Having achieved an unlikely promotion to League One in the 21/22 season, I allowed my Aldershot squad a chance to bask in their glory and recuperate ahead of what would prove to be a most challenging season (well, I suspect it would be challenging), but a manager’s work is never done. I’d already (and perhaps […]
After 30 matches Aldershot had reached the unlikely position of 2nd in the League Two table, in the club’s first post-promotion season. We were five points clear of the playoff places and the team had just won nine of their last ten league fixtures. The results were beyond anything I’d expected, but if asked (not […]
When we last spoke of Aldershot’s… well, let’s face it, it was a brilliant start to the 21/22 season… the team had found itself in the automatic promotion spots. It was early days, and in truth I didn’t expect a team of Aldershot’s resources to stay there, but considering the primary objective was to survive […]
Previously I’d guided Aldershot from a struggling place near the foot of the National League, to playoff glory and promotion to the professional realn of the Football League. This is where things would get real. League Two is not like even the pinnacle of semi-professional football. This is where clubs of various sizes mingle. This […]
Time for a change of pace. Up until now I’ve given a fairly blow-by-blow account of the season, and that’s ballooning this diary considerably. In the interests of not boring everyone to death, we’ll be addressing proceedings in a slightly sweeping fashion from now on. March began with the Aldershot board once again declaring they […]
We left our Aldershot boys on the back of eight wins after ten games in charge, and a decent climb up the National League table. It was fair to say I’d enjoyed quite a good honeymoon period, so to speak, but would this form be sustainable? My 11th game in charge would be a home […]
In Part One of my newest Football Manager adventure, I spent some time unemployed, waiting for someone to take a chance on me. In November Aldershot decided to give me that chance. Straight away I set up tactics I feel would work best, a kind of 4 2-2-2 formation that will hopefully be suited for […]
It’s been a while since I have sunk my teeth into a new Football Manager game. I invariably return to the 2012 edition, which is familiar and to me, easy to beat. I’ve achieved it all on that version, but what about trying out the latest version of the series? With that in mind, I […]
Yup, 2020 is nearly over, so now is the time to reflect on what’s been a transformative year for so many of us. After this year, surely, surely, the only way is up? But I’m going to resist speculating on 2021, for a number of reasons – let’s focus on this year. Career Changes Early […]
What’s happening ‘kats? How are we all doing? Washing behind the ears? Listening to the dulcet tones of Phil Collins (who is playing on the radio as I type)? As I begin to write up this latest muse, I am reflecting upon a week’s worth of activity and it’s a pretty packed week. Considering there’s […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
In recent days I have been having a ‘back and forth’ with Citizen Tom on the subject of education. Tom believes that education should be in private hands, which he believes would therefore be subject to the whim and will of parents. He does not like what state education teaches, and considers it to immoral. […]
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