Jump to content

There and Back Again. A Football Manager's tale by SRL88


SRL88

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 2k
  • Created
  • Last Reply
Holding a very good spot for Gil Vecente. Still time to make a top 3 push :)

Cheers dude.

The season is finished now. I just need to post the last two months. We didn't finish third, and it was all about that very tight battle for fourth.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Great month, hope you ended the season well1

Cheers dude.

Still doing well,hopefully you can keep 4th place then break the top 3 next season.

Top 3 would still only get us Europa League football :D. Top 2 is Champion's League, but steady progress.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Gil_zps265ec353.png

SRL88's Career - April & May 2026 - Gil Vicente

Liga ZON SAGRES

April

GilVicente_FixturesSchedule_zpsa54e890c.png

A really frustrating month I must say. The game against Maritimo was a joke. We fell behind after six minutes, levelled it after seven, fell behind after eight minutes and then scored again after nine. Have you ever seen a more ridiculous four minutes?!?! Anyway, the game remained tight for the rest of the game but we gave away a stupid goal late. The following game against Naval was another sense of frustration. After falling behind we fought back really well and went in at the break 2-1 up. We added a third early in the second half and just when we were heading towards a vital three points we conceeded twice in the final ten minutes to throw away the three points. At least the month rounded off with a very good win away at Academica to get us back on track.

May

GilVicente_FixturesSchedule-3_zps9c56fb2b.png

LigaZONSAGRES_OverviewStages_zpsc2e62560.png

Two fantastic results to round off the campaign which see's us qualify for the Europa League. The game against Olhanense was a lot more straight forward as we comfortably beat them 3-0, but the game against Uniao de Madeira on the final day was unbelievable. I knew they headed into the last game of the season needing a win to have any chance of winning the league so I set us up to sit deep, contain them and hit them on the counter, and that is exactly what we did. We took the lead early on in the game and put in an excellent defensive display to hold on for possibly our biggest win of the season.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Gil_zps265ec353.png

SRL88's Career - Season Review - 2025/26 - Gil Vicente

Liga ZON SAGRES

Results 1 - Results 2

Final League Position: 4th

I am absolutely chuffed with our performance over the course of the campaign. Considering I took over a struggling side with nothing to cheer for in the past and to go from that to qualifying for Europe in my first season in charge is a wonderful achievement. It isn't as though we came from out of nowhere either as we occupied a top four berth most of the season. Brilliant, brilliant campaign.

Taca de Portugal

Competition Performance: Knocked out in 5th Round

I can't complain really as I didn't expect much. The only disappointment was the fact that we were knocked out without much of a fight against Benfica, especially how well we performed against them in the league.

Bwin Cup

Competition Performance: Knocked out in Third Phase

Another competition I have no complaints about. Considering we were drawn against Porto I didn't expect to get out the group at all. We battled well and managed to finish second in our group.

Squad

Delighted with this squad, mainly due to its accomplishments, but boy does it need some work.

Transfers - Finances

A lot of transfers this season, especially those leaving the club, but it was for good reasons. There were just two many players here who needed to move on.

The finances don't look great I must say, but hopefully participating in Europe, it may help.

My Top 3 Players

Jose Andrade - Top goalscorer. Nuff' said.

Malko Castillo - A very good debut season for him. Offers us a lot in the attacking midfield position.

Vitor Lima - Captain, rock, club legend. He just had to be here.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Season | Team | League | Country | League Position | Notes |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2012/13 | FC Bleid-Molenbeek | Derde Klasse B | Belgium | 4th | - |
| 2013/14 | FC Bleid-Molenbeek | Derde Klasse B | Belgium | 1st | Derde Klasse B Winners - Promoted |
| 2014/15 | FC Bleid-Molenbeek | Belgacom League | Belgium | - | Left in December |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2014/15 | Northampton Town | League Two | England | 10th | Appointed in December |
| 2015/16 | Northampton Town | League Two | England | 1st | Promoted, Johnstones Paint Winners |
| 2016/17 | Northampton Town | League One | England | 8th | Johnstones Paint Runners-Up |
| 2017/18 | Northampton Town | League One | England | - | Left in November |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2017/18 | Birmingham City | League One | England | 2nd | Appointed in November, Promoted |
| 2018/19 | Birmingham City | Championship | England | 5th | Promoted via Play-Off's |
| 2019/20 | Birmingham City | Premier League | England | 13th | League Cup Semi-Final |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2020/21 | Napoli | Serie A | Italy | 1st | Serie A & TIM Cup Winners |
| 2021/22 | Napoli | Serie A | Italy | 1st | Serie A, TIM Cup & Supercoppa Winners,|
| Champions League Runners-Up |
| 2022/23 | Napoli | Serie A | Italy | 1st | Serie A, TIM Cup, Supercoppa & |
| Champions League Winners |
| 2023/24 | Napoli | Serie A | Italy | 1st | Serie A, TIM Cup, Supercoppa, CWC |
| Champions League, UEFA S.Cup Winners |
| 2024/25 | Napoli | Serie A | Italy | 1st | Serie A, TIM Cup, Supercoppa, CWC & |
| UEFA Super Cup Winners |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2025/26 | Gil Vicente | Liga ZON SAGRES | Portugal | 4th | Europa League Qualification |[/Code]

