Manager Of The Month

Righto, I’m going to take the opportunity of my first blog contribution to write about the trails and tribulations of being a manager.

It’s hard work. The team does well we congratulate the players – praise them to the ends of the earth. The team performs poorly and the finger of blame points straight to the manager. No wonder they have heart conditions

I’ve just started the new season managing my own team of superstars. I’ve selected some of the best players in the world and brought them together, hoping they will gel and bring home the silverware at the end of the season. And so far things, I’m afraid to say, haven’t gone to plan.

The directors are already asking questions and my promises of “nothing but the championship” are looking shaky.

I’m being held responsible, but like every good manager I find excuses for the team’s poor performances. Injuries have riddled my team, my captain went and got sent off for a head butt and the owners are severely limiting my powers to change my squad. While the starting 11 in my team are top class my squad lacks depth – the bench players are donkeys, I only bought them to sell a few thousand shirts.

I’m floundering in middle-table mediocrity and only a few weeks in, the leaders are looking further and further ahead. There’s no option to go on a spending spree, I can’t do an O’Leary and spend money I don’t have. I must to battle on with the troops I have.

But I still have faith; it only takes one good week to get the team back on track. Then we’ll see the points start to flow in and Boomgoesthedynamite will be back on top of the Black Ice Fantasy Premier League ladder once again!

The Manager