We’d reached the lofty heights of third in the Premier League at the halfway point of the 27/28 season. We’d just drawn 3-3 away to Man Utd at Old Trafford…
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Football Manager P21
It was time to ready Leeds for the 27/28 season. I was resigned to losing Santos, who had been such a star for my side in my time with the…
The Meerkat Muse – 10/03/21
We’re almost at the middle of March. What’s been happening ‘kats? We’ve had a spell of unseasonably warm weather, especially at the end of February. On the 26th of Feb…
Football Manager P20 – Moving up North
Three clubs were talking to me. All were Premier League clubs and reasonably well established ones, though they’d all had their peaks and troughs throughout the course of the Premier…
Football Manager P19 – Blowing a Fuse
Having secured Premier League status for Crystal Palace quite comfortably, the aim was now to see if we could improve upon 13th in the standings. In football the desire is…
Football Manager P18 – Middle of the Road
The first half of the 25/26 season was over. Palace were 13th, nine points clear of the relegation battle, and reasonably steady, despite some heavy defeats. We’d kick off the…
Football Manager P17 – Tough Lessons
The 25/26 season would be a landmark season. For the first time, I’d be leading a Premier League club, the one I’d guided most successfully to the top flight –…
Football Manager P16 – Mighty Eagles
I had five games to save my job. I felt this was most unjust, given the season so far, but so be it. To begin Crystal Palace would travel to…
The Meerkat Muse – 24/02/2021
Welcome ‘kats, to the latest round of Meerkat Musings! What’s been happening? Well, NASA successfully landed Perseverance on Mars, only to find someone waiting… Ahem. Jokes aside, this is pretty…
Football Manager P15 – Soaring Eagles
Having successfully navigated the first third of the 24/25 season, it was time to kick off (heh) the middle phase. By regularly switching between the 4-4-1-1 formation (and its underlying…