From Russia With Love: FC Dynamo Moscow

@ Wellsy thanks!! The current chapter is going to be very exciting for me.

Interview Day!!

6:30 AM

(Phone rings)
"Heloo" (still half asleep)

"Mr. Korrigan this is the front desk for your wake up call."

"Oh, right, thanks."

(Phone hangs up)

(Takes shower, turns on TSN, goes for breakfast)

It is now 8:00 AM and I am now on my way to the CSA headquarters for the 9:30 interview. Oh boy this will be fun I have never been to Ottawa and the traffic sucks right now, god I hope I get there on time. "Arrive at destination on the right" goes my GPS. Woo I made it on time and ready. I enter and sign in.

(Few minutes later)

"Mr. Korrigan they are ready." A voice says

"Michael it is finally nice to meet you, please take a seat"

(Sits down)

"Tell me why you want this job."

"I have a vision that one day soccer in Canada will be as popular as hockey and he country will be regulars in the World Cup. I feel that my leadership could be a major benefit."

" The one thing I see that could be an issue is your age since you are only 27. If you do not get this job would you be willing to get another job with the national team?

"Yes, my specialty is working with academies and youth." (Tells about experience in those ranks."

"What would you do to help the game grow in Canada?"

"Work with each province in a nation wide partnership to grow the game in all levels and increase fan support" (shows report made for the idea)

"Wow very impressive Michael, these look amazing."

"Thank you"

"One thing before the interview ends you will need to know this." "When you get the job you will have to resign from Vancouver as soon as possible." "If you get a job with the U-23s and lower we will let you continue your job until the end of the season." Is this ok??

"Yes"

"Well then we will let you know in a few months."

"See you later"

Wow that went well but i doubt I will be getting the job, it seems like I might be a bit under qualified but who know, it was an amazing experience. I can't wait to see what happens. Time for my flight back to Vancouver in a few hours.

To Be Continued

10/26/14
Whitecaps are back in the playoffs

Vancouver over the last two months have done the impossible. Going from dead last to qualifying for the Wild Card. Manager Michael Korrigan has done a very good job on the turn around. The team looks extremely energized and are ready for the playoffs.

The club will be facing the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference Wild Card Match on October 29th. The two clubs are very familiar with eachother since they are part of the Cascadia Cup derby.

October 31

Look for a major announcement from the #CSA about the #CanMNT in the coming weeks.

Oooh, major announcement wonder what it is

10/30/2014

Whitecaps advance to semi final

PORTLAND- Yesterday Vancouver won against Portland in an epic match that went all the way to penalties. Vancouver would end up winning by a score of 3-1. Next up in the semi final Vancouver will take on Supporters Shield holders Real Salt Lake.


Boxscore

Whitecaps perplexed with disappointing series against Real Salt Lake
11/7/13 9:00 AM

Whitecaps fans were anticipating a very close series against league leaders Real Salt Lake but the second of the two legs were extremely disappointing. After leg one the score was 1-1 and Caps fans were feeling good about Salt Lake won by an aggregate score of 4-2. This is the second year in a row that Vancouver has failed to make it to the Western Conference Final.

Manager Michael Korrigan resigns as manager of #VWFC

BREAKING NEWS

According to the clubs twitter account Manager Michael Korrigan has resigned from his position as the clubs manager. This comes as a surprise to everyone. He has been manager since June 2013 and lead the club to two straight playoff appearances and a Canadian Championship. He is has been rumored to be the new manager of the Canadian Men's National Team. We wish him luck in his future.

11/8/14
New manager will be announced tomorrow on the 9th at 3:00 PM EST #Welcome #CanMNT

What a crazy season. I am so thankful for BCSE giving me the opportunity over the last few years to be part of this world class organization. I have resigned to take a post with the Canadian Men's National Team. This has been known since August but they gave me a chance to finish up the season with Vancouver. Now its time to head to Toronto where our technical offices are located. I have a flight in less than 5 hours wish me luck....

To Be Continued

New Manager Announcement
11/9/14

TORONTO-We here at the Canadian Soccer Association would like to announce that we have a new manager for the Men's Senior Team. This decision has been known to us since August but we felt since nothing really was going on we would have Colin (Miller) take the role as interim manager. while this person was allowed to finish his season

We would like to announce the hiring of Vancouver Whitecaps Manager Michael Korrigan. He will be leading our country to glory and is ready to take the country to the next level of the game. Hiring Mr. Korrigan was a hard decision, but his youthfulness and track record were too good to turn down. A press conference will be scheduled tomorrow at 12:00 EST.

OOOOO Interesting....

Over 1,000 views!!!!! Thanks all!!!!!!!!

Background

Now I am the Manager of the CanMNT here is some background info: (All information is of presentday Oct 1,2013). i chose the name True Patriot Love since that is part of the National Anthem, O Canada.



Information
Name: Canada Men's National Soccer Team
Association: Canadian Soccer Association
Sub-Confederation: NAFU
Confederation: CONCACAF
Nicknames: The Canucks, Les Rouges
Founded: 1912
FIFA Affiliation: 1912
Stadium(s): BMO Field and sometimes other stadiums in the country

Competition History:
FIFA World Cup:
Appearances: 1 (1986)
Result: Round 1

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances: 12
Best Result: Champions; 1985, 2000

Confederations Cup:
Appearances:1 (2001)
Best result:Round 1, 2001

Roster as of 10/1/2014


National Anthem: