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The Interview
I don't like waiting rooms. Five uncomfortable chairs all surrounding a wooden coffee table with magazines that are two years out of issue. A noisy clock hangs on the opposite wall. Tick after tock after tick after tock. Below it is a picture of the last time Athlone Town won the League of Ireland, 1983! Just as I stand up out of my seat to have a look, a beautiful tall blonde haired woman walks into the room.
Hi Benny, I'm Lucy. Mr Liddy will see you now. I follow her down the corridor, she's slim and very fit. She opens a door and ushers me in with a smile. This is the Chairman's office. Mr Liddy will be with you shortly. I look around as she leaves the room. It's a mess! Documents and boxes everywhere. There's nowhere to sit so I stand and wait. This guy is either very unorganised or a workaholic. The fact that he wants to do interviews on the day after New Year's Day suggests the latter!
A tall fat man walks into the room, he's a big man and even bigger character. "Nice to meet you Brian", it's Benny I replied. He moves a cardboard box full of papers from an office swivel chair. Sit down he says. "Now what's your footballing background, we're looking for someone who can take this club forward." I didn't mention that I was only a Sunday League Footballer and that I had no coaching qualifications or badges! "I can assure you I'm the right man for the job" he interrupted before I had the chance to tell him about all the trophies I had won on Football Manager in the last number of years. "You might have heard about the controversary within the club in recent times, I want to assure that all that is cleared up and we've nothing to hide".
The club had been investigated for match fixing as well as other issues including lack of sponsors for jerseys, not paying players and getting supporters to give lifts to players to away games. I knew the club was a mess but I didn't know what really went on. "There are a lot of interest in the job and we'll be in touch very soon. Thank you for your interest. On your way out can you close the door, I've a phone call to make, thanks Bobby". It's Benny, I replied.
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