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Pegasus Juniors are to host an open trial, on Sunday February 9th, for amateur footballers to be in with a chance to play at Wembley.
FA Cup sponsors Budweiser will use Pegasus, and five other regional clubs across the UK, to find two squads to play a game at Wembley. This from the press release:
Amateur footballers across the country are being given a second shot at glory following the launch of the Budweiser Open Trials in association with BT Sport. This will give hopefuls the opportunity to play on the hallowed turf at the home of football, Wembley Stadium.
In a bid to prove it is never too late to achieve your dream, lead FA Cup sponsor, Budweiser, is inviting England’s most talented amateurs aged over 25, to attend one of a series of regional trials, with those who impress going on to a second trial. From there, two squads will head to the home of English football and walk out for a showpiece match at Wembley Stadium, one of the greatest stages in football.
Experienced coach and current Newcastle Assistant Manager, John Carver, who was Sir Bobby Robson’s number two at the club, has been signed up to help put the trialists through their paces. Carver will set the challenges they have to complete to make it to St. George’s Park.
Applications will open ahead of the weekend of the FA Cup Third Round, with regional trials taking place up and down the country on 7th, 8th and 9th February, and a second round of trials happening at St. George’s Park on 10th March. The final 32 players will then walk out on to the Wembley pitch the day after the second FA Cup Semi-Final, 14 April, to play a 90 minute match.
The trials application will be at: http://www.budweiser.co.uk/opentrials
