right about stroud, only because he was about 3 times faster than anyone else.
