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Chapter Four After a positive start, we aimed to continue our perfect record thus far. Matchday 4: Burnley vs Liverpool We started off in style with a comfortable 4-0 thrashing of Burnley in which all of our goals came in the first half. Alex Isak got his first goals for the club and that...

Chapter Three After a successful pre-season in which we won all but one of our games (a 2-2 draw against Bologna), it was time to kick-off the new season with the chance of winning a trophy - the Community Shield. Community Shield: Liverpool vs Crystal Palace We were able to kick-off the...

Chapter Two With pre-season underway and the new Premier League season beckoning, it's important to look over the squad, and decide on a first team, as well as addressing any transfer rumours ongoing during the window. The Key Three Alisson (GK) It was a toss-up between Alisson and Virgil...

Chapter One Rewind to the end of last season and Liverpool fans could not have been happier with new manager Arne Slot. He'd won the league title in his first season as manager with some comfortability, and after a significant summer spend, hopes were extremely high that the Reds could repeat...

Chapter 8: The Season in Review A season in which we overachieved - a 3rd place finish highlighting just how good we were this campaign. One of the main aspects of our success was our magnificent home form - the best in the division! We went the whole campaign unbeaten at the San Mames and...

Chapter 7: End of the First Season We've enjoyed a very successful first season at Bilbao - let's end it in fitting style! La Liga Matchday 35: Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid away is the most difficult fixture of the LaLiga season, and they've been in blistering form in the...

Chapter 6: A Crucial Part of the Season February, March and April are three crucial months, with just 5 fixtures remaining after these three months worth of fixtures are played. It'll give us a very good idea of exactly where we may finish this season. La Liga Matchday 25: Athletic Bilbao vs...

Chapter 5: A Difficult January An intriguing month lies ahead, with some of our best players being linked with moves to other clubs. It could mean that the most important part of the window is holding on to who we've got. I was in the market for players, and with very little to choose...

Chapter 4: Top 4 Ambitions? After a very successful start, we'll be looking to kick on and build off that positive first three months in charge. November was rather an uneventful months, with just the three fixtures. However, we amassed a total of 7 points in those 3 games, and earned 2...

Chapter 3: A Positive Start Since FM25 is no longer a million miles away, I thought it might make sense to provide longer updates. Therefore, instead of a month-by-month post, I'll incorporate 3 months in each post to hopefully move things a little quicker. I'll cover key games and show our...

Chapter 2: Season Planning It is worth noting, of course, that I have not updated the teams to match the 2024/25 squads, so incomings and outgoings that have occurred in real life do not translate over and we begin at the start of the 2023/24 season. In reality, Bilbao finished in an...

Chapter 1: A Difficult Dream As has happened continuously throughout FM24, I have taken breaks for the game before returning. Alas, here I am once more, prepared to undergo the difficult challenge of glory with Athletic Bilbao. I'm sure that many FM players have attempted this before, but I...

Chapter 11: A Vital Set of Games There's the potential for top 4 in the league and another Europa League triumph...will we achieve either? Before any on the field action began, we had our annual youth intake announced - and it's a good one. We've got three 5 star prospects and they could...

Chapter 10: Heading Towards the End of the Season An important month that includes the Europa League Round of 16. La Liga Matchday 27: Sevilla FC vs RCD Mallorca We open the month with a frustrating scoreless draw against Mallorca. We didn't offer enough in attack considering we were at...

Chapter 9: Back to Winning Ways After a tough time out last month, we'll be hoping this month brings more success results wise. La Liga Matchday 23: Sevilla FC vs CA Osasuna The month began with a return to winning ways after a four game winless run. We were frustratingly locked at 0-0...