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And whilst in the real world it may seem like many months have passed since this story was last updated in reality it has been but mere moments. In fact time has moved on but one week.
And now on BBC Four the next episode of O Canada, The Des Arbalour Story. In this episode Des discovers the reaction of his chairman to be offered the Canada job, and we see where he takes it from there.
In the studio Rick Nottle replaces Terry McGinty who, following his performance last week, has been snapped up by the new BBC Three, who are a bit more 'yoof' than we are, panel show, 'It's Not How I Would Have Done It' where the panel discusses how famous historical figures would have dealt with modern day scenarios. This week the panel discusses how Gengis Khan would tackle the issue of Congestion Charging and how Richard The Lionheart could have won Wimbledon. That starts on BBC Three in two minutes.
Rick Nottle (RN) : " Hi, I'm Rick Nottle, and welcome back to O Canada - The Des Arbalour Story. We'll get straight into the action, eh ? you know, on the off chance you haven't just all switched over to BBC Three."
Thanks Guys, I'll try not to let you down. I kind of lost the writing muse for a bit (and now the game I'm actually playing on has moved on significantly), but now I have it back.
Alas tonight I must be brief however, as it's back to work tomorrow after my sunny jolly hols, and I really should be in bed already !
O Canada, The Des Arbalour Story - Episode Two - Breda Take a Back Seat
The epsiode begins where the last one left off.....
[i]Dirk Vorhees (DV): “What was that, an offer of publicity work already? You don’t need to ask my permission to do that, not unless it’s for my business rivals of course !”
Des Arabalour (DA) (joining in with Dirk’s laughter): “No Dirk, nothing like that. Actually I’ve just been offered the manager’s job of Canada.”
DV: "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha......"<wheezes for breath>"Ha, ha ha, that's a good one Des, the old English sense of humour, No ?"
DA: "Actually Dirk, No. I really have just been offered the manager's job of Canada. You must of course realise i had applied for other posts at the same time as when applied for the NAC Breda job ?"{/i]
Dirk Vorhhees suddenly stops laughing.
DV: "Of course, but I thought you would have only applied for other club jobs."
DA: "Well, normally I would of, but a friend of mine said the Canada job was open, so I thought I'd try my hand."
DV: "Well, Des, far be it from me to stand in your way of an international post, even one with such an insignificant as Canada. Do you think you can combine both roles, as i can only keep you as [b]Breda{/b] manager if I think I can rely on your total commitment to the team."
DA: "Dirk, I think I can do both jobs, I'd certainly like to give it a try."
DV: "O.K. Des, you're on. But I'll give it, say six months, if things aren't working out for either of us then we can call it quits. O.K. ?"
Here the Dutch commentary by Wim Zuiderzee kicks in, over shots of Des being driven to Amsterdam's Schipol airport, and then of him boarding a plane to Toronto.
Wim Zuiderzee (WZ) (Subtitles). "So the deal was struck, the former England international would manage both the Dutch Premier Division and the Canadian national team at the same time. After the break we see the first press conference in Canada, Des's humiliating attempt at the Canadian national anthem, and his first friendlies in charge.
Rick Nottle (RN): "Hang on. We don't do commercial breaks on BBC Four do we ? ...... what do you mean I have to fill for three minutes ?................................................. ........errm...................................Ah yes, coming later on tonight on BBC Four is the long awaited documentary on the life and times of Peacemaker7. In the series we delve into what makes the great wordsmith tick, and we ask just what is Football Manager ? is it dangerous ? can we give it to our kids ? and most importantly, will it make you go blind if you do it too much ?................actually I ad libbed that last bit, did you notice ?
Announcer (A): "We interupt Nick Nottle to bring you this important test card."
The test card appears, little girl holding a can of Strongbow.
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