[center][size=3][b]What's Next?[/b][/size]

Well somehow, I'm not quite sure how yet, but somehow we have to move forward as a club. That means improving in the league over the next year, whether that is on a position basis or gaining more points and being closer to the top sides. A competitive European journey would be lovely as well.[/center]

Link to post
Share on other sites

A Look at my Former Clubs

FC Bleid-Molenbeek

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Season  |  League                       | League Position  |  Notes                            |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2014/15 |  Belgacom League              |  15th            |  Survival                         |
| 2015/16 |  Belgacom League              |  6th             |  -                                |
| 2016/17 |  Belgacom League              |  12th            |  -                                |
| 2017/18 |  Belgacom League              |  17th            |  Relegated                        |
| 2018/19 |  Derde Klasse A               |  12th            |  -                                |
| 2019/20 |  Derde Klasse A               |  8th             |  -                                |
| 2020/21 |  Derde Klasse A               |  13th            |  -                                |
| 2021/22 |  Derde Klasse A               |  5th             |  -                                |
| 2022/23 |  Derde Klasse A               |  15th            |  -                                |
| 2023/24 |  Derde Klasse A               |  16th            |  -                                |
| 2024/25 |  Derde Klasse A               |  6th             |  -                                |
| 2025/26 |  Derde Klasse A               |  8th             |  -                                |

At least they have stopped yo-yoing.

Northampton Town

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Season  |  League                    | League Position  |  Notes                          |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2017/18 |  League One                | 4th              |  Promoted via Play-Off's        |
| 2018/19 |  Championship              | 12th             |  -                              |
| 2019/20 |  Championship              | 23rd             |  Relegated                      |
| 2020/21 |  League One                | 14th             |  Johnstone's Paint Runners-Up   |
| 2021/22 |  League One                | 17th             |  -                              |
| 2022/23 |  League One                | 4th              |  Play-Off Semi-Final            |
| 2023/24 |  League One                | 8th              |  -                              |
| 2024/25 |  League One                | 12th             |  -                              |
| 2025/26 |  League One                | 5th              |  Play-Off Semi-Final            |

Another cracking season, just a shame once again they failed in the Play-Off's.

Birmingham City

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Season  |  League                    | League Position  |  Notes                          |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2020/21 |  Premier League            | 20th             |  Relegated                      |
| 2021/22 |  Championship              | 10th             |  -                              |
| 2022/23 |  Championship              | 2nd              |  Promoted                       |
| 2023/24 |  Premier League            | 18th             |  Relegated                      |
| 2024/25 |  Championship              | 11th             |  -                              |
| 2025/26 |  Championship              | 8th              |  -                              |

A solid campaign. Just outside the Play-Off's. Going in the right direction once again.

Napoli

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Season  |  League                    | League Position  |  Notes                                 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2025/26 |  Serie A                   | 2nd              |  Serie A Runners-Up, TIM Cup Winners   |

Very close to retaining the Serie A Title. They missed out on it by a point but there was consolation elsewhere as another TIM Cup was claimed. They also reached the Champions League Semi-Final.

Link to post
Share on other sites

What went on Elsewhere?

Major Leagues & Competitions Only

If you wish to see results from other leagues, please ask

English Premier League

2012/13 - 1st Chelsea 2nd Man City 3rd Liverpool 4th Man Utd - Relegated Sunderland, Norwich, Wigan

2013/14 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Chelsea 3rd Man City 4th Tottenham - Relegated Reading, West Ham, Nottingham Forest

2014/15 - 1st Chelsea 2nd Man City 3rd Man Utd 4th Arsenal - Relegated Wolves, Aston Villa, Wigan

2015/16 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Man City 3rd Chelsea 4th Arsenal - Relegated Bolton, Blackburn, Hull

2016/17 - 1st Arsenal 2nd Man Utd 3rd Tottenham 4th Man City - Relegated Burnley, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace

2017/18 - 1st Arsenal 2nd Man Utd 3rd Chelsea 4th Liverpool - Relegated Wigan, Watford, Wolves

2018/19 - 1st Chelsea 2nd Arsenal 3rd Man Utd 4th Everton - Relegated Blackburn, Reading, Crystal Palace

