The New Football Manager Story P10 – The Big Time

The 24/25 season brought with it the pinnacle of English football for little old me. I’d somehow guided Blackburn Rovers to promotion, and now I’d rub shoulders with elite managers like Klopp and Guardiola. I expected a tough season. The squad that won promotion was generally good, but retaining the talented loan stars was next […]

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Writing Prompts: 69

No, it’s not that, so don’t go there. I decided to take a random number (ahem), find the relevant post, and post about it. It turns out the 69th post on Meerkat Musings was about Nintendo, and why I love Nintendo. Except, the post was merely to direct people to the page on the subject […]

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

It’s been a little over six years since Breath of the Wild landed on the Wii U and Nintendo Switch. The Wii U’s swansong and the Switch’s opening bow was a glorious masterpiece, an epic experience, and it reinvigorated the Zelda franchise by restoring it to its wonderful open-world roots. It’s been around four years […]

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Film Reviews: The Super Mario Bros Movie

It’s finally here! The Super Mario Bros Movie has been 30 years in the making. There is a legacy of redemption here, after the 1993 movie deterred Nintendo from using their products for TV and movies for decades. After such a lengthy wait, my eagerness for this new film could not be overstated. There was […]

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The Switch and the Legend: Six Years On

Has it really been six years since the Nintendo Switch, armed with the beautiful Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, arrived on the scene? Apparently so. Wow, that’s quite impressive! The Switch revitalised Nintendo, following the disappointing commercial and critical reception of the Wii U. The Switch’s unique dual-premise of hand-held and conventional console […]

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The New Football Manager Story P9 – Battling Back

So, the 23/24 season had seen me join Middlesbrough, swiftly get fed up with them, leave them, and join fellow Championship side Blackburn. Blackburn were enjoying a better season than Middlesbrough, though they were very much a mid-table side after 23 games. The second phase of the season would get underway at home to 2nd-placed […]

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The New Football Manager Story P7 – Blaze of Glory?

My plucky Wealdstone side sat 10th in League Two, halfway through the 22/23 season. It seemed likely that the club would spend at least one more season in league football, but nothing was assured. How would things fare in the second half of the campaign? Well, proceedings would begin with the visit of Yeovil Town. […]

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The New Football Manager Story P6 – Inconsistency

Wealdstone had not only survived their first season in the Football League, but, to a point, they had thrived. 11th place was a pretty respectable finish, given the expectation of going straight back down, but as the 22/23 season loomed, it was painfully clear the club needed a lot of investment. A few coaches – […]

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