Comments on: The Curious World of the Open Tryout http://backpagefootball.com/the-curious-world-of-the-open-tryout/15981/ Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: paul http://backpagefootball.com/the-curious-world-of-the-open-tryout/15981/comment-page-1/#comment-219274 paul Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:13:29 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=15981#comment-219274 I want to know if there is any possiblity for afircan player to join out the try out, form africa to america.

]]> By: Red Ben http://backpagefootball.com/the-curious-world-of-the-open-tryout/15981/comment-page-1/#comment-30234 Red Ben Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:55:04 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=15981#comment-30234 Whilst working in the US with a friend we went a long to one of these trials – he was taking it fairly seriously, I was taking the piss knowing that I wouldn’t get past the trial.

My friend is a former Sheffield United goalkeeper who has played regularly in the non-league game since graduating from University, where he was the best student player in his position in the country.

Needless to say, he was the best goalkeeper there by a mile, but was passed over in favour of an american kid because the club “could not justify signing a foreign keeper when there was American talent available”.

They signed no goalkeepers. Or players in any position.

The open trial was basically a money-making scheme, with attitude that if they find a player, great, and if not, then it’s free money.

I have no doubt that if Leo Messi showed up, he’d make the team, but anyone else? Don’t bet on it.

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