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My goal throughout this story is to start as an unknown manager and become a world class manager. The countries i've chosen for this save are England, Scotland, Italy, Spain. The story will be different throughout, points will be creative writing (Mostly beginning and ending of seasons) and other points will be season updates. Hope you'se will enjoy the story, feed back and contrsuctive crticism would be nice - thanks.
Introduction -
Yeah, so where to start huh? Just lost my job at the local business due to downsizing and got no other experiance to apply for anything else. Only two things i've ever wanted to do was play football which I never followed up on because I became lazy and never followed my dream and thats what made becoming a highly successful businessman came to mind.
I wanted to be a top manager, you know - of top businesses. Microsoft, Apple, you name them! That was my goal, but it never really got going-..and my previous employees just paid me off due to them downsizing there business, nothing seemed to be working. I needed a change, then I thought of something brilliant. Why dont i just join both of my top two things together and try and become a football manager?
It sounds stupid, I know but just think about it for a second. I've got previous managerial experiance, all be it with my local business from down the road but it's still managerial experiance and that's alot more than some of these ex-players can say they've got and they still get jobs. Also Im a big football fanatic, watch it and follow my local team - sure i was never a football player, but really? I aint letting that stop me.
I had to get this started, I had to find myself an agent and get applications ready to be handed into anywhere, here in Scotland, south in England or even abroad! Im not caring. I've already got an office my house, just need to get an agent. But first, i've got to start writing up suitable applications aswell, previous ones wouldn't really suit football manager vacancies.
Alright, i've got applications ready and i've even found myself an agent! Well yeah, let's call it an agent - he's an old school friend who went on to get some degree in some sport or whatever, im not really sure but he seemed confident and knowledgable enough to be an agent, and let's face it - it's not like i've got much better avalible to me - my agent sent out applications all around the globe, all to do now is sit and wait for that phone call....
The Chance -
God it's been a full 6 months since i've started this football manager idea..and nothing. I've even hadd to start to work down at the local fruit market to bring in extra cash while looking for a break. Im determined that Im not going to give up on this, this is something I want to do and im going to stick to it - i've even went and got my coaching badges.
I've gotta be honest, what was I thinking - trying to get into football management. I mean they just arn't any room for non-experianced footballers. Just as I was starting to give up on this idea, I get a call from my agent, telling me that a family friend of his has just started working in the back offices of small part time 3rd Division side Annan Athletic and that they could get me an interview for the vacant manager position. "YES!!" was the word i screamed down the phone, I wasn't caring what division they was in, I wouldn't of cared if the job was in China - I would of said yes. This was it, this was my chance.
Driving up to Annan Athletic's small stadium the next day in my old Ford. Which looked very much in place with the run down small "Galabank" stadium, which to my suprise could hold a capacity of 2,000. Not that it ever get's near that attendance. I met with the chairman Henry McClelland and presented myself in his very small tight and got to be honest untidy office.
The conversation was quick and to the point, not really what I was expecting. He was impressed with my attitude and my ambition to get foward and he must of saw something in me because I left Galabank with a two year contract with Annan Athletic. I had done it-..I was a football manager in the Scottish Third Division. It was time to make a name for myself..
Introduction -
Yeah, so where to start huh? Just lost my job at the local business due to downsizing and got no other experiance to apply for anything else. Only two things i've ever wanted to do was play football which I never followed up on because I became lazy and never followed my dream and thats what made becoming a highly successful businessman came to mind.
I wanted to be a top manager, you know - of top businesses. Microsoft, Apple, you name them! That was my goal, but it never really got going-..and my previous employees just paid me off due to them downsizing there business, nothing seemed to be working. I needed a change, then I thought of something brilliant. Why dont i just join both of my top two things together and try and become a football manager?
It sounds stupid, I know but just think about it for a second. I've got previous managerial experiance, all be it with my local business from down the road but it's still managerial experiance and that's alot more than some of these ex-players can say they've got and they still get jobs. Also Im a big football fanatic, watch it and follow my local team - sure i was never a football player, but really? I aint letting that stop me.
I had to get this started, I had to find myself an agent and get applications ready to be handed into anywhere, here in Scotland, south in England or even abroad! Im not caring. I've already got an office my house, just need to get an agent. But first, i've got to start writing up suitable applications aswell, previous ones wouldn't really suit football manager vacancies.
Alright, i've got applications ready and i've even found myself an agent! Well yeah, let's call it an agent - he's an old school friend who went on to get some degree in some sport or whatever, im not really sure but he seemed confident and knowledgable enough to be an agent, and let's face it - it's not like i've got much better avalible to me - my agent sent out applications all around the globe, all to do now is sit and wait for that phone call....
The Chance -
God it's been a full 6 months since i've started this football manager idea..and nothing. I've even hadd to start to work down at the local fruit market to bring in extra cash while looking for a break. Im determined that Im not going to give up on this, this is something I want to do and im going to stick to it - i've even went and got my coaching badges.
I've gotta be honest, what was I thinking - trying to get into football management. I mean they just arn't any room for non-experianced footballers. Just as I was starting to give up on this idea, I get a call from my agent, telling me that a family friend of his has just started working in the back offices of small part time 3rd Division side Annan Athletic and that they could get me an interview for the vacant manager position. "YES!!" was the word i screamed down the phone, I wasn't caring what division they was in, I wouldn't of cared if the job was in China - I would of said yes. This was it, this was my chance.
Driving up to Annan Athletic's small stadium the next day in my old Ford. Which looked very much in place with the run down small "Galabank" stadium, which to my suprise could hold a capacity of 2,000. Not that it ever get's near that attendance. I met with the chairman Henry McClelland and presented myself in his very small tight and got to be honest untidy office.
The conversation was quick and to the point, not really what I was expecting. He was impressed with my attitude and my ambition to get foward and he must of saw something in me because I left Galabank with a two year contract with Annan Athletic. I had done it-..I was a football manager in the Scottish Third Division. It was time to make a name for myself..
