Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Is the wait almost over?

I have a package... But I can't pick it up for another hour, and I don't know what it is. It's my damn birthday next week, so it may be something else. The tension, the tension. It reminds me of the 2nd leg of my Serie B play-off for the title against damn Palermo [I lost].

So I took a gander at Foggia's squad in the demo. I was surprised by how few of their players I remember. It's definitely got something to do with the fact that I bought in a whole new squad immediately, but still. Players I recall - Faveo (because of that damn goal), Quaresmini (because he lasted longer than anyone else as a bench warmer) and the combined talents of Elio Di Toro and Eddy Mengo. These 2 I remember because CM claimed they were the "star players" in the squad and were on high wages too. I gave them a go and they were awful. Then I couldn't get rid of them (even Sant'Anastasia wouldn't take them) and they festered in my reserves for years on end, their only contribution was helping me to repeatedly bankrupt the club.

I think I'm gonna be Foggia again. There's some fond memories there. A portion of the West stand getting shut because of health and safety problems for example. Oh, I remember another player - Mezzacapo, the 2nd keeper. Terrible keeper, marvelous assistant manager after a couple of years. Another reason for wanting to be Foggia is that I remember that it's damned hard to attract any staff to a club in Serie C2 and Foggia have a couple of coaches, scouts and a physio. That will make my job a touch easier.

Anyway, 45 minutes to go until I can get my package. Fingers crossed...

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