I see on facebook, ex Hibs tv "star"'s lad has landed a top notch Schoolarship to the states and turned down a pro contract to take it up.
Good on him, the way Scottish football is going i wonder if more wont take this route.
Seen him a few times and he is a very good goalie, seems to have his head screwed on if going this route.
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Thread: Josh Dunn
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01-05-2017 12:55 PM #1
Josh Dunn
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01-05-2017 04:19 PM #2
Seen him play years ago and mentioned him on a thread.
Looked like a keeper and by all accounts is highly regarded.
Great opportunity for a young guy.
There's another laddie in my boys year who also has a scholarship for football somewhere in the US.
Must be very exciting times for them.No Eternal Reward Shall Forgive Us Now For Wasting The Dawn
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01-05-2017 05:12 PM #3
Good luck to him. I hope he's been asking the right people the right questions. Speaking to a couple of lads the scholarship system isn't for everyone.
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01-05-2017 05:29 PM #4
Was that not what David Weir did?
I always got the feeling that one of the reasons he played until he was 40 was because he didn't spend his years between the ages of 18 and 24 getting chopped to pieces in the Scottish leagues.
I'm sure it is not for everyone, but I would imagine it would be an absolutely fantastic opportunity for the right person.
Alex Harris - would this privately educated young man have been better off being halved by Shaun Hutchison and having his confidence stripped by the boo boys of Easter Road/ Terry Butcher or would he have been better off in the states, getting a scholarship? He'd have been a few years older, wiser, bigger, physical stronger and more capable of taking the knocks a few years down the line?Last edited by Smartie; 01-05-2017 at 05:32 PM.
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01-05-2017 05:38 PM #5
The scholarship system system is great from a sporting perspective, but is very mixed from the academic side. Most courses in the 1st year are like high school, with a variety of subjects studied not at all linked to your 'major'. Even with the tuition covered, these guys have to fund accommodation and a lifestyle during whats essentially a wasted year from a studying perspective. I know a few guys who have come back early, incredible facilities and the sun on your back isnt everything to the ones who want a quality education alongside the sport.
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01-05-2017 07:05 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Don't disagree in principal but Duncan Watmore has an economics degree, got the **** kicked out of him up here yet prior to a bad knee injury was a consistent performer in the Premiership.
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01-05-2017 07:28 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A scholarship, as has been pointed out above, isn't just about the sport but there is a bit of learning as well. I can think of many characters of the Scottish game that this would be wasted on.
I could just imagine Cumdog's first philosophy tutorial.
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01-05-2017 07:32 PM #8
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There's gonna be a bit in the Evening News about it, with the headline,
"Look What Wullie Dunn's Laddies Done"
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01-05-2017 07:58 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
this is a prep school that has head hunted him and given him a scholarship for a year. It is the Georgia soccer academy just outside Atlanta.
They play all over so the colleges will see him in the flesh and he will prob have a number to chose from.
a bit warmer than here that's for sure!
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01-05-2017 08:04 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Last edited by The goalie; 01-05-2017 at 08:49 PM.
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01-05-2017 08:26 PM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Hope it works out for the laddie.Last edited by greenlex; 01-05-2017 at 08:29 PM.
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01-05-2017 08:59 PM #12
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His dad posts on here, or at least he did. Good luck to Josh
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