Football is a Business

jdoyle9293 · July 27, 2015

JANUARY 1, 2022

Let’s kick things off at where we are in terms of the cup competitions, that’s the only place where we could gain some competitiveness this season as we transitioned from League Two into League One where the opposition would threaten us a bit more.

We were given Championship side Reading in the third round, we put the 10-man side to the sword with Logan Thiery striking either side of the half. This gave us the tie that we wanted, Tottenham Hotspur away in the fourth round. Gerard Pique, of all people, put us into a 1-0 lead at White Hart Lane before Pana Seretis put us into a 2-0 half time lead. All of a sudden we were in cloud nine. That came crashing down as Munir pulled a goal back after Andre Wisdom’s sending off. Kyle Walker-Peters (no idea whether Kyle Walker adopted his wife’s surname or not) got a cruel equaliser on 89 minutes before we lost out in the shootout 3-2.

The Johnstone’s Paint Trophy was a bit of a breeze, we cruised through Millwall (5-2), Aston Villa (5-3), Yeovil (2-0). We face Southend over two legs in the Southern Section final and after beating Aston Villa and Bury in the FA Cup we battle Premier League club Wigan in the third round. The only points we dropped in the league was a Wednesday night trip to Barnet, losing 2-1. I’ll let the league table speak for itself with 23 games remaining and we led fourth placed Cambridge United by 29 points so promotion was all but a formality.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 23    | 22    | 0     | 1     | 86    | 16    | 70    | 66    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Aston Villa    | 23    | 16    | 2     | 5     | 44    | 25    | 19    | 50    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Coventry       | 23    | 12    | 6     | 5     | 37    | 20    | 17    | 42    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Cambridge      | 23    | 10    | 7     | 6     | 41    | 33    | 8     | 37    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Barnet         | 23    | 11    | 4     | 8     | 36    | 36    | 0     | 37    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Torquay        | 23    | 9     | 10    | 4     | 37    | 40    | -3    | 37    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Southend       | 23    | 10    | 6     | 7     | 33    | 41    | -8    | 36    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Preston        | 23    | 9     | 8     | 6     | 28    | 25    | 3     | 35    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | AFC Wimbledon  | 23    | 9     | 6     | 8     | 25    | 24    | 1     | 33    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Gillingham     | 23    | 9     | 6     | 8     | 31    | 37    | -6    | 33    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Crewe          | 23    | 9     | 5     | 9     | 34    | 34    | 0     | 32    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Plymouth       | 23    | 8     | 7     | 8     | 27    | 24    | 3     | 31    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Bury           | 23    | 8     | 6     | 9     | 30    | 33    | -3    | 30    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Blackpool      | 23    | 8     | 5     | 10    | 42    | 39    | 3     | 29    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Colchester     | 23    | 8     | 5     | 10    | 39    | 41    | -2    | 29    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Shrewsbury     | 23    | 8     | 5     | 10    | 32    | 34    | -2    | 29    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Grimsby        | 23    | 7     | 5     | 11    | 26    | 29    | -3    | 26    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Hartlepool     | 23    | 7     | 4     | 12    | 33    | 36    | -3    | 25    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Stevenage      | 23    | 7     | 3     | 13    | 33    | 45    | -12   | 24    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Crawley        | 23    | 7     | 3     | 13    | 28    | 44    | -16   | 24    | 
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| 21st                                                           |       | Morecambe      | 23    | 5     | 7     | 11    | 27    | 43    | -16   | 22    | 
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| 22nd                                                           |       | Gateshead      | 23    | 5     | 5     | 13    | 18    | 43    | -25   | 20    | 
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| 23rd                                                           |       | Walsall        | 23    | 3     | 10    | 10    | 18    | 28    | -10   | 19    | 
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| 24th                                                           |       | Tranmere       | 23    | 2     | 9     | 12    | 29    | 44    | -15   | 15    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 27, 2015

JUNE 1, 2022

Another year, another promotion, another record shattering season for Dulwich Hamlet (or for any football league team ever to have existed). In the second half of the season we only dropped three points, losing at home to mid-table Cambridge United due to a stoppage time goal from Connor Smith. That would be our only dropped points of the second half of the season. The fallen cat of Sunderland were tamed in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final as we scooped up that along the way after thrashing Southend 7-3 on aggregate.

The FA Cup was the real test as we faced Premier League opponents from the off in January, thrashing relegated Wigan Athletic from the top division, a 5-0 hammering. A similar thrashing was handed out in the fourth round to Leicester City, a team that my beloved West Ham United beat in the League Cup final that year. We were on a roll and believed heading into the FA Cup fifth round at home to Peterborough, a lowly Championship team, but we tumbled out in a 3-1 defeat which drew a record 4,114 crowd. Onwards and upwards to League One!

