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Brendan_O_Connell
Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
in Other Football and Sports
I was just reading that the Welling United squad will be training three mornings a week this season (as opposed to evenings).
As the players are part time, I just wondered what type of jobs they do when they're not playing football.

I guess a few are self-employed and a few work shifts, but bearing in mind they have to be available for midweek evening games, I wondered what kind of jobs are flexible like this??

Any thoughts?

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  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    Black cab driver
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    Building and other construction jobs.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Had a few pals play at semi pro level over the years. One managed to be a fireman and black cabbie, another was a fitness instructor, also an office temp........
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,854
    Brother used to play for dover and they trained 2 nights a week and his office allowed him to leave early for midweek matches
  • Frontline9
    Frontline9 Posts: 764
    Brother in law plays for Whitehawk... If he misses hours @ work he just makes time up + he's got no fans
  • _nam11
    _nam11 Posts: 1,231
    edited July 2013
    Frontline9 said:

    Brother in law plays for Whitehawk... If he misses hours @ work he just makes time up + he's got no fans

    Mate of mine just signed for them. Nearly got in Mk dons. Can't wait to see that guy there! Hilarious
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    A lot of semi pros work as fitness instructors and similar jobs where there clients are only available in the evenings.

    It is quite common for non league teams to train in the morning so that the players can pursue there main jobs in the evening time.
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    _nam11 said:

    Frontline9 said:

    Brother in law plays for Whitehawk... If he misses hours @ work he just makes time up + he's got no fans

    Mate of mine just signed for them. Nearly got in Mk dons. Can't wait to see that guy there! Hilarious
    They're fantastic.
  • Frontline9
    Frontline9 Posts: 764
    _nam11 said:

    Frontline9 said:

    Brother in law plays for Whitehawk... If he misses hours @ work he just makes time up + he's got no fans

    Mate of mine just signed for them. Nearly got in Mk dons. Can't wait to see that guy there! Hilarious
    Who's that?

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