Two full seasons, two Premier League titles, plus an FA Cup victory and a Champions League Semi Final. It was fair to say I’d not done too badly in charge…
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Football Manager 21 – P24: The Leeds Project – Year 2 P2
Following on from a great start to the 28/29 season, it was now time for FA Cup action against Stoke at home. A rotated team drew 2-2, but I felt…
Football Manager P23 – Leeds Year 2, Part 1
I’d reached the top of the English game after eight years in management. I’d guided Leeds United to the 27/28 Premier League title and the FA Cup as well. The…
Football Manager P22: ZOMG!
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…
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 –…