Southampton before his massive career switch.But aged 16 his dream of making it ended with a knee injury following a tackle, after which he turned to carpentry.It was a devastating stroke of luck for a player who world cup-winner Alan Ball once tipped to become one of the nation’s biggest talents.Mountain told the Daily Echo: "Alan Ball paid me a few compliments - you can't get better than that."He and Geoff Hurst were watching us train when I was about 12 and he said to my dad 'every ten to 15 years in this country we have a talent that sticks out from the rest and I believe your son may be that talent.'”But Mountain’s fortunes were about to change again when a Page Three girl he was dating passed on details of an audition for an adult.
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