Everton's Ben Godfrey considers it a blessing in disguise that today's FA Cup opponents Sheffield Wednesday rejected him as a 15-year-old.
There weren't many niceties when Godfrey was summoned to the Wednesday offices after a long trial to be told he wasn't good enough.
But the versatile defender has since recovered to become an England under-21 international and £25million Premier League footballer.
'I was there for ages. I thought I was one of the most successful ones. I remember speaking to my Dad and saying: 'I did well there.