Win a pro contract with Swindon
The transfer window is upon us but will the next name up in lights be yours?
There's just four weeks to go before we close the door on a unique recruitment policy as FourFourTwo, in association with SamsungFootball.co.uk, are giving one young aspiring footballer the chance of winning a professional contract with League One promotion-chasers Swindon Town.
The winner, selected following a series of regional and national trials between now and the end of the year, will be given a shiny new 12-month playing contract - and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to prove his worth in the Football League.
COMPETITION:Win a contract with Swindon
Among other pro players you'd be working alongside one man who knows what it's like to be plucked from obscurity - striker Charlie Austin, who joined the Robins from ninth-tier side Poole Town and promptly plundered a bagful of goals. And he's got some advice for budding players.
"I always thought that if I was given a chance, I would take it," he says. "You have to believe in your ability. If you have belief, who knows what could happen? But you have to give everything. Playing football is everyone's dream."
To make your dream come true, enter the competition here.
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Gary Parkinson is a freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer, actor and coach. He spent 14 years at FourFourTwo as the Global Digital Editor and continues to regularly contribute to the magazine and website, including major features on Euro 96, Subbuteo, Robert Maxwell and the inside story of Liverpool's 1990 title win. He is also a Bolton Wanderers fan.
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