Managerial Roundabout: A Fairy Story

By: Craig | October 30th, 2006

Little Craig enjoyed nothing more in life than playing on the park roundabout. All day long he would play and play and even though he couldn’t get it to spin as fast as some of the other boys like Martin or Alex, he was nonetheless a happy little boy. The boys and girls would come and watch him from outside the park gate and all agreed that he could only get better.

Then, one morning while Craig was at play, a fox came along and told him about a park down the road, where there was a bigger roundabout and lots more children to play with. Craig jumped at the chance and was gone immediately, seemingly never to return.

Some time later, Old Jim and Brewsie were playing on the roundabout in Craig’s old park. Old Jim was more grown-up than all the other children and had played on the roundabout for many a year. Realising that he wasn’t getting any faster, he decided it was best to get off the roundabout and let other children have a turn.

All of a sudden, who should appear but little Craig! He seemed a little older and wiser and not quite so self-assured as he once was. He told the other children that the boys and girls on the bigger roundabout had not been so kind to him and that he would like nothing more than to get back on his old roundabout. Old Jim was kind enough to give him his space.

But then, just as Craig was about to mount his dear old plaything, a most evil figure appeared out of the blue. Why, it was The Demon Grocer! “You stop right there, son. Let me take care of this!” he demanded. Of course, Craig, an obedient, kind soul, did exactly that.

The Demon Grocer made his way over to Brewsie’s spot, where he proceeded to grab the young lad by the lapels and throw him off the roundabout. “But sir,” Brewsie cried, “you said you’d let me play for at least two years!”. The Demon Grocer said not a word and immediately invited Craig to get on that spot instead of Old Jim’s.

“I don’t know,” Craig replied. “Old Jim’s spot may not have been the biggest or most popular, but at least it’s nice and clean. Brewsie’s is a mess.” The Demon Grocer agreed. But, being a demon, he had more than a few tricks up his sleeve!

“Would you take it if I gave you lollipops? Ice cream? Treacle tarts?”

Little Craig’s heart was a-flutter! Why, The Demon Grocer knew all his favourite treats! So, as Brewsie dusted himself off and settled for Old Jim’s spot, Craig followed his stomach and took Brewsie’s old spot. Little did he know that he had sold his soul…to The Demon Grocer!! Muwahahaha!!!

In other news today, John Collins is set to be appointed new Hibs manager.