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He is 15 now. (Goalkeeper)
Has a number of clubs after him, but I've got to try and get it right in terms of his development and who will, hopefully, bring him through.
He had half a game for Grimsby against Doncaster Rovers late last season, when he was still in the under 15s. Very windy day, quite sunny in Clee in the afternoon and nice fish 'n' chips at Steeles.
Win, lose or draw or always enjoy a trip to Steele's

Btw we are not local.We live in Burnley.

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He is 15 now. (Goalkeeper)
Has a number of clubs after him, but I've got to try and get it right in terms of his development and who will, hopefully, bring him through.
He had half a game for Grimsby against Doncaster Rovers late last season, when he was still in the under 15s. Very windy day, quite sunny in Clee in the afternoon and nice fish 'n' chips at Steeles.
Win, lose or draw or always enjoy a trip to Steele's

tricky decision hope you get it right but seeing as though you live in the north west i doubt very much our set ups come close to the likes of pne,blackpool,blackburn,bolton,wigan

I read John Burridge's auto biography.He started at Workington. He said he got a head start as he was training with men at 16, not kids.Like he would have done at Arsenal, Man Utd. etc.
We also like the fact the trainers at Grimsby say they like what they see in him.

Owen Coyle has told us unprompted, at least 4 times he rates him. (His own son has played in teams against mine) but we've never had an approach from Bolton. Probably Owen doesn't dirty his hands in the youth set up.

Others have told us the youth set up at Grimsby is really good. Any club with little cash needs a first rate youth system. Grow your own!

Goalkeeper is a very difficult position for youngsters to be brought into professional clubs first teams. As a big aspect of their game is decision-making which is a skill enhanced with experience. That said, a keeper is more likely to be blooded at first team level at a club like ours (if good enough obviously).

One thing I will say is that (with the exception of this year until Arthur's contract runs out) most small clubs like us will have one senior keeper and one younger pro as the number two keeper. So if your lad got offered pro terms he would at least be making the bench whilst he adjusts to senior football.

And I'm not sure about the youth set up but we do have a dedicated goalkeeping coach in the senior set-up.

If he came 2 years ago he'd have been made 1st choice  

good luck where ever he ends up

Thanks for all your best wishes. Well, we are treating it as a marvellous opportunity and we are all excited by the opportunity it presents. (It's an added bonus to him that he's going to get day release from school too).
And we are certainly going to enjoy our long weekends in Cleethorpes.
Whatever, Grimsby will rise again - football is cyclical - you'll see.