Newcastle United No2 John Carver admits they almost dumped Liverpool striker Andy Carroll as a teenager.
Carver was the man back in 2004 who handed Carroll the chance to go on to football stardom on Tyneside.
He told the Evening Chronicle: "It was like I stumbled across him.
"I went down to work at the Academy when Graeme Souness brought his own men in. And when I went down there, whether or not to keep Andy was one of the first decisions I had to make.
"The decision was do I give him a scholarship or not?
"After some deliberation we gave him a deal.
"My decision was the final decision and I was pleased that we made the right decision. Andy has gone on and earned the club £35million."