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Hey everyone just a quick update. Unfortunately I have changed laptops and the save was corrupted which means the progress has been lost! I really enjoyed this save and the final day drama and I had no doubt that we would have achieved our goal of filling the stadium to it's maximum capacity...

First League Final day special report We welcome you to this very special last day report. The Kyiv Post will bring you live minute by minute coverage across the First League. Before we do that let's have a look back at the last few weeks and see how we have arrived to today's position...

The run in Winter is over, I had managed to sort out some mid season training and friendlies. The boys don't look in too bad of a shape considering the winter hibernation. If anything, Big O has gotten even bigger. Almost resembling someone who had eaten Santa Claus and went back for the...

The Winter Break Kharkhiv is a beautiful city and much like other cities it has many stories to tell. Walking down the streets with the cold building so much that the fresh air burns my cheeks. Not many of the locals are talking football. I suppose we are exactly where we are meant to be...

OCTOBER REVIEW - Metalist make magic happen Despite a mid season blip, Andriy Vornonin seems to have managed to get the wheel back on. With only 7 games before the winter break, Metalist managed to produce a 4 win streak. The Kyiv Post have assigned part-time Sergei Kharputkin to monitor the...

September sees us take on 6 games this month. After I pondered the slight slip up agains Polissya and Kryvbas, a slight tweak to the tactics is in order. I'll be looking to deploy tactics I saw on a DVD documentary when I was playing in England. It was about an England national team manager...

VORONIN VERDICT HEIGHTENS AMID COLLAPSE OF FORM After a strong start it appears that the honey moon period is over at Metalist Kharkhiv. Manager Andriy Vornonin got off to a near perfect start with 6 wins on the trot, when faced with theor first real competition in the form of Polissya, they...

Action Packed August 7 games this month, 7! I sit in my office looking at the calendar, this league is relentless. I suppose it needs to be as we have 3 months off over winter. Big O reckons we can get at least 4 or 5 wins if we stay injury free. With no time to waste, we head straight to the...

Good start to life for Metalist's Voronin As the First League gets underway, early predictions are being fulfilled as Metalist Kharkhiv take a commanding lead on the league. There has intrigue around the Ukraine to see former international Andriy Voronin take charge of his first managerial...

"Is this it?" I ask my PA Olena. "Is this the hotel?" The Palace Hotel sounded grand and it was in a way but I still feel Kharkov is a tad behind the times when compared to the likes of the Western countries. Olena nods her head, walks me through to the lobby and organises my room keys. It was...

Throughout my playing career I have been blessed with travelling the globe. In many of the countries I have played in what I have found the second fiddle city. Liverpool had it's own unique pull compared to London. Leverkusen was charming and different to Berlin, although I loved both when I...

This thread will be a story following the trials and tribulations of a Ukrainian national hero, trying to build up their name in their home nation whilst becoming a European force. Inspired by Zealand and Llama's suggestions for peculiar saves. Save for every European country The idea is...

Club Introduction Well here we are. I have unpacked into my little apartment in La Spezia. There are a couple of things I need to sort out as soon as possible, getting an Italian tutor and getting to the club! I walk into the stadium, it is one of the smallest grounds I have ever seen. There...

Spezia announce shock new manager With its debut season in the Italian top flight division about to begin, Spezia Calcio have shocked the league by announcing they have sacked their manager Vincenzo Italiano. Italiano had a meteoric rise from amateur management to Trapani Calcio, gaining...

Genesis. This is the beginning of what I hope is going to be a wonderful save. I have not posted a story since my Middlfart Story a few years ago. Alas it is time for a new challenge and this time I have chosen the team a bit differently. Having seen an advert on Instagram for a random...