The trials of managing a junior football team

Mobile phone conversation overheard on the No. 2 bus:

"Yeah, I've started managing a team, you know. I came in and I started looking at the attendance charts and there are kids who are showing up to training every week and not getting a game. There are kids showing up on time, doing everything right, and they're not getting their chance.

Some of them think, just because they are good players, you know, that they don't need to train, that they can show up for matches 10 minutes before kick-off. These kids need to learn some respect. You know what I mean, these kids need to be taught a lesson.

So I decided to shake things up a bit. First match, I had some of the good players on the bench and gave those fringe players a chance.

But, you know what, I never realised the gulf in class! We started losing the match, but with a 10 minutes to go I made some changes. We ended up scoring a last minute equaliser. I was relieved!