Freed Kilmarnock kid vows to 'prove them wrong' as he ditches holiday to revive football dream
dailyrecord.co.ukFreed Kilmarnock kid Aaron Quigg should have been in the middle of a dream holiday to Miami right now. Instead he’s putting in the hard yards in Cumbernauld after ditching the Magic City in a bid to revive his football dream.The 18-year-old midfielder was given the news no young player wants to hear from Derek McInnes a fortnight ago.
But he is driven on to prove his old boss wrong by the sight of his mate and fellow Killie kid David Watson cleaning up young players of the year awards after a standout season.Forget rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous in Florida, Quigg is one of 30-odd free agent young players being put through their paces at the PFA Scotland Talent Showcase, organised by ex-Celtic and Scotland striker Craig Beattie, this week.
That concludes tomorrow with a full-blown trial match at Broadwood which annually is attended by over 100 managers, coaches and scouts.It’s a shop window which has paid off for many of like-minded driven youngsters in recent years.
And Quigg - who will join up with his mates Harvey Gilmour, brother of Scotland ace Billy, Kian Leslie and big Ethan Brown in Florida for the last few days of their vacation next week - knows it’s a chance he couldn’t miss for anything.The teenager said: "I was supposed to have flown out to Miami already.
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