Jason Norville offered a contract at Barnet FC
Barnet FC
Jason Norville, the 21-year-old Trinidad-born striker who has been released by Championship Watford after four years, has been offered terms with Barnet.
Manager Paul Fairclough confirmed this development after training at Potters Bar on Friday ... and also revealed that he plans to offer terms to former Windsor and Eton midfielder Morgaro Gomis, who has played in the Barnet first team line-up in the absence of injured Dean Sinclair, and 19-year-old Welsh youth international left back Adam Gross, released by Charlton Athletic although a reserve team regular.
The manager also revealed that he is planning talks with 16-year-old former Crystal Palace midfielder Luke Hickey - he is not 17 until mid-August - who has been capped by Ireland in his age group. Fairclough said of the youngster: "He has real potential".
Two other trialists who have been playing in recent games, former Reading right back Louie Soares and former Colchester United and one-time Tottenham Hotspur midfield prodigy Ben Bowditch, will also be in the Barnet party playing Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium on Saturday.
Norville, who came on the Bees scene at Canvey Island last week and made a second half substitute outing, made 14 appearances for Watford, six of them starts, and scored one goal.
Lee Roache, stretchered off early in Tuesday's game at Hayes with an ankle injury, hopes to resume training but, like Simon Clist, who has groin problems despite a close season operation, is unlikely to be ready for the start of the Coca-Cola League 2 season against Bristol Rovers at Underhill
He's been offered a contract by Barnet....well at least he is still playing in the Football league
