Over the years a number of players have signed for Torquay United and managed to either kickstart or revive their careers before going on to achieve greater things.
This have ranged from Mike Mahoney (Newcastle United), Colin Lee (Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea), Keith Curle (Wimbledon, Manchester City, Wolves and England), Phil King (Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa), Lee Sharpe (Manchester United, Leeds United, Sampdoria and England), Darren Moore (West Bromwich Albion and), Paul Trollope (Derby County and Wales), Rodney Jack (Crewe Alexandra), David Graham (Wigan Athletic) and Eunan O'Kane (AFC Bournemouth, Leeds United and Republic of Ireland).
But could Aaron Kuhl - the son of United assistant manager Martin - potentially be joining that list and giving himself a chance of resurrecting what was once a hugely promising career?
Kuhl junior came through the youth academy at Reading, where Kuhl has held various coaching positions, and was once regarded as one of the Royals' most highly rated young prospects. At one stage Kuhl junior was once considered a better prospect at the Madjeski Stadium than current Republic of Ireland international Liam Kelly, who also graduated from the Royals Academy.
After representing England at Under-19 and Under-20 level, he was considered to be a future Premier League star, and was believed to be have attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester City after breaking into the Reading first team under then manager Nigel Adkins - now of Hull City.
However, things turned sour for Kuhl junior following the departure of Adkins and he found himself out of favour under Steve Clarke and was loaned out to Dundee United and Boreham Wood amongst others.
Following his release by the Royals at the end of the 2016-17 campaign, he went on trial at Aldershot Town, who crossed swords with United in the National League last season, but sustained a ruptured knee ligament injury in a pre-season friendly between the Shots and Wycombe Wanderers.
Nevertheless Kuhl junior is now on the comeback trail and Gulls head coach Gary Owers is keeping tabs on his progress.
Various reports on Kuhl have described him as a holding midfielder with an eye for a pass.
One thing that United missed last season, as they were relegated to the National League South, was a genuine quality holding midfielder, which is the kind of player that will be a great asset for the Gulls in their bid to win promotion back to the National League.
He also captained the Royals Under-21 side to the Under-21 Premier League Cup, in which they beat Manchester City in the final, and those leadership qualities will also prove to be important for the Gulls in their bid to win promotion from National League South at the first attempt.
