There's No Place Like Home!
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May 2029
Here it is folks, the last run of the season. I'm sure you all want to know what has happened in the league run in, so naturally, we start with the champions league. Even better, we start with a defeat, yay!
In seriousness, Juventus were way too strong for us to win in Turin, but we knew this already. We set up to bring it back to the Bank, and by only conceding one, we do just that.
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League action resumed at home to Villa, who had been a pain previously. Not today though, as we largely ran amok. A pretty comfortable win by all accounts, and it keeps us top of the league with now just two games to play.
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Another big night at the Bank then, and we draw on everything we have to get past Juve. And, get past them we do, winning the match 2-0. The big Mexican Contreras was the man to do the damage on the scoreboard, but it was the defence that kept us in it; a late onslaught by Juve was repelled successfully. It means we are off to the final at the Bernabeu, where we play Monaco. They prevent a home final for Real, and try to do what PSG couldnt earlier in the competition.
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The penultimate game sees us go to Goodison, where we claim a simple 1-0 win. The ramifications are that we go to the last day of the season to decide the title.
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Here's how it stands with one left. A title will be won, and a relegation spot will be decided. It promises to be one **** of a final day to the season, that's for sure!
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Here it is folks, the last run of the season. I'm sure you all want to know what has happened in the league run in, so naturally, we start with the champions league. Even better, we start with a defeat, yay!
In seriousness, Juventus were way too strong for us to win in Turin, but we knew this already. We set up to bring it back to the Bank, and by only conceding one, we do just that.
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League action resumed at home to Villa, who had been a pain previously. Not today though, as we largely ran amok. A pretty comfortable win by all accounts, and it keeps us top of the league with now just two games to play.
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Another big night at the Bank then, and we draw on everything we have to get past Juve. And, get past them we do, winning the match 2-0. The big Mexican Contreras was the man to do the damage on the scoreboard, but it was the defence that kept us in it; a late onslaught by Juve was repelled successfully. It means we are off to the final at the Bernabeu, where we play Monaco. They prevent a home final for Real, and try to do what PSG couldnt earlier in the competition.
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The penultimate game sees us go to Goodison, where we claim a simple 1-0 win. The ramifications are that we go to the last day of the season to decide the title.
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Here's how it stands with one left. A title will be won, and a relegation spot will be decided. It promises to be one **** of a final day to the season, that's for sure!
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Good luck mate! Been following this story for the past couple seasons, and I would love to see you capture that league success.
The Final Day 2029
The Prelude
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The Result
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We actually managed it!! Chelsea away is rough enough as it is, but a Contreras master show did enough for us. It's naturally the first league win we've experienced at this level, but it is also my first for the club. Delighted as I am though, two finals are still to come so we can't party just yet.
What happened around the grounds?
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Everton could have gone down, Harrogate could have gone down. Bournemouth do though, losing to Everton on the final day. There was drama elsewhere too, as Sheffield United claim the 4th CL spot. The three London clubs battled for the Europa League, Chelsea miss out. United finish mid-table - sacking Ronaldo and hiring Lord Bentdner.
Next up, 2 finals, a summary, and a shock decision, so keep your eyes peeled.
The Prelude
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The Result
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We actually managed it!! Chelsea away is rough enough as it is, but a Contreras master show did enough for us. It's naturally the first league win we've experienced at this level, but it is also my first for the club. Delighted as I am though, two finals are still to come so we can't party just yet.
What happened around the grounds?
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Everton could have gone down, Harrogate could have gone down. Bournemouth do though, losing to Everton on the final day. There was drama elsewhere too, as Sheffield United claim the 4th CL spot. The three London clubs battled for the Europa League, Chelsea miss out. United finish mid-table - sacking Ronaldo and hiring Lord Bentdner.
Next up, 2 finals, a summary, and a shock decision, so keep your eyes peeled.
23/9/29
KERRY RESIGNS
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So, I guess some explanation is needed. I'd originally made plans that I would leave in 2031, at the end of my contract. Then I decided to go after the World Cup, when I'll be leaving Chile. It got to the point though that I just wasn't enjoying the challenge anymore. Last season I got the league, champions league and FA Cup amongst others. I got them the silverware I dreamed of.
So now I face a new challenge - unemployment. I've already pledged that I'll be leaving home shores. My primary focus until the summer is with Chile. Unless a stunning opportunity comes up, I won't be taking another club job until after the World Cup as planned.
Jurgen Klopp replaces me at the Bank, I'm confident I've left a good team, and a good position for the club to be in. Now to see if my legacy is sustainable.
