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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MIDDLESBROUGH PROGRAMME SELLER
Millet
So where do I start my 'day in the life of.'?
Well I managed to drag myself out of bed at nine o'clock (which is pretty early for me to be up on a weekend, let me tell you!) and was able to get myself ready without too many disasters, just had to go careful when using straightners at 190oC.
Anyway, once ready, complete with Boro socks, shirt and lucky bracelet, I popped on the ComeOnBoro Message Board to see the nice people on there and had a bit of a chat - my pre-match prediction of 2-1 was slightly off though, ha!
And so started Millet's day..
10:30: Grandad picked me up and drove round to pick my mate Vicky up, who was a total 'anti-football' lass, but is gradually getting into it thanks to my constant ramblings about the Boro!
11:00: Got to the stadium and went in through the staff entrance. There was hardly anyone about at all, which was quite weird really. We then had about five to ten minutes of waiting around till I got called in to see the boss.
I found out I was being trusted with a trolley, meaning that I had to try and sell two hundred programmes instead of the usual seventy-five that you get with a bag. It also meant that my poor shoulders got a rest though, so I was a very happy bunny.
11:20: Got all suited up with the stylish Programme sellers' jacket - nice and red, with 'Programme Seller' plastered on the back and a nice Boro crest on the front. Also got my £40 float round me in an equally stylish 'bum bag', well cool.
Had to wait for Vicky to be seen because I really didn't fancy pushing this big cart up the walkway on my own, even though it would have given the passers-by much amusement.
It turned out to be a good decision as although I was happy about having pain free shoulders, I rammed the trolley into the back of my foot, causing a nice big gaping hole which bled onto my Boro socks. Not good, so I hobbled for some time! *sniff*
11:30: Once into position on the top of my little bridge, I waited... and waited some more. There was absolutely no one about, but then it was two hours before kick off. But amusement soon came when the players started to arrive. *grin*. I could see them going into the stadium from where I was stood, which made the stalker inside me bounce with glee.
12:30: Nothing much really happened until about an hour before kick off. It then started to get busy and all I can say is that there must be some wealthy people about, the amount of £20 notes that I got for a £3 programme was ridiculous.
Had a nice little visit from our very own MsCurly too! I knew it was her instantly by
a) The hair and b) When she said 'I'd recognise that head band anywhere!' Haha. Good old Curls!
1:30: Kick off time, the worst time for me as I was still stood outside and could hear the Premiership anthem, and worst of all Pigbag, blasting from the speakers from inside the stadium. All I wanted to do was run inside and join in the singing, but no, there were still some last minute stragglers coming over the bridge so I had to stay. Grr!
1:50 ish: Vicky came to join me and we heard a cheer from inside the ground. I was gutted because it didn't sound like a 'majority cheer' if you know what I mean, so obviously we thought that Bolton had scored. But then I heard 'Der der der der, der der der deeerrr' and we all know what that means!
So had a little jump and cheer on my bridge. Haha. Meanwhile a bloke came running past us, shouting 'two goals!' Of course we had to find out what he was on about so we shouted back, as you do! Turned out it was 1-1 not the 1-0 that we thought! Still, was quite hyper about us scoring.
2:00: Finally gave up on selling any more and hauled the trolley back to the staff entrance and left it in the foyer. I picked up the left programmes and handed them in to one of the bosses and got the sheet with my 'total sales' figure on. Then I had to soul-destroyingly count and bag all the money - and not just in any fashion, oh no that would be too easy on the girl who is dying to go and watch the match! Each set of notes had to be grouped and folded in a certain way, and placed in a bag. Same for the coins, each different coin grouped and bagged. Sigh.
Next I gave the sheet to the boss to be signed, and then went over to the Turnstile Operators room to hand the money in. And then followed a mad run round the corner to the West Stand to get a seat in the front row, near the South stand end! Finally.
2:16: Half time but I couldn't relax. I went back to collect another twenty-five programmes and got told where to go. Lucky I got the away fans... again. Oh joy! It's very hard trying to sell programmes to a side that's losing.
Had a chat to one bloke, a Bolton fan. He told me that he came from Darlo and I was like 'what you doing supporting Wanderers then?!' But it turned out that he had lived in Bolton for the past twenty years. Still, never forget your roots and all that.
Got to watch the goals on the plasma screens too, much to the Bolton fans' annoyance - but I didn't care! Haha. Just to annoy them some more I unzipped my jacket and showed my Boro shirt off proudly. =D
2:30: Back to the office to drop the money off - I sold three in total - go me! Signed out and collected my free programme.
Then, the best part of the day, I got to watch the second half of the match. *cheer* But Jimmy being the guy that he is scored pretty much as soon as the whistle went meaning I missed it! Never mind though. Final score 4-3 to the Boro! Well in!
I went crazy when Parnaby scored, couldn't believe our luck, about the ninety-second minute, quality! Made even sweeter by the Bolton fans singing Pigbag about two minutes before Stuey whipped it in! Get in!
And so ends the day in a life of a Middlesbrough FC programme seller! Ta daaa!
*hugs* to all!
Millet xox
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