Forbes admits that adjusting to American life hasn’t always been “a walk in the park.”
And initially, Texoma will play in a school’s stadium before moving to its own purpose-built ground in a couple of years.
But he enjoys the “thrill of being part of building it from the bottom up” in hopes of establishing a club that has “longevity.”
“I’m not going to sugarcoat it. There have been times when I’ve asked myself, ‘Did I make the right decision?'” he added.
“But when we get to the first game in the stadium… knowing that you’ve been a part of not only hiring the players, building the squad as they call it here, but also coaching and developing them, it’s going to be a great experience.” Really surreal moment.
“I hope I can produce a team that fans are excited to come and see, a team where fans can look at the players and say, ‘I can see myself in that hard-working individual there,’ ‘I can see myself in that person.'” That’s it. just put that tackle on,” and that’s what’s going to be important to me as I try to build a team that the community and my owners can be proud of.”
Forbes began his playing career at Norwich City and still says he doesn’t know why he was allowed to leave in 2001.
“My wife and I have laughed about it. Who knows one day what people in Norwich might be looking at and thinking ‘let’s let this person leave our club and look what he’s achieved’,” he said.
“That’s also important to me because I want to be taken seriously in this position.”