KERRY RESIGNS
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So, I guess some explanation is needed. I'd originally made plans that I would leave in 2031, at the end of my contract. Then I decided to go after the World Cup, when I'll be leaving Chile. It got to the point though that I just wasn't enjoying the challenge anymore. Last season I got the league, champions league and FA Cup amongst others. I got them the silverware I dreamed of.
So now I face a new challenge - unemployment. I've already pledged that I'll be leaving home shores. My primary focus until the summer is with Chile. Unless a stunning opportunity comes up, I won't be taking another club job until after the World Cup as planned.
Jurgen Klopp replaces me at the Bank, I'm confident I've left a good team, and a good position for the club to be in. Now to see if my legacy is sustainable.
World Cup Draw & Chile World Cup Squad
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Squad
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Chile's World Cup Campaign
After a few meaningless friendlies, our campaign began in earnest against South Africa. The game was a tight affair, but we took the lead earlier. An equaliser was coming though, so 1-1 at half time was reasonable. In the end, it was a Tello goal that killed the game off, as we proceeded to park the bus from there.
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Scotland were up next, having thumped Iran in game 1. We largely returned the favour, trouncing the Scots into the middle of next week. We put 5 past them to basically seal ourselves a next round spot, when we play Iran.
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Iran proved not to be the whipping boys we expected, as we could only win 1-0 despite battering them. It was enough for us to top the group though, and we go through with Scotland to the next stage of the tournament.
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Unfortunately, we fall at the very next hurdle. Serbia scored early, then we never really recovered the game. I'm absolutely gutted, especially given how we'd been playing. Shows that the team has a little work to do yet, but I've returned them from the humiliation of a few years back.
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Brazil take the tournament home, beating the Czechs in the final. Scotland get the furthest of the home nations.
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As promised, I resigned straight after the tournament. I was now completely unemployed. I'd still be looking for a suitable club job, but I had options after the tournament...
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After a few meaningless friendlies, our campaign began in earnest against South Africa. The game was a tight affair, but we took the lead earlier. An equaliser was coming though, so 1-1 at half time was reasonable. In the end, it was a Tello goal that killed the game off, as we proceeded to park the bus from there.
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Scotland were up next, having thumped Iran in game 1. We largely returned the favour, trouncing the Scots into the middle of next week. We put 5 past them to basically seal ourselves a next round spot, when we play Iran.
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Iran proved not to be the whipping boys we expected, as we could only win 1-0 despite battering them. It was enough for us to top the group though, and we go through with Scotland to the next stage of the tournament.
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Unfortunately, we fall at the very next hurdle. Serbia scored early, then we never really recovered the game. I'm absolutely gutted, especially given how we'd been playing. Shows that the team has a little work to do yet, but I've returned them from the humiliation of a few years back.
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Brazil take the tournament home, beating the Czechs in the final. Scotland get the furthest of the home nations.
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As promised, I resigned straight after the tournament. I was now completely unemployed. I'd still be looking for a suitable club job, but I had options after the tournament...
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New Beginnings
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Straight after the World Cup, I take over my home country. Lampard had run them into the ground, and England are now struggling in 19th in the world, and are in division 2 in the European Nations League. So I have to resurrect them, and fast. It's a job that sounds incredibly familiar.
Then, 14 months after leaving Lincoln, and 2 months since I joined England, I finally found a challenge I wanted to take on. In fact, I found two. There was Granada; bottom of La Liga, but a decent team and one that could challenge in a few years.
The other was an Italian team who were something of a fallen giant. A few barren years for the team had seen them slowly fall down the table, and they are 15th, having lost 5 on the bounce. With money available, and a tough league to conquer, it's perfect. So...
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Straight after the World Cup, I take over my home country. Lampard had run them into the ground, and England are now struggling in 19th in the world, and are in division 2 in the European Nations League. So I have to resurrect them, and fast. It's a job that sounds incredibly familiar.
Then, 14 months after leaving Lincoln, and 2 months since I joined England, I finally found a challenge I wanted to take on. In fact, I found two. There was Granada; bottom of La Liga, but a decent team and one that could challenge in a few years.
The other was an Italian team who were something of a fallen giant. A few barren years for the team had seen them slowly fall down the table, and they are 15th, having lost 5 on the bounce. With money available, and a tough league to conquer, it's perfect. So...
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It's a team I've wanted to try on FM for a while, but they've always been OP when I get to them. Not this time though.
