Barker: "As bent as a nine bob note"
Albion are set to offer a trial to Ghanian starlet Samuel Nketia.
In an impassioned message via the Albion website the 24 year old striker issued a ‘come and get me’ plea to Albion after struggling to get a game in Ghanian football. The player said he was keen to sign for Albion citing corruption in his home country where local officials have to be bribed before you can sign for a team.
However, the deal could fall apart because of Albion’s unusual financing where players pay a weekly bribe to manager Jade Barker in order to get a game. A club official said: “We’ll expect a fiver off him like everyone else. In cash, a used note or coins. We don’t want anything that can be traced.”
The message in full:
Dear Sir/Madam,
  It’s my greatest pleasure to write you this letter,i am Samuel Nketia,i am a young footballer and i am looking for trials in your club,i am a striker and i dont have anyone to help me over here in Ghana,because you have to bribe an official before you get a team,i want to request for a trials in your highly esteem club,i dont want to waste my talent,please help me,i am 24 years old and i have played in the various colts teams,but i dont have anyone to help me,please help me so that i dont waste my talent,i hope my request will be attended to,have a nice time,hope to hear from you.
Sam