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Jarrod Bowen: West Ham forward's career has been 'a fairytale' says old boss Pete Beadle

There was a moment when Pete Beadle knew he couldn't help Jarrod Bowen any more.

It was watching him on the training pitch with the rest of the callow kids trying their best to force their way out of the youth team and into the big time.

The big time back in 2013 for the 16-year-old from nearby Leominster, was the Hereford United first team.

Nine years later and Bowen could be about to hit the biggest time of all - playing for England.

"I'm privileged to have played a part in his pathway," Beadle told BBC Hereford and Worcester.