2019/20 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Man City 3rd Arsenal 4th Liverpool - Relegated West Brom, Bolton, Middlesbrough

2020/21 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Arsenal 3rd Tottenham 4th Chelsea - Relegated Everton, Reading, Birmingham

2021/22 - 1st Man City 2nd Man Utd 3rd Arsenal 4th Chelsea - Relegated Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough, Watford

2022/23 - 1st Chelsea 2nd Man Utd 3rd Nottingham Forest 4th Arsenal - Relegated Stoke, Reading, Wolves

2023/24 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Arsenal 3rd Chelsea 4th Man City - Relegated Birmingham, QPR, Watford

2024/25 - 1st Man City 2nd Man Utd 3rd Arsenal 4th Newcastle - Relegated West Ham, Crystal Palace, Reading

2025/26 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Chelsea 3rd Man City 4th Liverpool - Relegated Bolton, Stoke, Wolves

FA Cup

2012/13 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up Leicester

2013/14 - Winners Chelsea Runners-Up Burnley

2014/15 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Sunderland

2015/16 - Winners Stoke Runners-Up Wigan

2016/17 - Winners Norwich Runners-Up Chelsea

2017/18 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Chelsea

2018/19 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Chelsea

2019/20 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Stoke

2020/21 - Winners Stoke Runners-Up Newcastle

2021/22 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Newcastle

2022/23 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Southampton

2023/24 - Winners Norwich Runners-Up Arsenal

2024/25 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up Derby

2025/26 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Swansea

League Cup

2012/13 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Chelsea

2013/14 - Winners Newcastle Runners-Up Derby

2014/15 - Winners Chelsea Runners-Up Bolton

2015/16 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Newcastle

2016/17 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Man City

2017/18 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Man Utd

2018/19 - Winners Southampton Runners-Up Arsenal

2019/20 - Winners QPR Runners-Up Man City

2020/21 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Nottingham Forest

2021/22 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Man Utd

2022/23 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Norwich

2023/24 - Winners Swansea Runners-Up Liverpool

2024/25 - Winners Chelsea Runners-Up Man City

2025/26 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up QPR

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Liga BBVA

2012/13 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Valencia 4th Malaga - Relegated Levante, Deportivo, Osasuna

2013/14 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Sevilla 4th Valencia - Relegated Sporting, Real Betis, Hercules

2014/15 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Valencia 4th Malaga - Relegated Real Valladolid, Mirandes, Rayo Vallecano

2015/16 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Valencia 4th Mallorca - Relegated Elche, Real Betis, Osasuna

2016/17 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Valencia 3rd Barcelona 4th Atletico Madrid - Relegated Sporting, Rayo Vallecano, Racing Santandar

2017/18 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Sevilla 4th Granada - Relegated Celta Vigo, Oviedo, Real Valladolid

2018/19 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Real Sociedad 4th Valencia - Relegated Elche, Gimnastic, Deportivo

2019/20 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Granada 4th Real Betis - Relegated Sporting, Osasuna, Celta Vigo

2020/21 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Valencia 3rd Real Madrid 4th Real Betis - Relegated Levante, Racing Santandar, Villarreal

2021/22 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Real Sociedad 4th Sevilla - Relegated Zaragoza, Oviedo, Sporting

2022/23 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Granada 4th Real Betis - Relegated Malaga, Rayo Vallecano, Real Valladolid

2023/24 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Real Sociedad 4th Valencia - Relegated Racing Santandar, Elche, Deportivo

2024/25 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madird 3rd Sevilla 4th Real Betis - Relegated Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, Real Union

2025/26 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Sporting 4th Real Betis - Relegated Ponferradina, Elche, Malaga

Copa del Rey

2012/13 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Real Zaragoza

2013/14 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Malaga

2014/15 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Real Madrid

2015/16 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Espanyol

2016/17 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Villarreal

2017/18 - Winners Malaga Runners-Up Real Madrid

2018/19 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Real Madrid

2019/20 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Real Madrid

2020/21 - Winners Real Sociedad Runners-Up Real Betis

2021/22 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Atletico Madrid

2022/23 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Celta Vigo

2023/24 - Winners Real Sociedad Runners-Up Sevilla

2024/25 - Winners Valencia Runners-Up Athletic Bilbao

2025/26 - Winners Real Betis Runners-Up Atletico Madrid

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Serie A TIM

2012/13 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Napoli 3rd Sampdoria 4th Juventus - Relegated Lazio, Pescara, Torino

2013/14 - 1st Juventus 2nd Napoli 3rd Fiorentina 4th Inter Milan - Relegated Catania, Sassuolo, Vicenza

2014/15 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Juventus 3rd Sampdoria 4th Chievo - Relegated Atalanta, Siena, Torino

2015/16 - 1st Juventus 2nd Fiorentina 3rd AC Milan 4th Sampdoria - Relegated Reggina, Genoa, Nocerina

2016/17 - 1st Juventus 2nd Sampdoria 3rd Fiorentina 4th Napoli - Relegated Parma, Siena, Sassuolo

2017/18 - 1st Juventus 2nd Roma 3rd Napoli 4th AC Milan - Relegated Catania, Ternana, Vicenza

2018/19 - 1st Juventus 2nd Sampdoria 3rd Roma 4th Napoli - Relegated Inter Milan, Lecce, Nocerina

2019/20 - 1st Juventus 2nd Sampdoria 3rd Roma 4th Cesena - Relegated Parma, Cagliari, Sassuolo

2020/21 - 1st Napoli 2nd Sampdoria 3rd AC Milan 4th Juventus - Relegated Brescia, Nocerina, Empoli

2021/22 - 1st Napoli 2nd Sampdoria 3rd AC Milan 4th Genoa - Relegated Lazio, Ternana, Cagliari

2022/23 - 1st Napoli 2nd AC Milan 3rd Sampdoria 4th Inter Milan - Relegated Brescia, Udinese, Palermo

2023/24 - 1st Napoli 2nd Sampdoria 3rd AC Milan 4th Bologna - Relegated Fiorentina, Cagliari, Lazio

2024/25 - 1st Napoli 2nd Sampdoria 3rd AC Milan 4th Juventus - Relegated Frosinone, Palermo, Chievo

2025/26 - 1st Sampdoria 2nd Napoli 3rd Juventus 4th Genoa - Relegated Cagliari, Catania, Bologna

TIM Cup

2012/13 - Winners Juventus Runners-Up Udinese

2013/14 - Winners Chievo Runners-Up Lazio

2014/15 - Winners Sampdoria Runners-Up Fiorentina

2015/16 - Winners Juventus Runners-Up Sampdoria

2016/17 - Winners Sampdoria Runners-Up AC Milan

2017/18 - Winners Fiorentina Runners-Up Juventus

2018/19 - Winners Roma Runners-Up AC Milan

2019/20 - Winners Sampdoria Runners-Up Chievo

2020/21 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Juventus

2021/22 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Roma

2021/22 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Roma

2023/24 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up AC Milan

2024/25 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Genoa

2025/26 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Genoa

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Bundesliga

2012/13 - 1st Dortmund 2nd Bayer Leverkusen 3rd Bayern Munich 4th Hannover 96 - Relegated Nurnburg, Augburg

2013/14 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Bayer Leverkusen 3rd Dortmund 4th Wolfsburg - Relegated Freiburg, HSV

2014/15 - 1st Dortmund 2nd Bayer Leverkusen 3rd Borussia Monchengladbach 4th Bayern Munich - Relegated Frankfurt, 1860 Munich

2015/16 - 1st Bayer Leverkusen 2nd Werder Bremen 3rd Borussia Monchengladbach 4th Dortmund - Relegated Hannover 96, Hertha BSC

2016/17 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Dortmund 3rd Bayer Leverkusen 4th Schalke - Relegated Dusseldorf, Kaiserslautern

2017/18 - 1st Bayer Leverkusen 2nd Borussia Monchengladbach 3rd Frankfurt 4th Bayern Munich - Relegated Augsburg, Dresden

2018/19 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Bayer Leverkusen 3rd Wolfsburg 4th Koln - Relegated Freiburg, Paderborn

2019/20 - 1st Dortmund 2nd Bayern Munich 3rd Borussia Monchengladbach 4th Wolfsburg - Relegated Hannover 96, Dusseldorf

2020/21 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Dortmund 3rd Stuttgart 4th Bayer Leverkusen - Relegated Mainz (via play-off), Duisburg, Unterhaching

2021/22 - 1st Bayer Leverkusen 2nd Dortmund 3rd Furth 4th Koln - Relegated Hannover 96 (via play-off), Dusseldorf, Aachen

2022/23 - 1st Bayer Leverkusen 2nd Bayern Munich 3rd Hoffenheim 4th Borussia Monchengladbach - Relegated Wolfsburg (via play-off), Furth, Duisburg

2023/24 - 1st Dortmund 2nd Bayer Leverkusen 3rd HSV 4th Stuttgart - Relegated Aue, Hannover 96

2024/25 - 1st Bayer Leverkusen 2nd Dortmund 3rd Borussia Monchengladbach 4th Augsburg - Relegated Hertha BSC, Mainz

2025/26 - 1st Bayer Leverkusen 2nd Frankfurt 3rd Werder Bremen 4th Dortmund - Relegated Nurnberg, Rostock

