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Wow, a really brief stay at TNS! But when a club like Boro come calling you can hardly say no. Good luck at the Riverside :thup:

Cheers.

TNS qualified for the Champs League group stages again. This time they'll get thrashed by Man U, CSKA Sofia, and Galatasaray. Must be due to move up another 288 places in the European club rankings.

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2014-2015 ====Middlesbrough==== COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

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I'll spare you all the Club History stuff, as Middlesbrough should be fairly well known (or you can visit www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk)

Season Summary

Arrived at The Riverside Stadium to high expectations. The media, board, and fans were all expecting an immediate return to the Premier League. With a team of quality players, that's what I aimed for.

At times it seemed like an easy ride, but nerves must have got to the players towards the end of the season, and we were losing to bottom half clubs. The division went right down to the wire, with promotion and the title decided on the last day of the season. It was a 3 horse race. Leeds were 1st, we were 2nd, Hull were 3rd - we were all on 94 points. The only thing separating us was goal difference. Our final game was against Leeds, but sadly we drew 2-2. Fortunately, Hull drew their last match too (if they'd won we would have finished 3rd). Leeds were Champs, we were 2nd, and Hull 3rd. Back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, but I'd rather we'd had won the division too. Anyway, promotion will do us :)

One priceless highlight of the season for all Boro fans was seeing The Magpies relegated to League One :D

Final League Table

Season Progress

Cups

FA Cup: 3rd Round. Lost 5-3 vs Wolves.

League Cup: 4th Round. Lost 5-2 vs Fulham.

Squad

Overpaid. The wage balance was way over budget, and dragging the team towards administration. Quite a few players in on loan, and any signings I made were either frees or loans.

One loanee from Aston Villa impressed me greatly with his eye for goal - Ruben Rochina. Sadly, I fell foul of loans rules, and lost him for the last 2 months of the season. Will be looking to either sign or loan him for next season.

I'm a bit annoyed with many of my squad at the end of the season. They know the club is strapped for cash, but won't sign more reasonable contracts - I guess it shows their true loyalty to the club when they won't take a 25% pay cut. I expect an exodus in the summer, but it'll free up a big chunk of the wage budget, and allow me to strengthen the squad for the Premier League.

Top Goalscorer: 18 - Vedad Ibisevic.

Fans Player of the Year: Darren Barr.

All Transfer Activity

New Club Records

Highest Scoring League Game: 5-2 vs QPR (CH)

Total Transfer Income: £16,000,000.

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2014-15 Ups & Downs

PREMIER LEAGUE

Winners: Arsenal.

Champs Lg Q: West Ham United (2nd), Manchester United (3rd), Tottenham Hotspuur (4th).

Europa Lg Q: Manchester City (5th), Everton (6th), Aston Villa (FA Cup runners up).

Relegated: Bristol City, Burnley, Reading.

COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

Winners: Leeds United.

Promoted: MIDDLESBROUGH :D, West Bromwich Albion.

Relegated: Millwall, Newcastle United, Doncaster Rovers.

COCA-COLA LEAGUE 1

Winners: Derby County.

Promoted: MK Dons, Ipswich Town.

Relegated: Blackpool, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Dagenham & Redbridge.

COCA-COLA LEAGUE 2

Winners: Bradford City.

Promoted: Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Brentford.

Relegated: Yeovil Town, Macclesfield Town.

BLUE SQUARE PREMIER

Winners: Darlington.

Promoted: Rotherham United.

Relegated: Gateshead, Basingstoke, York City, Eastbourne Boro.

BLUE SQUARE NORTH

Winners: Kendal.

Promoted: Droylsden.

Relegated: Tamworth, Workington, Blyth Spartans.

BLUE SQUARE SOUTH

Winners: Forest Green Rovers.

Promoted: Merthyr Tydfil.

Relegated: Welling, Bromsgrove, Eastleigh.

ISTHMIAN PREMIER

Winners: Ramsgate.

Promoted: Worcester City.

Relegated: Redditch, Havant & Waterlooville, Stourport Swifts, Leamington.

NORTHERN PREMIER

Winners: Boston United.

Promoted: FC United of Manchester.

Relegated: Durham City, Ilkeston Town, Hednesford Town, Curzon Ashton.

SOUTHERN PREMIER

Winners: Margate.

