As FA Cup action returns for the third round, and with that the entrance of the Premier League giants, so too does the prospect of seeing unpolished gems make their first tentative steps on the big stage.
With teams across the football pyramid in action this weekend, managers up and down the country are poised to throw down the gauntlet to the youngsters and challenge them to make a searing impression.
Around the grounds the backs of many shirts will be sporting rather large squad numbers, as academy pupils and youth signings strut out in the senior ranks with big hopes of making their name.