DFB Pokal

2012/13 - Winners Bayern Munich Runners-Up Mainz

2013/14 - Winners Freiburg Runners-Up Dortmund

2014/15 - Winners Mainz Runners-Up Dortmund

2015/16 - Winners Frankfurt Runners-Up Dusseldorf

2016/17 - Winners Frankfurt Runners-Up Bayer Leverkusen

2017/18 - Winners Borussia Monchengladbach Runners-Up Dortmund

2018/19 - Winners Dortmund Runners-Up Hertha BSC

2019/20 - Winners Dortmund Runners-Up Union Berlin

2020/21 - Winners Borussia Monchengladbach Runners-Up Mainz

2021/22 - Winners Furth Runners-Up HSV

2022/23 - Winners Werder Bremen Runners-Up Borussia Monchengladbach

2023/24 - Winners Werder Bremen Runners-Up Aachen

2024/25 - Winners Dusseldorf Runners-Up Unterhaching

2025/26 - Winners Furth Runners-Up Aachen

----------------------------------------------------------------------

French Ligue 1

2012/13 - 1st FC Lorient 2nd Marseille 3rd PSG 4th Lille - Relegated Nancy, Stade Brestois, Nice

2013/14 - 1st PSG 2nd Lyon 3rd Marseille 4th Montpeller - Relegated Ajaccio, Troyes, Arles-Avignon

2014/15 - 1st PSG 2nd Lyon 3rd Marseille 4th FC Lorient - Relegated FC Nantes, Evian, Guingamp

2015/16 - 1st Lyon 2nd Marseille 3rd PSG 4th Lille - Relegated Le Harve, Bordeaux, Stade de Reims

2016/17 - 1st Marseille 2nd PSG 3rd Montpellier 4th Monaco - Relegated Tours, Nancy, Clermont Foot

2017/18 - 1st PSG 2nd Marseille 3rd Saint Etienne 4th Lyon - Relegated Chatearoux, Bastia, Guingamp

2018/19 - 1st PSG 2nd Stade Rennais 3rd Lyon 4th Marseille - Relegated Dijon, Evian, Le Harve

2019/20 - 1st Marseille 2nd PSG 3rd Lens 4th Montpellier - Relegated Guingamp, Le Mans, Bordeaux

2020/21 - 1st Marseille 2nd PSG 3rd Lens 4th Monaco - Relegated Le Harve, Chamois Niortais, Caen

2021/22 - 1st PSG 2nd Monaco 3rd Marseille 4th Lyon - Relegated Dijon, FC Lorient, Le Mans

2022/23 - 1st Marseille 2nd Montpellier 3rd PSG 4th Troyes - Relegated Stade Brestois, Nantes, Vannes

2023/24 - 1st Marseille 2nd Monaco 3rd PSG 4th Lyon - Relegated Toulouse, Nice, FC Lorient

2024/25 - 1st Monaco 2nd Lyon 3rd Marseille 4th PSG - Relegated Tours, Valenciennes, Stade Brestois

2025/26 - 1st Monaco 2nd Marseille 3rd Lyon 4th Lens - Relegated Evian, FC Lorient, Toulouse

Coupe de France

2012/13 - Winners Dijon Runners-Up Stade de Reims

2013/14 - Winners FC Lorient Runners-Up Saint-Etienne

2014/15 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Guingamp

2015/16 - Winners Chateauroux Runners-Up PSG

2016/17 - Winners Lyon Runners-Up PSG

2017/18 - Winners Toulouse Runners-Up PSG

2018/19 - Winners Saint-Etienne Runners-Up Lille

2019/20 - Winners Montpellier Runners-Up Marseille

2020/21 - Winners Chateauoux Runners-Up Lens

2021/22 - Winners Lens Runners-Up Dijon

2022/23 - Winners Lyon Runners-Up Monaco

2023/24 - Winners Monaco Runners-Up Vannes

2024/25 - Winners Monaco Runners-Up Marseille

2025/26 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Troyes

Coupe de la Ligue

2012/13 - Winners FC Lorient Runners-Up Valencienes

2013/14 - Winners Lille Runners-Up PSG

2014/15 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Dijon

2015/16 - Winners PSG Runners-Up Le Harve

2016/17 - Winners Stade Brestois Runners-Up Lyon

2017/18 - Winners Dijon Runners-Up Monaco

2018/19 - Winners PSG Runners-Up Lille

2019/20 - Winners Stade Rennais Runners-Up Bordeaux

2020/21 - Winners Monaco Runners-Up Marseille

2021/22 - Winners Lille Runners-Up Marseille

2022/23 - Winners PSG Runners-Up Lyon

2023/24 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Montpellier

2024/25 - Winners PSG Runners-Up Monaco

2025/26 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Lyon

----------------------------------------------------------------------

SPL

2012/13 - 1st Dundee Utd 2nd Celtic 3rd Hibs 4th St.Mirren - Relegated Dundee

2013/14 - 1st Dundee Utd 2nd Celtic 3rd St.Mirren 4th Hibs - Relegated Falkirk

2014/15 - 1st Hibs 2nd Celtic 3rd Hearts 4th Dundee Utd - Relegated Inverness CT

2015/16 - 1st Celtic 2nd Dundee Utd 3rd Hibs 4th St.Mirren - Relegated Kilmarnock

