mizer Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 http://scheidtcast.com/2011/01/16/confessions-of-an-afc-employee/ Good day, Scheidt fans! If youâve read any of my previous articles, youâll be aware of my undying loyalty to Aberdeen Football Club. It all started one fateful day when I was seven and I got to wear the mascotâs costume in the dressing room. A strange reason, yes, but itâs mine. Since then, for better or worse, through thick and thin, I have stuck by my Dons. In 2007, I was ecstatic when I landed a summer job in the club shop â from May to September. Of course I knew that it would most involve selling replica strips, doing stock checks and dealing with customers whose IQs are lower than that of an amoeba. But I really felt like I was becoming a part of the club. I believed that Iâd learn more about behind-the-scenes and possibly learn some secrets along the way. I may have been naive. But I wasnât wrong. Okay, let me clarify, I didnât discover my own Watergate. The things youâll read about here arenât ground-breaking and world-shaking. But theyâre a small sample of the interesting things I learned and observed about the people in and around Aberdeen Football Club. With Age Comes Manners A slight paraphrase on the well-known phrase, but it is certainly true and never have I been made aware of it more than during my time at AFC. It was only my second day when I met one of the players. It was the highly-respected veteran Craig Brewster, who would unfortunately leave the club in August of that year. I was standing behind the desk when Craig, rather than using the players entrance, came through the shop and said hi to my manager. He then turned to me and said âI donât think Iâve met you yetâ before introducing himself. After this, whenever I saw him, he would greet me by name.. The man was, and still is by all accounts, a true gentleman. And I fondly remember that when he left the club, he said goodbye to all of us. There were tears from one of my colleagues. With Youth Comes Undue Cockiness The most unpleasant part of working at Pittodrie is having to deal with the younger players. Fortunately I hadnât encountered any of them early on in my tenure â though I had heard stories from other staff members â my shop colleagues, receptionists and ticket office staff. Then one day, I had to deliver a message to reception. When I got there, the receptionist was reading a newspaper, while a primped and pampered teenager in a leather jacket lay on a nearby sofa. I relayed the message to the receptionist and then we struck up conversation. She commented on the dayâs transfer rumours and I gave my opinions. I canât remember what I speculated on, but I remember the young man letting out some derisive laughter and asking âWell, what the fuck do you know?â The receptionist leant over and asked âDonât you have somewhere else to be?â To which he replied âHow much do you earn? And how much do I? I can be where I want.â The receptionist gave me a weak smile, and I decided to leave. That pleasant young man was striker Chris Maguire. What a cocky little tit. Dealing with Pushy Parents One of my favourite encounters in the shop wasnât even directly with a player. A few days after the new Aberdeen kit was released, the shop was quite quiet and two middle-aged women walked up to the desk with eight full strips between them. My manager and I scanned it all through and bagged it. The women took the bags and started to leaveâŚwithout thanking usâŚor even paying! So my manager called them back and a small argument ensued. It turned out that one of the women was the mother of a player, Peter Pawlett â who is a regular now, but in 2007 had only just signed a youth deal, so was completely unknown. My manager actually had to phone through to a member of the coaching staff to see if Peter Pawlett was a real person. Now, his mother was under the belief that as the parent of a player, no matter how obscure, she was entitled to anything in the shop for free. To summarise, she lost the argument. I remember standing behind my manager with a huge grin on my face, enjoying this pantomime unfolding before my eyes. Learning to Feel Sorry Okay, Iâll admit it. I am one of the Aberdeen fans that for years has been wanting faltering âstrikerâ Darren Mackie to be finally shown the exit doorâŚand thrown out of it head first. I still feel he is taking up space that could easily be spent on an equally unnecessary fruit pan totem pole, and being paid wages that could easily be spent on pears, prostitutes and pies. But I have learnt to feel incredibly sorry for the beleaguered buffoon. I was delighted to be given an invitation (despite only being a temporary staff member) to the AFC Summer BBQ â along with the entire admin and playing staff. I attended with my girlfriend and had a fantastic afternoon socialising with many of the players I had wanted to meet. But halfway through the event, a colleague of mine pointed towards a solitary couple sat in the corner. It was Darren Mackie and his partner (wife/fiancĂŠe/girlfriend, I am not sure). They spent the entire day sitting down in each otherâs company, only socialising with the few who made the effort to initiate conversation with them. It was such a depressing sight, and caused me to pity the forlorn fool. Not only canât he score more than twice a year, but heâs as awkward as a Fritzl family reunion. Well, as I said â nothing groundbreaking. But if youâre like me, I love getting a behind-the-scenes peek at what goes on at our beloved football clubs. Whether youâre an Aberdeen fan or not, it doesnât matter. This article is aimed for those of you who are interested in a small sample of the confessions of an AFC employee. Jonnie Milne Quote