Promoted: Tooting & Mitcham United.

Relegated: Hemel Hempstead Town, Uxbridge, Redbridge, Dunstable.

ISTHMIAN D1 NORTH

Winners: Cambridge City.

Promoted: Wivenhoe.

Relegated: East Thurrock, Barton Rovers.

ISTHMIAN D1 SOUTH

Winners: Leatherhead.

Promoted: Hastings United.

Relegated: Horsham YMCA, Chipstead.

NORTHERN PREM D1 NORTH

Winners: Leigh Genesis.

Promoted: Ossett Albion.

Relegated: Wakefield, Whitley Bay.

NORTHERN PREM D1 SOUTH

Winners: Salford.

Promoted: Buxton.

Relegated: Spalding, Market Drayton.

SOUTHERN PREM D1 M

Winners: Chesham.

Promoted: Cinderford Town.

Relegated: Flackwell Heath, Chasetown.

SOUTHERN PREM D1 SW

Winners: Maidenhead.

Promoted: Yate.

Relegated: Winchester City, Andover.

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FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Aston Villa @ Wembley. Att: 90000.

League Cup: Manchester United e1 - 0 Arsenal @ Wembley. Att: 90000.

Johnstone's Paint Trophy: Ipswich Town 1 - 2 Shrewsbury Town @ Wembley. Att: 86413.

FA Trophy: Crawley Town 2 - 2 Rotherham United. Crawley won 4-3 on penalties @ Wembley. Att: 9441.

Champions League: Juventus 2 - 1 A.C. Milan @ Croke Park, Dublin. Att: 73500.

Europa League: Sevilla 0 - 1e Palermo @ ESPRIT arena, Dusseldorf. Att: 51484.

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Who is it now then? Just shot to the Prem, another PL team or going back down the leagues? Or moving abroad?

I'll post an update tonight, now that BT have decided to do their job properly and move my broadband account to my new number instead of the old one.

There's some Cray news too. Stay tuned.

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2015-2016 ====Middlesbrough & Fulham==== English Premier

Season Summary

Ok, so the plan was to ensure that Middlesbrough's return to the Premier League lasted more than 1 year. Well, things were going fine, until November. The team were playing some nice football. And there my time at Middlesbrough ended...

When Fulham came calling with a £20.5k p/w wage packet, I was there like a flash. Club loyalty out the window then. So, it was off to Craven Cottage for me.

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League

The board asked me to avoid relegation, and that's what they got by the skin of our collective teeth. On the last day of the season, we were in the relegation zone, level on points with Birmingham who had a better goal difference. Lady Luck shone on us, as we drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace, and Birmingham lost 2-0. We were staying up, finishing 17th.

Middlesbrough finished one place above us.

League Table

Season Progress

Cups

FA Cup: 3rd Rnd. Lost 3-2 vs Man United.

League Cip: 3rd Rnd. Lost 5-0 vs Arsenal.

Squad

Fairly good squad at Fulham. Just a shame about the football. Had to get a couple of loan signings in, as there was no money for transfer fees. Loanees were mediocre at best. Will need to rebuild the squad for next season if we're going to finish any higher than this season.

Top Scorer: 7 - Felipe Caicedo...With only 7 goals, he's not much of a striker.

New Club Records

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2015-2016 Ups&Downs

PREMIER LEAGUE

Winners: Manchester United.

Champs Lg Q: West Ham(2nd), Liverpool(3rd), Chelsea(4th).

Europa Lg Q: Arsenal(5th), Everton(6th), Aston Villa(League Cup winners), Leeds United (Fair Play).

Relegated: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Portsmouth.

COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

Winners: Burnley.

Promoted: Reading, Bristol City.

Relegated: MK Dons, Barnsley, Southend.

COCA-COLA LEAGUE 1

Winners: Scunthorpe United.

Promoted: Walsall, Newcastle United.

Relegated: Mansfield Town, Colchester United, Brentford, Carlisle United.

COCA-COLA LEAGUE 2

Winners: Bournemouth

Promoted: Oldham Athletic, Luton Town, Lincoln City.

Relegated: Cambridge United, Cheltenham Town.

BLUE SQUARE PREMIER

Winners: Crawley Town.

Promoted: AFC Wimbledon.