2016/17 - 1st Celtic 2nd Hibs 3rd Hearts 4th Rangers - Relegated Aberdeen

2017/18 - 1st Celtic 2nd Hibs 3rd Hearts 4th Dundee Utd - Relegated Dundee

2018/19 - 1st Rangers 2nd Hibs 3rd Celtic 4th Hearts - Relegated Livingston

2019/20 - 1st Celtic 2nd Dundee Utd 3rd Rangers 4th Hearts - Relegated Falkirk

2020/21 - 1st Dundee Utd 2nd Celtic 3rd Rangers 4th Hibs - Relegated Inverness CT

2021/22 - 1st Celtic 2nd Dundee Utd 3rd Motherwell 4th Rangers - Relegated St.Johnstone

2022/23 - 1st Celtic 2nd Dundee Utd 3rd Rangers 4th Hibs - Relegated Alloa

2023/24 - 1st Celtic 2nd Dundee Utd 3rd St.Johnstone 4th Hearts - Relegated Kilmarnock

2024/25 - 1st Dundee Utd 2nd Motherwell 3rd Hearts 4th Celtic - Relegated Falkirk

2025/26 - 1st Celtic 2nd Motherwell 3rd Dundee Utd 4th St.Johnstone - Relegated Hamilton

Scottish Cup

2012/13 - Winners Hearts Runners-Up Dundee Utd

2013/14 - Winners Dundee Utd Runners-Up Hibs

2014/15 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up Falkirk

2015/16 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up Dundee Utd

2016/17 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up St.Johnstone

2017/18 - Winners Hearts Runners-Up Rangers

2018/19 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up Rangers

2019/20 - Winners Dundee Utd Runners-Up Falkirk

2020/21 - Winners Hearts Runners-Up Aberdeen

2021/22 - Winners Motherwell Runners-Up Dundee Utd

2022/23 - Winneers Aberdeen Runners-Up Hamilton

2023/24 - Winners Motherwell Runners-Up Falkirk

2024/25 - Winners St.Mirren Runners-Up Celtic

2025/26 - Winners Dundee Utd Runners-Up Falkirk

Scottish League Cup

2012/13 - Winners St.Mirren Runners-Up Dundee Utd

2013/14 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up Dundee Utd

2014/15 - Winners Hibs Runners-Up Kilmarnock

2015/16 - Winners Dundee Utd Runners-Up Hearts

2016/17 - Winners Hibs Runners-Up Celtic

2017/18 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up Rangers

2018/19 - Winners Hearts Runners-Up Kilmarnock

2019/20 - Winners Hibs Runners-Up Celtic

2020/21 - Winners Hibs Runners-Up Dundee Utd

2021/22 - Winners Rangers Runners-Up Hibs

2022/23 - Winners Ross County Runners-Up St.Mirren

2023/24 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up St.Mirren

2024/25 - Winners Dunfermline Runners-Up Celtic

2025/26 - Winners Celtic Runners-Up Falkirk

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Champions League

2012/13 - Winners Juventus Runners-Up PSG

2013/14 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Man Utd

2014/15 - Winners Juventus Runners-Up Valencia

2015/16 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Arsenal

2016/17 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Juventus

2017/18 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Valencia

2018/19 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Juventus

2019/20 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Arsenal

2020/21 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Arsenal

2021/22 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Napoli

2022/23 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Real Madrid

2023/24 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Chelsea

2024/25 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Real Madrid

2025/26 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Man Utd

Europa League

2012/13 - Winners Inter Milan Runners-Up CSKA Moscow

2013/14 - Winners Fenerbache Runners-Up Standard Liege

2014/15 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up Arsenal

2015/16 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Liverpool

2016/17 - Winners Napoli Runners-Up Bayern Munich

2017/18 - Winners Lyon Runners-Up Bayer Leverkusen

2018/19 - Winners CSKA Moscow Runners-Up Southampton

2019/20 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Dortmund

2020/21 - Winners Chelsea Runners-Up Man City

2021/22 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up Real Sociedad

2022/23 - Winners Bayer Leverkusen Runners-Up Liverpool

2023/24 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Dortmund

2024/25 - Winners Dynamo Kyiv Runners-Up Man Utd

2025/26 - Winners Newcastle Runners-Up Celtic

----------------------------------------------------------------------

FIFA World Cup

2014 - Winners England Runners-Up Belgium Third Place Uruguay Hosts Brazil

2018 - Winners England Runners-Up Belgium Third Place Switzerland Hosts Russia

2022 - Winners Spain Runners-Up Croatia Third Place England Hosts Qatar

UEFA European Championship

2016 - Winners Croatia Runners-Up Germany Hosts France

2020 - Winners Italy Runners-Up Croatia Hosts Turkey

2024 - Winners Ukraine Runners-Up France Hosts Spain

Link to post
Share on other sites

Croatia-National-Football-Team-Logo_zps00b9002b.png

2026 World Cup Squad

Players Listed under Primary Position under my Management

