Mark
was academically bright and showed a natural flair for management,
both in fantasy leagues and in the official FIFA management training
tool 'Championship Manager'. His talents seemed to be leading to
little more than a third consecutive Champions league win for Shrewsbury
in the simulated computer world he inhabited, until one rainy night
in the summer of 2000 when Mark made the mistake of abandoning the
safety and security of North London for a quiet drink with some
mates in the Falcon pub. Several days later, when the alcohol haze
finally cleared, Mark began to piece together the nightmare sequence
of events which had led to him becoming player manager of the newly
formed SC Falcon. Mark battled against the odds to make a success
of his fledgling career in management, but the deck was stacked
against him. Like a house of cards the Falcons collapsed, finishing
bottom of the Millennium league. |