At last week's EGM it was agreed that Scott Greenwell and Jon Wise would be given 12-week trials, after which time club members will vote on whether either/both will be invited to join the club.
Their trials have been backdated to start when they played their first matches for us in 2013.
Scott's trial began on 11 April, which means his will last until 4 July.
Jon's trial began on 28 March so he is halfway through his trial but I have agreed with Greg that as he is now out injured for 3 weeks with a hamstring problem, his trial is suspended until he next plays. If he's out for 3 weeks then his trial should end around the same time as Scott's which is handy.
Let me take this opportunity to remind everyone why we sometimes give players a trial rather than immediately voting on inviting them to join. It is essentially for two reasons:
(a) For the player on trial to see what we're all about and decide for himself whether he wants to join full-time
(b) For us to see what kind of person the triallist is – NOT just how good a player they are. Does he understand our ethos? Does he play for the team, not for himself? Does he pay his way? And so on!
Regardless of what I think about any triallist, it does please me that people are keen to join the Accies. We must be doing something right!
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