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Player                |  Position              |  Club                 |  Caps  |  Goals  |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/NikolaCacic_OverviewAttributes_zpsfd535217.png"][b]Nikola Cacic[/b][/url]          |  Goalkeeper            |  Man City             |  41    |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/ElvisKrunes_OverviewAttributes_zps8aa9a00e.png"][b]Elvis Krunes[/b][/url]          |  Goalkeeper            |  Barcelona            |  80    |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/MateFranic_OverviewAttributes_zps2ba23cdc.png"][b]Mate Franic[/b][/url]           |  Goalkeeper            |  Troyes               |  8     |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/BrankoAsanin_OverviewAttributes_zps8a38a7ff.png"][b]Branko Asanin[/b][/url]         |  Right Back            |  Galatasaray          |  40    |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/SimeVrsaljko_OverviewAttributes_zpsd2fa181f.png"][b]Sime Vrsaljko[/b][/url]         |  Right Back            |  Gimnastic            |  102   |  4      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/DominikZgrablic_OverviewAttributes_zps9e8fe39e.png"][b]Dominik Zgrablic[/b][/url]      |  Left Back             |  Werder Bremen        |  3     |  1      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/NikolaGajski_OverviewAttributes_zps457047ed.png"][b]Nikola Gajski[/b][/url]         |  Left Back             |  Shakhtar             |  0     |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/DragoTadic_OverviewAttributes_zpsa339087f.png"][b]Drago Tadic[/b][/url] [b](vc)[/b]      |  Centre Back           |  Genoa                |  80    |  4      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/ErminKajevic_OverviewAttributes_zps516ed09f.png"][b]Ermin Kajevic[/b][/url]         |  Centre Back           |  Chelsea              |  86    |  3      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/SinisaMaricic_OverviewAttributes_zps4662aaeb.png"][b]Sinisa Marcic[/b][/url]         |  Centre Back           |  Liverpool            |  29    |  1      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/DavidDomej_OverviewAttributes_zps53cadfe3.png"][b]David Domej[/b][/url]           |  Centre Back           |  Sampdoria            |  51    |  2      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/FraneSoljic_OverviewAttributes_zpsdde26a23.png"][b]Frane Soljic[/b][/url]          |  Defensive Midfielder  |  Heerenveen           |  0     |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/TonciGale_OverviewAttributes_zps7784a1ab.png"][b]Tonci Gale[/b][/url] [b](c)[/b]        |  Central Midfielder    |  Real Madrid          |  77    |  10     |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/IvicaKaratovic_OverviewAttributes_zps002264d0.png"][b]Ivica Karatovic[/b][/url]       |  Central Midfielder    |  Swansea              |  11    |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/NikoZmajla_OverviewAttributes_zps00afe117.png"][b]Niko Zmajla[/b][/url]           |  Right Winger          |  Frosinone            |  4     |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/MatijaFumic_OverviewAttributes_zpsbc198b07.png"][b]Matija Fumic[/b][/url]          |  Right Winger          |  Anderlecht           |  40    |  7      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/LukaGrgat_OverviewAttributes_zps23f4fdf3.png"][b]Luka Grgat[/b][/url]            |  Left Winger           |  Man Utd              |  19    |  5      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/DarioBicanic_OverviewAttributes_zpsc65f6dbe.png"][b]Dario Bicanic[/b][/url]         |  Left Winger           |  PSV                  |  65    |  14     |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/IvanTolic_OverviewAttributes_zps147b26b8.png"][b]Ivan Tolic[/b][/url]            |  Attacking Midfielder  |  Krasnodar            |  12    |  0      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/MateoKovacic_OverviewAttributes_zps283122c8.png"][b]Mateo Kovacic[/b][/url]         |  Attacking Midfielder  |  Valencia             |  46    |  7      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/KrsevanDzelalija_OverviewAttributes_zpse7ab50e8.png"][b]Krsevan Dzelalija[/b][/url]     |  Striker               |  Dundee Utd           |  17    |  7      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/SasaCulo_OverviewAttributes_zps3a3e4445.png"][b]Sasa Culo[/b][/url]             |  Striker               |  Real Madrid          |  95    |  57     |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| [url="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/SRL881/DamirJokic_OverviewAttributes_zpsd125d8ab.png"][b]Damir Jokic[/b][/url]           |  Striker               |  Marseille            |  54    |  39     |

Link to post
Share on other sites

A good season all around. Trying to push into a higher level is tough...breaking into the top sides of the league. Will your finances let you do what you need to do in the market? Or another year of maintainig?

