OK, so I bit the bullet and I called up this afternoon to speak to my old boss.

He was glad to hear from me, and said hopefully we may have an interview...

I'm a bit worried because he kept repeating (like 2 or 3 times) that the work load is a lot easier/ on a lower level than what I was doing previously... which leads me to believe that they may think I am over qualified for the work load and that they want to pay this role less than what I was receiving before.

My frame of mind is- if it's a lot easier then it should be a breeze for me and I can do the job they need perfectly right?! DP thins they might believe I could get bored if the work is too easy and leave again.

We'll c how it goes