I was managing FC Viikingit of the Finnish first division, we were the favourites to win promotion to the premier league but we ended up in 9th place out of 12 teams, almost relegated. Though we did win the cup and got European football next season, but I guess it wasn't enough. They gave me the option to resign or to be sacked, so I terminated every contract I could, released players on free, bought few very bad players with £20m to be paid in 48 months and did my everything to destroy the team. And guess what happened after that? Newcastle wanted me to promote them to the Premier League after their previous manager got them to the relegation zone in the Championship. I did win the Championship and was about mid table in christmas in the Prem but then FM11 came.
Also in another save I did the same to Spartak Moscow, performed poorly in the league there too, got ****** off, terminated contracts and released players on free, bought **** players for tens of millions and got sacked.