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Part X: Here We Go Again 3 June 2024 - Monday I'm officially back from summer vacation, which I spent back home in Skipton. It was nice being able to spend a lot of time with my family, but today is bittersweet. Jeff Smith (aged 39), our best winger, and Danny Meadowcroft (aged 43), our best...

Part IX: The End of the Beginning 14 February 2024 - Wednesday I've let Jack Galbraith go on a free transfer, he just doesn't fit in with my plans, sadly. Meanwhile, I've redone our training schedules to place a high emphasis on set pieces, maybe that will help us salvage something out of this...

Part VIII: The Late Season 1 January 2024 - Monday Looking back on myself, I feel like I've grown quite a bit when it comes to my skills since I came to Kelbrook Meanwhile, I had my monthly meeting with the board. They were still satisfied with me overall, and, to my surprise, assured me that...

Part VII: 'Tis the Season 1 December 2023 - Friday I met with the board today, their still satisfied with how I'm performing, not much change from last month. I went over to the pub to chat with the supporters, and it was much the same as last month. 3 December 2023 - Sunday Today, we (6th)...

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Part VI: Mediocrity 21 October 2023 - Saturday Today, we (5th) were playing at home (Attendance: 11) against Weston Lane SSC (4th). The board and fans were expecting a win. The game was a giant nothingburger. Nothing happened for the first two-thirds of the match, and then the opposition got...

Part V: Finding a Rhythm? 30 September 2023 - Saturday Today, we (7th) play against the Cononley SC Reserves (3rd) in a home game (Attendance 11) that we are the favorites in. To start off, Kienan Heler got a lightning-fast goal in the 6th minute, which seemed to me like a very good omen...

Part IV: Competitive Debut 2 September 2023 - Saturday This was my first competitive game managing, and against very, very heavy odds against the Addingham Reserves, the strongest team in the league. I told the squad to take it easy, and we walked out onto the pitch, my heart hammering. It was...

Part III: Pre-Season 18 July 2023 - Tuesday Today, we've got our second friendly of the pre-season (that I'm here for). This time, it's against Knaresborough Celtic, in the York League Division Three, on the 11th level of the football pyramid. Another club much larger than ours, but after our...

Part II: First Friendly 15 July 2023 - Saturday Ahead of my first friendly, I had my first press conference. Well, I say press conference, but there was only one local BBC Radio intern. He seemed to like me, though. It's a win in my book. Anyway, the real important event of the day was the...

Part I: The Beginning [Heavily rewritten due to save file corruption forcing a restart] 3 July 2023 - Thursday Dear Diary, I'm John Craven. For all of my nineteen years, I've lived in the district of Yorkshire that shares my name my whole life, as has my dad, and my granddad, and so on. And...