From Grassroots to Glory

[MitchT94]

And so it begins.

My quest to leave a legacy upon the beautiful game.

With no coaching badges and no reputation I don't know how I expect to start my career.

However, one thing is for certain, I have to at least try.

Sending out application, getting rejected for other managers the days dragged on to weeks and the nights were spent over thinking and over analysing, "what am i doing?" "Am I foolish for thinking I can do this?" until....

I finally get offered a job in the Vanarama National South League.

Could this be the catalyst that sparks the unwavering flame of the hottest new manager on the scene or will the pressure prove to tough and all the hopes and dreams pop like a tyre leaving nothing but rubber and air in history?

Only time will tell however one thing is for certain. I won't go quietly....

 

[MitchT94]

After successfully finding the job that will kick start our journey to the top we get underway with our first set of fixtures to test our metal against other managers.

Will we be successful or have we bitten off more than we can chew?

Episode has now dropped so you don't have to wait to find out.

 

[MitchT94]

After managing to put a string of wins together we manage to lift ourselves out of the relegation zone which we were in before we took charge.

After meticulously curating a tactic and style of play we seem to have stumbled upon something that works.

However is this just the boost a new manager brings or are we genuine contenders in the league.

Time will tell but ones thing is for certain....we will give it our all.

 

[MitchT94]

Being in the playoff hunt was giving me confidence that maybe I was meant to be a football manager.

Maybe this was my destiny.

If we could keep this form up until the end of the season there is no doubt we make the play offs.

If i could come in to the club when they were 23rd and take them to the play offs in 6 months what an achievement.

However doubt starts to creep in.

But what if we cant keep this up. What if we cant continue to get results.

I snap myself out of this. I cant think like that. I need to stay positive. I need to keep being hungry for success. Thats what the start of my journey depended on and I cant start to change now.

We are so close.

It has all been leading up to this.

 

[MitchT94]

Disappointing! No Fight!

These are some of the feelings I was experiencing after our first round loss in the play offs.

We didn't just lose, we were outclassed.

However, having joined the club in 23rd place and leading them to the play offs in the same season was an achievement in itself.

We have the summer to recruit the players we want and to get rid of any deadwood.

And recruit is what we did.