Our very first player to ‘Make the Grade’ was Wes Brown who trialled at Manchester City, only to be told he was not good enough for them. So he went to Manchester United where Sir Alex Ferguson once described Wes as the most natural defender he had seen.
He appeared 232 times for United scoring 3 times for them before transfering to Sunderland in 2011.
Sir Alex again is quoted as saying it was one of his hardest decisions to make to let him go. So far Wes has played more than 69 times for the ‘Black Cats’ and scored 1. He has played for England 23 times and scored once.