THEBIGINTERVIEW

By DAVID RICHARDSON

SHWAN JALAL

FLYING THE FLAG: Shwan Jalal celebrated winning promotion at Macclesfield Town with his family
PICTURE: PA Images

SHWAN Jalal was on a bus to Walsall as he struggled to hold back the tears.
The experienced goalkeeper had just announced on twitter he was to be a goalkeeper no more – and the messages started flooding in.
Less than two weeks into his new role as head of academy goalkeeping at Rochdale, Jalal was travelling with the youth team knowing the days of those long journeys as a player were over.
“I was absolutely overaw...