14Fosters Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 Certainly killed a few brain-cells... Quote
minijc Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 Rather good read that, especially the bit regarding the youth player on a sofa. Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 Rather good read that, especially the bit regarding the youth player on a sofa. Â Malcontented maladjust. Quote
14Fosters Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 I was particularly enthralled by the BBQ story. It was almost poetic. Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 I was particularly enthralled by the BBQ story. It was almost poetic.  I was drawn to the raw emotion in the departure of a lover at the end of scene one. Bring a tear to a brown eye and so well observed. Quote
minijc Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 Malcontented maladjust. When i was one my papa dropped me on my head, and some damage was done Around the bend and out of my tree not how i was meant to be I don't know where, went all my sense i get lost sitting on the fence I am the malcontented one i don't fit in and i never have done No i never have done   Quote
bilbobaggins Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 but heâs as awkward as a Fritzl family reunion. At least there was one gem buried in there. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 I'm maybe just guessing here, but should it be "Confessions of an EX-AFC Employee"? Quote
mizer Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Posted January 16, 2011 I'm maybe just guessing here, but should it be "Confessions of an EX-AFC Employee"?  If not it should be.  Quote
caledonia Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 What a f*****g Tosser Chris Maguire is if its true  Quote
Nellie The Don Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 http://scheidtcast.com/2011/01/16/confessions-of-an-afc-employee/ Â Dear fucking god. Turn off your computer and go and do something useful would you, please? Quote
Slim Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 How old was Maguire in 2007? 16? 17? A lot of people are pricks at that age, but grow up by the time they reach their early 20's. Would you want to be judged for your attitude when you were 16/17? Quote
Superstar Tradesman Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 Speak for yourself.  Can't say there are many shocking stories in there but I did find it a bit strange he'd label his own fans as having "IQs (that) are lower than that of an amoeba".  Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 How old was Maguire in 2007? 16? 17? A lot of people are pricks at that age, but grow up by the time they reach their early 20's. Would you want to be judged for your attitude when you were 16/17?  Quite. Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 I'm 16 and im a cunt!  And the winner of the stating the bleeding obvious competition.  Quote
sheepheid Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Shouldn't matter if your 16 or 116 - manners costs nothing. Football's a cruel game and these 'stars in their eyes' are only a bad tackle or a shit season away from the dole queue, where a wee shite like Maguire might be working for someone who he couldn't be bothered to be polite too. Like I said on a previous thread, he's a little ned and we're better off shot of him. He's an ok player but he thinks he's the mutts nutts - and he's not. Quote
Graeme_S Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 I thought the more shocking/surprising revelation was the Brewster one. I thought it was genuinely accepted that all UK players these days are cunts, except a small minority. One behaving like a true gent caught me off guard. British 17 yr old, who's been told by lots of folk he is talented, and therefore doesn't bother much with an education, acting like a little wank? I'm not surprised the Daily Mail didn't have a campaign for that story. Quote
Kowalski Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 I thought the more shocking/surprising revelation was the Brewster one. Â To be honest, I find any rumours to do with Brewster pretty difficult to swallow. Quote
Harcus Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 To be honest, I find any rumours to do with Brewster pretty difficult to swallow. Â That must be a bummer for you. Quote
14Fosters Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 It is but sometimes you just have to step back and queery what you are being told... Quote
14Fosters Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 My sister asked him outright about a rumour. He was not chuffed, gave her verbals and slapped her. What a disgrace it was, it Brewster face...                  Not a true story... Quote
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