Former footballers have spoken candidly about their sporting dreams crumbling in front of their eyes

When he was 16, Danny Edmead had an eight week trial with a team he had always dreamed of playing with, Tottenham Hotspurs.

However, after the stint, the teenager wasn?t kept on with the club.

‘I remember finishing my training session with them. I played very well, so I asked the Tottenham coach if the decision about signing me had been made,’ Danny tells Metro.

‘Two coaches then took me into an office where they reassured me that I was a good and hard working player who would go far in football – however, they were unfortunately unable to sign me but hopefully would see me in the future.

‘I was so disheartened because I really felt like I had put in the effort to get signed and built a good bond with the coaches.’
Undeterred, Danny went for more trials, this time with Charlton, Watford and Fulham. Each time, he felt like he was in grasping reach of playing for a club that would see him go pro – but each time, there was no call back after the trial.

It would be a devastating experience for anyone, not to mention someone so young. Each moment turning a promising future into uncertainty and doubt.

?I was in year 11 when I went to trial for Tottenham,? he explains. 

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