Relegated: Macclesfield Town, Nuneaton Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Carshalton Athletic.

BLUE SQUARE NORTH

Winners: Boston United.

Promoted: Alfreton.

Relegated: Eastwood Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Gainsborough Trinity.

BLUE SQUARE SOUTH

Winners: Staines Town.

Promoted: Ramsgate.

Relegated: Weymouth, St. Albans, Lewes.

ISTHMIAN PREMIER

Winners: Bromsgrove Rovers.

Promoted: Dorchester Town.

Relegated: Thurrock, Horsham, Brackley Town, Cambridge City.

NORTHERN PREMIER

Winners: Retford United.

Promoted: Guiseley.

Relegated: Salford, Leigh Genesis, Ossett Albion, North Ferriby.

SOUTHERN PREMIER

Winners: Hitchin.

Promoted: Godalming.

Relegated: Slough Town, Windsor & Eton, Cray Wanderers, Chesham.

ISTHMIAN DIV1 NORTH

Winners: Hillingdon.

Promoted: Brentwood.

Relegated: Redbridge, Ilford.

ISHMIAN DIV1 SOUTH

Winners: Dulwich Hamlet.

Promoted: Tonbridge Angels.

Relegated: Sittingbourne, Whitstable

NORTHERN PREM DIV1 NORTH

Winners: Durham City.

Promoted: Goole.

Relegated: Frickley Athletic, Trafford.

NORTHERN PREM DIV1 SOUTH

Winners: Mossley.

Promoted: Cammell Laird.

Relegated: Carlton, Shepshed Dynamo.

SOUTHERN PREM DIV1 M

Winners: Leighton.

Promoted: Aylesbury.

Relegated: Evesham, Woodford United.

SOUTHERN PREM DIV1 SW

Winners: Havant & Waterlooville.

Promoted: Paulton Rovers.

Relegated: Burnham, Newport IOW.

FA Cup: Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolverhampton W @ Wembley. Att: 90000.

League Cup: Aston Villa 1 - 0 Manchester United a.e.t. @ Wembley. Att: 90000.

Johnstone's Paint Trophy: Morecambe 2 - 3 Brighton & Hove Albion @ Wembley. Att: 43617.

FA Trophy: Crawley 1 - 3 Forest Green @ Wembley. Att: 8278.

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Champions League: Barcelona 1 - 3 A.C. Milan @ Amsterdam ArenA. Att: 51628.

Europa League: Benfica 2 - 1 Fenerbahce a.e.t. @ Cathedral, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Att: 60000.

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EURO 2016

Hosts: Denmark.

Holders: England.

Group Exits: Ukraine, Sweden, Russia, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Denmark.

=Quarter Final=

Holland 2 - 2p Portugal

England 0 - 1 Italy

Croatia 1 - 2 France

Scotland 0 - 1e Turkey

=Semi Final=

Portugal p2 - 2 Turkey

Italy 0 - 2 France

=Final=

Portugal 1 - 2e France

@ Parken, Copenhagen.

Att: 38000.

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2016-2017 ====FULHAM==== ENGLISH PREMIER

Season Summary

Quite a good season, considering our stature, and near miss with relegation last season. The players seemed more hungry for success, and tried hard to secure a European place. But, as always, the big guns shot us down, although sometimes our lack of on-field discipline didn't really help. In one match against West Ham, we were a disgrace - having 3 players sent off.

The board wanted us to avoid relegation this season, and we delivered a mid-table finish (12th). They were delighted with my leadership skills, and the fans were happy too.

Final Table

Season Progress

Cups

FA Cup: 6th Rnd. Lost 4-1 vs Leeds United.

League Cup: 4th Rnd. Lost 2-1 vs Crystal Palace.

Squad

A few comings and goings. For the first third of the season, the squad seemed to be misfiring. My strikers could not even have bought a goal from a pound shop.

I'd brought in Danny Welbeck on loan from Manchester United, in the hope that he'd get some goals. He played 19 games for us, and scored once. Hence, I terminated his loan at New Year, and bought a hotshot called Zigoni from Club Brugge. He banged in the goals, and proved himself worthy of his £4.5M transfer fee. His arrival also boosted the team, with my other strikers finding form.

Top Scorer: 15 - Ehsan Zamani.

Fans Player of the Year: Kasigo Dikgacoi.

