Malcolm Sterling is a life-long Gooner with an appreciation for defensive midfielders and "seeing games out". Favourite players include Emmanuel Petit, Gilberto and Michael Thomas. Hates social media more than he hates "that poxy radio clown" but loves horses more than Michael Owen and enjoys a football flutter. Malcolm misses Highbury more than he can express despite only managing to visit fewer times than he's been to the Emirates.
For some time now, with the accumulation of scandals that were kept being swept under the rug by FIFA, bookies started to take wagers on how long Sepp Blatter would be in power. The man who had avoided, and somehow managed to weather through many obstacles, finally caved and decided to step down this past Tuesday. As the whole corruption scandal keeps unfolding, right now global football is facing its darkest times.
Bill Shankly once said “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that”.
There is no doubt that football is a dream job and, for those that succeed, there is a golden pot at the end of the rainbow. However, the dream does not always come true; and many football apprentices have felt the pain of not making the cut (according to The Guardian over 60% of apprentices don’t even get through the cut at 18). These unfortunates have had to make some serious decisions: Should they use their knowledge of the beautiful game to help them in a future career, or forget about football in their search for a new future. Luckily, if you are one of that 60%, there are ways that your knowledge and skills can be utilized, and here are some of the options available to you.
