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Reflections on my time in South Africa I found managing Cape Town City to be incredible fun and decided I would give some thoughts on it, since other FM players seem to rarely take the opportunity to manage in Africa. The structure of the league is interesting. The 30 game season is divided...

Season 4 2021-22: Cape Town City (South African Premiership) Finish: Champions Trophies: African Super Cup, SA Cup, South African Premier League, AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Season Summary This season had a wonderful start, with us beating Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in the African Super Cup. I...

Season 3 2020-21: Cape Town City (South African Premiership) Finish: 2nd place Trophies: SA Knockout Cup, SA FA Cup, African Confederation Cup. Awards: Head Coach of the Year Notable League Rules: 5 foreign players can be registered; players under 20 don’t need to be registered. Season...

Reflections on my time in Scotland Managing Albion Rovers was obviously very fruitful for my coaching career, achieving consecutive promotions and winning my first trophy (Ladbrokes League 1). Generally, the lack of money in the lower reaches of Scotland was sort of a double-edged sword, not...

Season 2 2019-20: Albion Rovers (Ladbrokes League 1) Finish: Champions Season Summary We entered this season as the favorites to finish last in the league. However, we had early reasons for optimism, with a friendly victory over Scottish Champions Celtic and a league cup group stage win over...

Season 1 2018-19: Albion Rovers (Ladbrokes League 2) Finish: 4th Place (Promoted via Playoffs) Season Summary The job at hand with Albion Rovers seemed like it was going to be a challenge from the beginning. A semi-pro outfit, the team had no money, was fresh off a relegation from Ladbrokes...

I started a “pentagon challenge” save back in December, which is something I have never done before. In fact, I rarely do long-term challenge saves. Maybe I should do more though, since this is the save I have most enjoyed since my last long-term save, a “grow the league’s reputation” challenge...