Intro ![]()
I still remember the days, my first game with Schalke, my first goal, my first win, my first cap, my first international goal. Those were the greatest times of my life. I was on top of the world. But then retirement came and I was back to being a normal person, I never thought football would have a role in my life again, but that was before July 12th 2012.
(Back to July 12th 2012)
Ringggggggg
KF: Hello, who Is it?
CT: It’s Clemens Tonnies, from the Schalke Board. I was wondering if you’d like to come down to the bar at noon to meet me and watch some Football?
(Back to Present)
Clemens was one of my best friends at the time, he worked at Schalke. I met him for the first time at a ceremony for the old Schalke “legends”. He seemed like a friendly enough guy and we both shared a great passion for football, so we became friends. Every couple weeks, I’d meet him at the bar to watch some of the Bundesliga.
(Back to July 12th 2012)
KF: Sure Clemens, I’ll be there.
(At the bar)
KF: Hello Clemens, who are we watching today?
CT: Well, Nobody. I’ve actually come down here to ask you a question?
KF: Oh, well, what might that question be?
CT: Well, It’s a bit complicated.
KF: I have time.
CT: You see, current Schalke manager Jens Keller has been fired, you must know about that.
KF: yes
CT: Jens had not been living up to expectations, and when we fired him, we started a job hunt. We looked at Roberto Di Matteo and Pep Guardiola, but they had no interest in the job.
KF: How about Mark Hughes?
CT: He’s no good, look at his signings at QPR. I’m not here to ask you about other managers who could manage Schalke, I’m here to ask you If you’d like the job yourself.
KF: What?!
(Back to Present Time)
After this question, memories started rushing through my head, all my great days in Football. Here I was again, presented with the opportunity to get back into Football. How could I refuse? Then, all I thought about were the positives of this choice, the negatives disappeared into the back of my brain. I would later regret this choice, yes indeed.
Hey guys, I’m taking a break from the Zenit story for a while, It’s not over yet though. This story is to be told from flashbacks of Klaus’s past. The story will focus more on Klaus then the actual gameplay, although that certainly will still be there. There will also be a side story as suggested by the paragraphs above.
Thanks all for reading
I still remember the days, my first game with Schalke, my first goal, my first win, my first cap, my first international goal. Those were the greatest times of my life. I was on top of the world. But then retirement came and I was back to being a normal person, I never thought football would have a role in my life again, but that was before July 12th 2012.
(Back to July 12th 2012)
Ringggggggg
KF: Hello, who Is it?
CT: It’s Clemens Tonnies, from the Schalke Board. I was wondering if you’d like to come down to the bar at noon to meet me and watch some Football?
(Back to Present)
Clemens was one of my best friends at the time, he worked at Schalke. I met him for the first time at a ceremony for the old Schalke “legends”. He seemed like a friendly enough guy and we both shared a great passion for football, so we became friends. Every couple weeks, I’d meet him at the bar to watch some of the Bundesliga.
(Back to July 12th 2012)
KF: Sure Clemens, I’ll be there.
(At the bar)
KF: Hello Clemens, who are we watching today?
CT: Well, Nobody. I’ve actually come down here to ask you a question?
KF: Oh, well, what might that question be?
CT: Well, It’s a bit complicated.
KF: I have time.
CT: You see, current Schalke manager Jens Keller has been fired, you must know about that.
KF: yes
CT: Jens had not been living up to expectations, and when we fired him, we started a job hunt. We looked at Roberto Di Matteo and Pep Guardiola, but they had no interest in the job.
KF: How about Mark Hughes?
CT: He’s no good, look at his signings at QPR. I’m not here to ask you about other managers who could manage Schalke, I’m here to ask you If you’d like the job yourself.
KF: What?!
(Back to Present Time)
After this question, memories started rushing through my head, all my great days in Football. Here I was again, presented with the opportunity to get back into Football. How could I refuse? Then, all I thought about were the positives of this choice, the negatives disappeared into the back of my brain. I would later regret this choice, yes indeed.
Hey guys, I’m taking a break from the Zenit story for a while, It’s not over yet though. This story is to be told from flashbacks of Klaus’s past. The story will focus more on Klaus then the actual gameplay, although that certainly will still be there. There will also be a side story as suggested by the paragraphs above.
Thanks all for reading
Will be very interesting
