History

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The year is 1953 the date 29th May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay have just completed their ascent of Everest and are returning on the long walk back to base camp.

Most topics of conversation have been talked out, Hillary turns to Football to while away a few hours, Tenzing is mesmerised and vows when he gets down he will start a football club.

The Howling Yetis are born, Tenzing manages them up until his death in 1986, after this the club drifts around the lower Himalayan leauges until late June 2001.

its June 2001 in Kathmandu, Hillary gets talking to a weird and wonderful man in one of his Yak and Chips takeaways, he tells him of the end of an era and the re-start of the Swemp league, how it is back and how teams are being selected to compete.

Hillary gets on the phone, the Yeti’s are back in the big time. he turns to inform the mysterious man of their intention to join, he’s gone and he didn’t pay, but there is an invite on the table, the squad is submitted.

Sitting in his magnificent kitchen, his phone rings.

"Is this Dan?"

"Yes, who’s this?"

"Sir Edmund Hillary"

"As in the guy that runs the Yak and Chips?"

"Yes, but I also climbed Everest "

"Ohh"

"I hear you are after a manager’s job?"

"I know nothing of catering, but a lot about chips"

"How about football?"

"I’m listening……"

I fly to Nepal then hike up to base camp and meet my motley crew of coaches and physios.

Hillary is here, he explains we have a blank(ish) check book to make Tenzings dream come true.

I get my phone out and start phoning some favourites, Hillary says all he asks is that at least one Nepalese is in the match day squad.

The journey begins.