ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
A local 9-5 white collar office worker has abruptly ended a conversation with our reporters this morning.
The soccer fan named Ben Graham from Betoota Heights did so just a short time ago when he fell asleep at his desk as our chat with him was coming to an end.
This came after nearly 5 minutes of the young man frantically explaining why the last two days of the UEFA Champions League have been some of the best ‘football’ he’s ever seen.
“Unbelievable,” he began.
“Both games were just incredible, and unlike when I normally wake up before dawn to watch ‘football’ I actually felt satisfied,” said the man explaining the experience of rising at the same time as the nation’s tradesmen, personal trainers and health workers.
“People around here just don’t appreciate the beautiful game. The world game,” he yawned.
“They just like the barbaric nature of the Rugby codes,” he then said falling forward quickly before steadying himself.
“To be honest with you I am struggling right now. Back to back days of 4:45 am starts after a big weekend’s really got me rattled.”
“But it was all worth it. It’s so funny watching Liverpool and their fans thinking they might win something again,” he then said before his head crashed down onto the desk.
After some attempts to wake him we then left him at his desk.
We spoke briefly to a couple of his colleagues after he passed out, and they explained that although falling asleep at your desk doesn’t really fly around the office, no one’s actually complaining given it’s resulted in some silence from the militant soccer fan.
“It’s better this way,” they said.