Link to post
Share on other sites

A good season all around. Trying to push into a higher level is tough...breaking into the top sides of the league. Will your finances let you do what you need to do in the market? Or another year of maintainig?

I will have next to no budget I can garuntee that so it may be a case of exploiting the loan market again. I would happily settle for another fourth place finish. I don't think we are ready to break into the Champions League places yet.

Krunes :D

Great name, great player.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Great squad mate, Culo is a grate striker, like the midfield generals too, good luck with the World Cup

Cheers man.

Unfortunately our main defensive midfielder is injured for the tournament so I am having to improvise.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Croatia-National-Football-Team-Logo_zps00b9002b.png

SRL88's Career - June 2026 - Croatia

World Cup Warm-Up Friendlies

Croatia_FixturesSchedule_zps3595b7cb.png

Three very different fixtures which I set up to get as close as possible to our opponents in the World Cup. We were poor in the first half against Spain and deservidly fell behind. Despite a much, much better performance in the second half we couldn't find a goal as we slipped to a defeat. The Canada game was very easy as we hit them for five before we rounded our warm-up friendlies off with a very good win in Chile which turned out to be a very, very tricky performance.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Tough draw, nicely done in the group stages, hope you can get past Argentina, going to be a good match
A Croatia-Argentina match should be a cracker :thup:

Yeah it isn't going to be easy, but it should be a cracking match. The worlds number one ranked side against the hosts.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Massive surprise to see Germany knocked out, good luck against Argentina.

They did better that Spain who as hosts, didn't even qualify :D.

Germany lost 4-2 to us, and 5-0 to the USA in the group.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Unlucky with the final mate but still Croatia should be happy with that.

Oh the FA were delighted, as was I. Just a shame we couldn't capture the World Cup.

Link to post
Share on other sites

StevenLongstaff_NewsInbox_zps9d1260aa.png

Are you kidding me?!?!

I thought I would try my luck at the Porto position and just see how things would try out and this happens....

StevenLongstaff_NewsInbox-2_zpsa502013a.png

Well I don't care, but a manager with my reputation, one of the best in the game, I am not going to be dictated to. I may have been enjoying my time at Gil Vicente, but there isn't a chance I am going to have a Chairman force me to do anything.

Link to post
Share on other sites

StevenLongstaff_NewsInbox-3_zpse9766b6f.png

Getafe_cf_200px_zps0cd64d25.png

SRL88's Career - Getafe CF

Getting Started

StevenLongstaff_NewsInbox_zps763417f1.png

StevenLongstaff_NewsInbox-2_zpsc9dae274.png

Literally days after leaving Gil Vicente I am back in management. It hasn't taken me long, but sorry I couldn't stay in Portugal considering an self-ego'd Chairman gave me an ultimatum. I have achieved so much so far in my managerial career to take that sort of rubbish so I left of my own accord.

I have been given a massive budget by Getafe's terms, and taking over a club which is stuck in mid-table, it would be nice to take them to be a European club.

Name: Getafe CF SAD

Nickname: Los Azulones

Founded: 1983

Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Perez (17,000 all-seater)

Status: Professional

StevenLongstaff_NewsInbox-4_zps09ce9804.png

Link to post
Share on other sites

There is a high chance your be the next Porto manager though. :cool:

and great thread so far had a read all the way through it :thup:

Was a chance :D. I am elsewhere now.

Cheers though, I appreciate the comment :).

Link to post
Share on other sites

That was a suprise resignation. You overreacted IMO

After having a bit of a sleep, I not can see it was half the effects of the beers I had last night :o. Still, looking forward to things with Getafe.

Surprised at the move. Shame you couldn't finish with Croatia on a high but finalists is a good achievement :thup:

Yeah it was a cracking World Cup for us. I was fearing the worst when we drew Argentina. After a brilliant run to the Final, it is just a shame we couldn't go one further.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Getafe must have wanted you badly that budget is quite nice considering what they have such a low expectation.

I am not complaining one bit. Certainly should be able to push for Europe.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Best of luck at Getafe,was quite shocked you moved to be honest but I know you will be a success.

I think in the long run, being here will probably be better for me.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Unlucky in the final, I've always liked Getafe so it'll be good to see you bring them some success.

Not like there isn't any expectancy there then AcidBurn :D.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...