First of all, let me begin by introducing myself. I am Canadian. I am also Indian. I was born there, I had gone by plane before I had a name, and lived in Nepal and Thailand before moving to Nigeria when I was 3. I cam back to India 4 years later with football having taken over my mind. Just a few short years later, I was on yet another plane, this time to Canada, where I have now lived for the last five years. Here, I became actively involved in the sport. I became a coach for a youth side, and a referee. And this is where it all began...
I was leading a pretty normal life. I loved football, or soccer as we call it here, and there wasn't one person in my school who cared that much about the game. Almost everyone was a Manchester United fan and their favourite player was Cristiano Ronaldo. There were a few Chelsea supporters, and a good friend of mine was a gunner. But I was the only red I knew. You see, people were amazed that I could support a team that didnt win. Also that I was a supporter of Toronto FC. I always got "Liverpool Sucks Aprameya" or "Why the hell do you care about FC anyway" (being accustomed to the ratehr idiotic American custom of nicknames for sports teams, that was their way of calling Toronto's team). But msot people were even more amazed that I was a coach. And a referee. And people heard about it. Soon, I became a fully qualified Canadian Coach (with a UEFA B License Equivalent), and suddenly, my life changed. I got a call, and then an email, from the Netherlands. Yes, Holland. SC Cambuur, a mid-table Eerste Divisie, wanted me, a 'kid' who wasnt even 15, to manage their team of professionals, some of whom were double my age. I agreed, and moved, along with my family, to Holland, where we were given a house and a car and jobs for them in their respective fields. I, who got 15$ for every game I refereed, was now gonna get 1300 POUNDS A WEEK!!! IBut who cares about the money? I WAS A PROFESSIONAL MANAGER FOR A REAL FOOTBALL CLUB. I was f***ing delighted.
And here I am, determined to prove that I CAN do this. that I can make us the BEST team in Holland (and third best in the world after Liverpool and Toronto
). This Dutch Delight is about to begin.
