Reviving the Macedonian Empire!

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Rich and proud has been the history of the Macedonian people. Ever since the times of Phillip II and his son Alexander the Great, the Macedonians valued their sacred history more than anything. The brave battles of the famous warriors have been sang over and over again, even now when the country is not even a mere shadow of what the Ancient Kingdom of Macedonia used to be. Nevertheless, there are still heroes within the country, heroes in many aspects. Heroes in politics, heroes in art, heroes in music, even heroes in sports such as basketball, handball and um... football...? Well not really about the last one. While the National basketball team of Macedonia cruises and wins 4th best in Europe, and the handball players leave their hearts on the field against the strongest foes, the Macedonian football team is in a devastating shape. The players have no desire of victory, they don't show inspiration, leadership and bravery... they show no signs of life. The more often we see them play, the more they become a laughing stock for the people of Macedonia. Sometimes it seems as even if the FFM (Football Federation of Macedonia) doesn't care about the state that the football is in. It appears as if they're just in the business for making money out of the sport. At least that's what most of the Macedonian folks seem to think. The nation is just waiting for a true leader to show up and revive this sport. But will that leader ever show up?

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Meanwhile I have made the toughest decision I ever had to make so far in my life. I reached the age of 36 and I just couldn't keep up any more. I decided to retire from professional football. Even though I had a modest career with no international call-ups (I will state the reason for that later on), the thought that I would never again play football and lead my local club as a captain was burning in my throat. Maybe the only thing that was cheering me up was that the people and the fans of my club always saw an inspiring leader in me, so the manager gave me an unofficial role of a first-team coach for the last 3 years of my playing career, a role that I completely justified. And now that I finished playing, it was really up to me whether I was going to sign a real coaching contract with the club. They gave me time to think it through though. The season just ended and most of the squad was out of the city for a vacation. I was actually expecting to have a peaceful and average life as a first-team coach of my local club from now on (well maybe deep inside me I wished to succeed the manager in the distant future), but I don't think I was prepared for what was about to happen...
 
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Oh come on... making a story about your country is cool... but mixing culture and all this staff that will become the reason of many negative comments from greek people, that's not nice. why don't you just make a story about football and let the story of Alexander the Great for some other time... it's not the right time don't you think? ;)
 
What? Negative comments from greek people? I disagree. I believe that not only do they have more on their plate, I think people have the common sense to not care about these things.
The French invaded Portugal three times, the Spaniards even more, do I hate them? No -_-
 
What? Negative comments from greek people? I disagree. I believe that not only do they have more on their plate, I think people have the common sense to not care about these things.
The French invaded Portugal three times, the Spaniards even more, do I hate them? No -_-

greeks do negative comments when it's about Skopja but I'll have to agree with you that we have more on our plate and we shouldn't whine so much althought the description is very provocative
 
Yes I am aware that I am walking on a thin line with the history, but this was the only thing that actually made me start a game with my country. And I don't wish to spur any political conflicts. I don't really care about the dispute. The way I see it is that Macedonia has one point of view and Greece has another one, and both countries feel as if their country's history includes this glorious part. I don't wish to interfere between these conflicts though. I'll leave the sorting out to the politicians. But nevertheless I am still proud of my nation's history and therefore I included it in my story and if I see it fit to use something similar again, I will use it. I'm telling you again, it's not that I want to provoke someone, but it's because this is really the way I feel when I am playing my game. Thank you for your understanding and for not bashing my story. This shows that a solution to the conflict can be achieved between our nations :) Cheers fellow manager :)

And I will continue the story later this night or tomorrow. I have a good plot coming up :D
 
We all have our pet hates, it's historical, something I couldn't understand, even if I studied it , would be different because I lack the cultural context. But yes, more on your plate indeed, with the crisis and all that, as a portuguese I can relate, altough our situation isn't nearly as bad. But please tell your countrymen to stop destroying your country, it will be even harder then. We don't want that to happen to Europa's mother...

greeks do negative comments when it's about Skopja but I'll have to agree with you that we have more on our plate and we shouldn't whine so much althought the description is very provocative
 
It's a football manager story.. if people can't read it without getting their knickers in a twist then they shouldn't delve into the stories section. No point in taking anything to heart..

I love the opening man , really interested in seeing how this goes!
 
I like the Alexander the Great theme and the proud history it is for Macedonians. And I agree with Seano, its a story, he is being creative lets leave Politics out of it.
 
