The Shropshire Star was reporting last night that Walsall have taken a mystery goalkeeper on trial.

The paper says that we have taken a “Remi Gilmartin” on trial, but have given him permission to play in a pre-season game for Telford United at Nuneaton tomorrow night, to give us a better chance of seeing him in action.

The player is, presumably, 19 year old Rene Gilmartin, with his name mis-spelled by the paper, as we cannot find any tract of a “Remi”.

Rene Gilmartin described himself on his internet CV in January this year thus:

“I am currently playing in the most highly rated schoolboy leagues in Ireland. My prefered (sic) position is goalkeeping where i have had trials with clubs such as West Bromich (sic) Albion in the english premier league, Preston North End, Cambridge Utd, Carlisle Utd and Cambridge City. I have represented my country and am currently playing for the league representitive (sic) team. I coach 2 teams, one is an under 12 rep side and the other is a club side. I am currently in the process of obtaining my uefa level b cert. I am in my last year of high school and next year I am doing a course to hopefully get me a scholarship to a college in the states. A number of higly rated references can be obtained on demand.”

He plays for St Kevins Boys Club, who have a link up with West Bromwich Albion.