{"id":8984,"date":"2017-03-21T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/?p=8984"},"modified":"2017-03-21T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T11:28:50","slug":"welcome-to-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/2017\/03\/welcome-to-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last time out I wrote about our heroics of finishing 2nd<\/sup> in the A-League which was something that I wouldn\u2019t have imagined in my wildest of dreams. I knew that as I finished 2nd<\/sup> in the league with Wellington who were a side who were destined to perform poorly and finish bottom I would be getting job offers and there was one job which I had my eyes upon. That job was the hot seat at Melbourne City F.C. who won the league last season and have a bucket load of money because they are backed by the City group.<\/p>\n

Guess what happened on the first day of the transfer window the Melbourne City boss resigned from the position and I quickly went into the job center. There I was the favorite for the job and I obviously applied for it.<\/p>\n

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The interview!<\/strong><\/p>\n

They offered me an interview and the contract soon followed-<\/p>\n

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I was absolutely delighted and I took the job. Some might say that why did I leave Wellington after doing such a good job or so I think with them? The aim with this journeyman as I have mentioned before isn\u2019t to build a legacy at a club it\u2019s to go around the world and become one of the best football managers. And to do that I would have to win the league and as a result Melbourne City seemed like the perfect destination for me to step in.<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

As mentioned above that Melbourne are a part of the City group which owns Manchester City, Melbourne City F.C. and New York City F.C. Melbourne are a pretty new club being formed only in 2009. They have a fierce rival in Melbourne Victory one of the more cultured clubs in Australia. Being a part of the City group there aren\u2019t any problems with the finances and the facilities are also phenomenal.<\/p>\n

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The Squad<\/strong><\/p>\n

The squad that I have inherited is from the manager who won Melbourne the league and to be honest it is one of the best so far in the series. As always I will be taking you through some of the better players in the squad.<\/p>\n