November 2030
So before I joined Napoli, I had 2 months at Wembley to try and turn around a failing England team. It all started with a Division 2 group consisting of us, Bulgaria and Russia. We didn't quite make it through unbeaten but we got the promotion back up to the top tier which I considered most vital. Bulgaria were the unlucky ones to be relegated.
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Back in Naples, and this is the table before my only game of the month; away to Spezia.
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The game itself was nervy for a while; we scored early but some poor defending cost us the lead. The experience in our team shone through at the end though, and we managed to seal a 3-1 win. A nice way to start my Italian experience.
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Note: I will do a squad overview come the end of January, as there are already some moves in places. For example, guess the ex-Lincoln favourite of mine that will be joining come the start of the month?
So before I joined Napoli, I had 2 months at Wembley to try and turn around a failing England team. It all started with a Division 2 group consisting of us, Bulgaria and Russia. We didn't quite make it through unbeaten but we got the promotion back up to the top tier which I considered most vital. Bulgaria were the unlucky ones to be relegated.
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Back in Naples, and this is the table before my only game of the month; away to Spezia.
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The game itself was nervy for a while; we scored early but some poor defending cost us the lead. The experience in our team shone through at the end though, and we managed to seal a 3-1 win. A nice way to start my Italian experience.
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Note: I will do a squad overview come the end of January, as there are already some moves in places. For example, guess the ex-Lincoln favourite of mine that will be joining come the start of the month?
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Aleman? 
December 2030
Best part of this month - winter break! That and it's my first full month in Italy. It's all very exciting.
First we play Bologna. I should also note that Napoli had scored 10 in 12 when I took over. It makes the 4 we put through the net today look more than it was. My main aim was to get the team scoring; I've done that. Now to deal with the fact that we conceded two sloppy goals.
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We followed up with a thumping of Salernitana in the cup. Nice and straight forward really, but once again, we concede a sloppy goal.
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Palermo away should have been a tough task for our supposedly struggling side, but we thumped them. Napoli have gone from being a team who can't score to a team that can't stop scoring. We actually managed to keep a clean sheet this time as well, so it was our best performance so far.
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We went from our best performance under me to my worst though, as we failed to dispatch Sassuolo. In truth, I'm disappointed, we could and should have won. But on the other hand, we didn't lose, so I keep my unbeaten record.
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We stayed in the cup with a dominant 3-0 win at Frosinone. Amor destroyed them down the flank, and once we took a dominant lead, we sat back and let the game play out.
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Our last match before Christmas sees us play Carpi. A pretty simple match for us to navigate, but the goal we conceded rankles me yet again. I'll be looking to deal with that over the break.
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We've moved up to 10th, and we're scoring goals now. The table looks a lot more promising than it did a month or so ago.
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In the meantime, England get their Euros quali group. Romania and Greece should be easy to deal with, whilst I'm looking forward to the goal fest with San Marino.
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Best part of this month - winter break! That and it's my first full month in Italy. It's all very exciting.
First we play Bologna. I should also note that Napoli had scored 10 in 12 when I took over. It makes the 4 we put through the net today look more than it was. My main aim was to get the team scoring; I've done that. Now to deal with the fact that we conceded two sloppy goals.
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We followed up with a thumping of Salernitana in the cup. Nice and straight forward really, but once again, we concede a sloppy goal.
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Palermo away should have been a tough task for our supposedly struggling side, but we thumped them. Napoli have gone from being a team who can't score to a team that can't stop scoring. We actually managed to keep a clean sheet this time as well, so it was our best performance so far.
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We went from our best performance under me to my worst though, as we failed to dispatch Sassuolo. In truth, I'm disappointed, we could and should have won. But on the other hand, we didn't lose, so I keep my unbeaten record.
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We stayed in the cup with a dominant 3-0 win at Frosinone. Amor destroyed them down the flank, and once we took a dominant lead, we sat back and let the game play out.
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Our last match before Christmas sees us play Carpi. A pretty simple match for us to navigate, but the goal we conceded rankles me yet again. I'll be looking to deal with that over the break.
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We've moved up to 10th, and we're scoring goals now. The table looks a lot more promising than it did a month or so ago.
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In the meantime, England get their Euros quali group. Romania and Greece should be easy to deal with, whilst I'm looking forward to the goal fest with San Marino.
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Just read through all 22 pages! Brilliant Job! And all the best with Napoli
Juventus have yet to lose the Serie A title in 15 years. Having said that, Monaco have won the last 7 Ligue Uns, Dortmund the last 8 Bundesliga's and Real the last 12 La Ligas. There is a definite monopoly on titles in European leagues currently.
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****, please go to Spain once you're finished with Napoli and stop Real from winning everything!