Bournemouth's Alex Scott talks to BBC Sport about his road to recovery from injury, joining the Cherries and where his nickname comes from.
There is still no exact date pencilled in for the £25m summer signing to make his Cherries debut after he arrived at Vitality Stadium from Bristol City in August with a knee injury. However, we are now moving into the period of weeks rather than months.
Reflecting on that period, he says: "For me, my parents, my family, to put all that work and dedication into it and it to be ripped away, at 12 or 13 after you have put four-and-a-half years into it... "To gain some confidence by coming back and playing local football was huge for me. It was probably one of the most important things that got me where I am today."The Guernsey coach was an old friend of Bristol City technical director Brian Tinnion. Once Scott found his form, Tinnion was alerted and Scott went back across the Channel for a trial.
Within 18 months, still some way short of his 18th birthday, Scott was making his senior debut against Luton. "I think I did that. I trained every time I could. I played in all the pre-season games and did everything right. But the longer it goes on, you are wanting the move but it looks like it is not going to happen. In your head, you are thinking 'I am going to be at Bristol City for the coming season'.
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