Harlow Town, VCD Athletic, Wealdstone FC, Weston-super-Mare AFC. These are some of the teams that former Arsenal youngsters, who put pen to paper on their scholarship deals at London Colney five years ago, are currently playing for. It should serve as a reminder, if needed, to the current crop that earning a scholarship deal at a major club is by no means a guarantor of success in terms of establishing a professional career. Last week a new set of scholars embarked upon their journey as they started training full-time, but they should be aware that it requires much hard work and dedication just to make the grade at a professional club, let alone one as established as Arsenal. There are...
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