All Transfer Activity.

New Club Records

Most Assists: 12 - Rubén Rochina.

Worst Discipline: 9 Yellow/1 Red - Onyekachi Apam.

Total Transfer Income: £16,000,000.

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2016-17 Ups&Downs

ENGLISH PREMIER

Winners: Manchester United.

Champs Lg Q: Spurs (2nd), West Ham United (3rd), Liverpool (4th).

Europa Lg Q: Manchester City (5th), Sunderland (6th), Reading (7th), Aston Villa (Europa Lg winners).

Relegated: West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Middlesbrough.

COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP

Winners: Birmingham City.

Promoted: Portsmouth, QPR.

Relegated: Southampton, Watford, Preston North End.

COCA-COLA LEAGUE 1

Winners: Bradford City.

Promoted: Doncaster Rovers, Northampton Town.

Relegated: Port Vale, Bournmouth, Bristol Rovers, Luton Town.

COCA-COLA LEAGUE 2

Winners: Rotherham United.

Promoted: Mansfield Town, Gillingham, Burton Albion.

Relegated: Stockport County, AFC Wimbledon.

BLUE SQUARE PREMIER

Winners: Hereford United.

Promoted: Chester City.

Relegated: Dover Athletic, Bishop's Stortford, Wrexham, Yeovil Town.

BLUE SQUARE NORTH

Winners: Harrogate Town.

Promoted: York City.

Relegated: AFC Telford United, Nuneaton Town, Guiseley.

BLUE SQUARE SOUTH

Winners: Newport County.

Promoted: Harlow.

Relegated: Braintree, Basingstoke, Hampton & Richmond.

ISTHMIAN PREMIER

Winners: Taunton.

Promoted: Dartford.

Relegated: Romford, King's Lynn (cos they're still in my db), Hastings United, Bashley.

NORTHERN PREMIER

Winners: Halesowen.

Promoted: Workington.

Relegated: Durham City, Mossley, FC Halifax, Buxton.

SOUTHERN PREMIER

Winners: Boreham Wood.

Promoted: Leighton.

Relegated: Gloucester City, Yate, Walton Casuals, Bromley.

ISTHMIAN DIV1 NORTH

Winners: Uxbridge.

Promoted: AFC Sudbury.

Relegated: Ware, Leyton.

ISTHMIAN DIV1 SOUTH

Winners: Corinthian-Casuals.

Promoted: Folkestone Invicta.

Relegated: Horsham, Walton & Hersham.

NORTHERN DIV1 NORTH

Winners: Chorley.

Promoted: Radcliffe Boro.

Relegated: Whitley Bay, Bamber Bridge.

NORTHERN DIV1 SOUTH

Winners: Lincoln United.

Promoted: Newcastle Town.

Relegated: Stocksbridge Park Steels, Quorn.

SOUTHERN DIV1 M

Winners: Stourport Swifts.

Promoted: Chesham.

Relegated: Brackley, Soham Town.

SOUTHERN DIV1 SW

Winners: Mangotsfield.

Promoted: Flackwell Heath.

Relegated: VT FC, Abingdon United.

FA Cup: West Ham 1 - 1 Manchester City. Manchester City win 5-3 on pens @ Wembley. Att:90000.

League Cup: Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Manchester City @ Wembley. Att: 90000.

Johnstone's Paint Tin: Swansea City 0 - 1 Barnsley a.e.t. @ Wembley. Att: 75167.

FA Trophy: York City 0 - 1 Salisbury City @ Wembley. Att: 9444.

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Champions League: A.C. Milan 4 - 0 Valencia @ San Siro, Milan. Att: 82955.

Europa League: Genoa 0 - 1 Aston Villa @ Nuevo Mestalla, Valencia. Att: 75000.

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News from the SPL: Kilmarnock win their first SPL league title since 1965.

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Zigoni looks good, and has an awesome name :D

Good solid season - look to qualify for Europe next year?

We might be lucky to make 10th next year. Half of my team are getting old - over 32 - so there'll be some summer signings and it could cause disruption. But we'll see :)

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Championship side, Newcastle United, beat us 6-1 in a pre-season friendly. I gave each player on my squad an official warning. Let's just say, 5 players were relieved of their duties after they complained - I was going to release them anyway, just made my job easier...

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