Just.dont.read.it. Like I wont be reading 'Making City best team in the world' or similar.
 
Why shouldn't I read it? Who said I don't like it? The opening is very nice and promising. I just wanted to warn you about negative comments that greeks could have done cause every time I see posts like that people are arguing, something that fortunately didn't happen here too ;)
 
Yes, thank you for your understandings and compliments all :) So anyway let's continue...

While I was still in the process of making my decision, I ran into an old friend from the club. That old friend happened to be the former manager of my local club, the manager who gave me my first-team debut. He was now a manager of a team outside of Macedonia, but he still had very decent connections with the Macedonian football. He also often checked upon our team, as it was the first club he ever managed. We were talking about my situation and his work, and after a while we parted ways. Or at least that's what I thought at the time...

A few days later I received an interesting phone-call. Some secretary of the FFM told me that someone wanted to meet me and have a chat with me, but she didn't tell me who. I headed out towards the national stadium, as it was there where the federation was located. I met with the secretary and after waiting for a few minutes in the lobby, I was told to enter the office of the head of FFM. I was very surprised that I have been called there. I rather felt as if I did something wrong and that I was going to be punished by the federation. But surely I never did anything against the rules... They might just wanna have a chat with me for something, although I had no clue for what. As I entered the room I shook hands with Haralampie Hadziristeski, the head of FFM. We sat down and started the conversation:


First of all, I would like to welcome you to our headquarters. I'm sure you must be wondering why have you been called here.

Yes, I am actually quite surprised, to be honest.

Well you will be even more surprised after you hear what I have to say. As you already know, the manager of the national team didn't had the sort of impact we were expecting. We dropped very low on the FIFA ranking list and after a consideration with the whole administration, we decided to remove him from his function. Of course no one heard of this as we haven't had a press-conference. We wanted to announce it along with the announcement of our new manager.

Wow they even found a new manager. Must be another puppet of the administration, I thought. The only decent manager out nation ever had was Srechko Katanec. He was a very quality manager actually. But after his resignation, the other managers were nothing but a big FAIL. Wonder who's it gonna be this time. But I had no idea why they were telling me this. What, would I have a role in choosing him?

Yes, but what do I have to do with this?

Well I met someone you know. Someone who knew you well and had a chat with you recently. He told me of the effect you had in your team and the situation that you were in. He also recommended something interesting. After his recommendation I spoke with the administration again and so we agreed that we need a fresh blood in the national team. So that is why we called you here. Would you be interested in leading the national team?

He said this with such a steady voice. The first thought that came to my mind was that they were filming me on a secret camera and then the public will laugh their **** off when they see my reaction! But no, they wouldn't do that. It's a very serious matter...


The... the national team? How can I do that? I am neither qualified, nor do I have the experience to do such a thing. How can I be trusted with such a position?

Yes, I know that you don't have the right qualifications and experience, but the mental attributes you showed with your team are something that this position lacks. Yes, Macedonia has a decent squad, but they don't have a true leader to tell them what to do and inspire them on victory! In our eyes, you are the only candidate to replace the former manager. So will you accept our offer?

Of course. Of course I will! I'm really eager for this challenge.


Great, then I will just make the necessary arrangements and we will make it official.



Um.. what just happened? I was still in shock after this. I am on my way to putting a signature that will make me the manager of the Macedonian National Football Team. Am I the right candidate? I don't even believe in myself. How could other people believe in me if I don't even believe in myself...? The whole nation will look to me to revive this sport. But if the FFM took the a risk to put such a responsibility upon me, then they must trust me very much. I will have to thank my old friend who told the federation about me later.

After gathering with some other representatives of the Macedonian football and after we had a few glasses of rakija (an alcoholic drink the Macedonians drink on occasions like thi
s), I put a signature on the documents that finally made me the official manager. I thanked all the representatives and we headed out for the press. Understandably, the media was shocked after Hadziristeski announced my appointment. But I never expected anything else, really. All I knew was that my family and friends will be proud of me. I can finally make the changes I always thought that should be made. All the talks with my friends who were also interested in football, the talks that I thought were useless at the time,
talks about the required strategy and changes that should be made, can now be applied by myself. All these thoughts were circling in my mind as I was being driven home by a taxi driver who still had no idea who I am, or at least who and what will I become after leading my nation. Finally I reached my modest flat where I wanted to get a good sleep, just to swallow these events that took place. Tomorrow I will meet my squad and I will read the news just to see how the whole nation perceived my appointment...


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