John Terry started out with the famous East End feeder club Senrab before joining West Ham's academy setup under their academy boss Tony Carr.
To be honest, for Richard, it wouldn't have been easy to convince Terry if he hadn't personally stepped in to recruit him.
At the time, Terry was already on a YTS contract with West Ham, so Richard's first move was to approach Terry's father. Initially, he was rejected. His dad told Richard that it had always been his dream to see his son captain the Hammers.
(P.S. YTS *Youth Training Scheme* was the name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17)
