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Football: LIVI KID SNUBS BARCA.


Byline: By SAM McLEOD

LIVINGSTON striker Robert Snodgrass Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987, in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish Second Division side Stirling Albion on loan from Livingston.

Snodgrass has scored 7 goals in 49 games for Livingston since his debut 2005.
 has turned down the chance of a trial with Barcelona - raising concerns for his career.

He shot to prominence last season, but has not played a single game this term.

Snodgrass, 19, who has been plagued by injury and reportedly has problems off the pitch, had already rejected the opportunity to move to Blackpool or Plymouth. Allan Preston Allan Preston (born August 16 1969 in Leith, Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish professional footballer and, later, a manager.

Preston, who predominantly played at left-back, began his career as a 15-year-old with Dundee United in 1985.
, who advises the Scotland Under-19 forward, had set up a training stint at Nou Camp.

He believes the teenager's rejection of a chance most players would jump hints is a symptom of deeper troubles.

He said: "If Barcelona come knocking and you turn them down it shows what ambition you've got. If he doesn't watch out, he'll end up being out of the game and another case of wasted ability.

"I don't think Robert is behaving in the right way for a professional footballer - a concern for many people."

Snodgrass burst onto the SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. See assembly language for an SPL program example.

(2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming.

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 scene with two goals in a 2-2 draw with Rangers in October last year and was rewarded with a deal understood to make him the highest earner at Livingston.

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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Nov 17, 2006
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