Victoria Jade Greenwood, a girl born in Madrid who dreamed of working in football since she was a kid, finally gets the big opportunity to settle as an sports director. However, she has to deal with public criticism for being a girl in football. In...
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———— Victoria Greenwood
20/10/2018
The season hasn't started as well as I expected.
Considering sports, it couldn't be better. I did an unbelievable transfer period and the team is playing well. We are in the second position in the league ranking.
If we keep going this way, Blackpool will be a championship team next year. However, we can't be over confident yet.
The season just hasn't started as well as I expected, personally speaking.
It is my first season as the sports director, after a season of internship here, while I finished my six years of studies.
I officially have a degree in law and business, specialized in football. Blackpool decided to fully take me on after how well I did during my internship last season.
Sometimes, it feels like I am the only one that actually works hard in these offices.
I am always the one going on the rescue when something goes wrong. It seems like the other directors don't care at all, which I don't understand.
We have a match at our stadium today.
Blackpool's supporters know that there's problems inside the club. But they don't really know who is causing them. As a result, they just insult everyone.
I've received insults of all kinds on social media already.
I am the one saving their club at the moment, but they don't know that.
I am the only woman here. That shouldn't change anything, but it does. It has been used as an excuse to explain the club's bad situation.
"Women just watch football to look at the hot players, and we decide to hire one. Great Blackpool!! (For getting relegated)"
Those are the things I had to read everyday.
Until I decided to uninstall all my socials a few weeks ago.
At every match, spectators boo and point at where we are sitting, telling us to go home. It is tiring sometimes, but I'm getting used to it.
Every time I tell the president and the general director that we have to do something about it, they tell me that what the fans say doesn't fucking concern me, and to ignore them and keep working.
This would be what I should do, if they weren't right.
But they are, in almost everything.
All this situation is frustrating me immensely. I get less and less sleep every night. I hate not being allowed to speak up about all of this.
I have already been told that if I dare say a word about what happens at the offices, I'm fired. And they would make sure the little reputation I have is ruined too.
