FIVE days to impress.

Stanway Rovers playmaker Angelo Harrop is heading to Aldershot Town for a trial and the Coca-Cola League Two side have given the 22-year-old former Colchester United youth teamer five days to prove what he is capable of.

Harrop, the son of former U’s director of youth football Geoff Harrop, has been in good form in Rovers’ midfield this season, helping them to the fourth round of the FA Vase for the second successive year.

He re-signed for Stanway this year following spells playing and coaching in America and Romania and recently turned down a move to Ridgeons League premier division rivals Harwich and Parkeston, but is hoping he can impress enough at his trial to gain a deal with the Shots.

“We had a good run in the Vase and the management said there would be people watching us,” he said.

“I went to Romania in the summer and a club there called Galacticos offered me a four-year deal, but you can imagine what it was like living there and I decided to come back. Harwich showed an interest, but I decided to stay with Stanway because the management have showed a lot of trust in me this season and I like it there.

“It would be a fantastic move to go to Aldershot, though.

“I’m going for five days to show them what I can do.

“I hope they have an idea already and I know it will be tough, but I will go there, work hard and see what happens.

“I feel I’m ready for it as we do a lot of fitness work at Stanway and my dad is director of football at Northampton now and I will be working with them for a few days.

“I know it will be difficult, but I have five days to impress.”