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[sorry, no football videos , please.]

 

2 more  Prior goals vs Kingstonian and a hat-trick vs Dartford!!!

 

 

That's cheating, your right winger crosses the ball.

 

Does anybody have the broadcating rights for that division?  I thought that was posted by a club official?

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Apologies bout the posting of videos - my bad. Didn't realise that they auto showed on here. Mucho apologiso

 

The problem with videos is copyright, I'm sure nobody holds copyright for the Rymans 1st Division South.  If somebody does own the copyright then they seem to be keeping it quiet.

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http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/12/30/striker-jason-prior-aiming-for-newcastle-united-place-72703-30032172/

 

Lost two years from when he was first linked.

 

 

FROM the Wessex League Premier Division to St James’ Park in two years – that is the extraordinary dream being chased by 22-year-old striker Jason Prior, the non-league striker due for a trial with Newcastle United in the New Year.

 

Prior is the forward who caught the eye of United’s scouts by hitting an incredible 95 goals in 118 for Bognor Regis in the Ryman League South – prompting him to be invited to train with the club in 2012.

 

It is a fairytale story that has hints of the film Goal! – the incredible rags-to-riches story that sees an unknown South American player plucked from the streets before starring for Newcastle.

 

In reality, Prior is one of plenty of players who are invited for trials with United every year – even if his story makes him a little bit different.

 

Prior has taken the route less travelled to his United trial, having been signed by Bognor in 2009 from Moneyfields FC – a ‘step five’ club in Portsmouth.

 

He has never played or been on the books of a professional club and has only played for Bognor for two years.

 

 

On the verge of a £12,000 move to Eastleigh on Tuesday afternoon, Bognor got the call from Newcastle asking him if he would like to come to the North East so the club could take a closer look.

 

Club general manager and vice chairman Jack Pearce told the Chronicle: “There was a move in place to Eastleigh but then we got the call from Newcastle asking if he would be interested in going up there for a trial.

 

“We left the decision up to Jason and he has decided he’d like to go to Newcastle to train with them and see where it takes him. We haven’t even set a date for it yet.

 

“It has got a little bit out of hand after it got out that he was going up there. Newcastle will have lots of players going on trial and we don’t want to make too much of it – its just a trial and he hasn’t signed for them or anything yet.

 

“Of course its an incredible opportunity for Jason and we wish him all the best.”

 

Prior is a rangy, powerful striker with a fierce shot who can take dead balls too.

 

And while it is a huge step from the Ryman South to the Premier League – some seven divisions – Pearce warns against writing off his young charge. With 41 years of experience at Bognor, most as manager, he can spot a talent.

 

”We took him from Moneyfields two years ago and he’s been fantastic. His goal-scoring record speaks for itself,” he said.

 

”There are probably hundreds of kids who go for trials and for most of them it doesn’t work out. But for one or two it does and Jason has his chance.

 

“No matter whether you’re in the Ryman, on a park somewhere or the Premier League the penalty box is the same size and the goals are the same size too. If you’re a goalscorer that is what every football club in England wants on their books.

 

”He is a good kid, an excellent player, he works very hard and you never know, this could be his big break.”

 

Perhaps slightly unfairly, his trial was reported as United’s “cut-price” attempt to replace Demba Ba in the African Nations Cup in some quarters yesterday.

 

In actual fact it is Newcastle thinking outside the box in their scouting attempts, and there are plenty of examples of non-league talent emerging at the highest level.

 

Manchester United’s Chris Smalling, Norwich’s Steve Morison, QPR’s DJ Campbell and Michael Kightly – who went from Grays to the England Under-21 side in six months – all provide evidence there is talent down the football pyramid.

 

 

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