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | C     | Dulwich Hamlet | 46    | 44    | 0     | 2     | 163   | 32    | 131   | 132   | 
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| 2nd                                                            | P     | Aston Villa    | 46    | 28    | 8     | 10    | 90    | 59    | 31    | 92    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | P     | Crewe          | 46    | 21    | 14    | 11    | 76    | 64    | 12    | 77    | 
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| 4th                                                            | P     | Coventry       | 46    | 20    | 13    | 13    | 68    | 48    | 20    | 73    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Bury           | 46    | 19    | 12    | 15    | 61    | 56    | 5     | 69    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Preston        | 46    | 18    | 14    | 14    | 60    | 52    | 8     | 68    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Gillingham     | 46    | 19    | 11    | 16    | 71    | 67    | 4     | 68    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Southend       | 46    | 18    | 14    | 14    | 59    | 70    | -11   | 68    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Hartlepool     | 46    | 18    | 11    | 17    | 74    | 69    | 5     | 65    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Plymouth       | 46    | 17    | 11    | 18    | 61    | 53    | 8     | 62    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Blackpool      | 46    | 15    | 15    | 16    | 74    | 68    | 6     | 60    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Cambridge      | 46    | 16    | 12    | 18    | 65    | 71    | -6    | 60    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Colchester     | 46    | 16    | 11    | 19    | 73    | 79    | -6    | 59    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Torquay        | 46    | 15    | 14    | 17    | 57    | 72    | -15   | 59    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Barnet         | 46    | 16    | 10    | 20    | 53    | 74    | -21   | 58    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | AFC Wimbledon  | 46    | 15    | 12    | 19    | 55    | 56    | -1    | 57    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Grimsby        | 46    | 16    | 8     | 22    | 52    | 60    | -8    | 56    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Shrewsbury     | 46    | 15    | 11    | 20    | 57    | 74    | -17   | 56    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Stevenage      | 46    | 16    | 6     | 24    | 56    | 81    | -25   | 54    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Morecambe      | 46    | 14    | 11    | 21    | 62    | 77    | -15   | 53    | 
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| 21st                                                           |       | Gateshead      | 46    | 12    | 11    | 23    | 32    | 68    | -36   | 47    | 
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| 22nd                                                           |       | Crawley        | 46    | 13    | 7     | 26    | 55    | 80    | -25   | 46    | 
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| 23rd                                                           | R     | Tranmere       | 46    | 9     | 18    | 19    | 52    | 69    | -17   | 45    | 
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| 24th                                                           | R     | Walsall        | 46    | 9     | 12    | 25    | 31    | 58    | -27   | 39    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JUNE 10, 2022

WEST HAM

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group Stages

EUROPA LEAGUE: Winners (1-1 [4-3] v Man Utd)

PREMIER LEAGUE: 1st (71 points)

FA CUP: Runners-Up (1-0 v Chelsea)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (2-0 v Leicester)

COMMUNITY SHIELD: Winners (4-1 v Man City)

In: Aykut Erdol > Anderlecht > 11m, Domenico Berardi > Inter > 33.5m, Arkady Kleimenov > CSKA > 13.75m

Out: Angel Correa > Man Utd > 7m, Harry Kane > Man Utd > 9.75m, Carlos Fernandez > Leverkusen > 11m, Niklas Sule > Bayern > 5.5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team         | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | West Ham     | 38    | 20    | 11    | 7     | 66    | 47    | 19    | 71    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Man City     | 38    | 19    | 10    | 9     | 75    | 55    | 20    | 67    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Newcastle    | 38    | 19    | 9     | 10    | 61    | 52    | 9     | 66    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Chelsea      | 38    | 17    | 13    | 8     | 73    | 52    | 21    | 64    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Leicester    | 38    | 19    | 7     | 12    | 74    | 60    | 14    | 64    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Man Utd      | 38    | 17    | 6     | 15    | 67    | 57    | 10    | 57    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Fulham       | 38    | 14    | 13    | 11    | 64    | 58    | 6     | 55    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Q.P.R.       | 38    | 15    | 9     | 14    | 59    | 57    | 2     | 54    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Tottenham    | 38    | 13    | 13    | 12    | 67    | 52    | 15    | 52    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Southampton  | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 45    | 52    | -7    | 51    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Liverpool    | 38    | 12    | 13    | 13    | 60    | 59    | 1     | 49    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Everton      | 38    | 12    | 13    | 13    | 59    | 59    | 0     | 49    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Blackburn    | 38    | 10    | 17    | 11    | 51    | 48    | 3     | 47    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Bournemouth  | 38    | 11    | 14    | 13    | 60    | 60    | 0     | 47    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Nottm Forest | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 49    | 57    | -8    | 47    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Arsenal      | 38    | 12    | 10    | 16    | 54    | 55    | -1    | 46    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cardiff      | 38    | 13    | 6     | 19    | 43    | 67    | -24   | 45    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Brentford    | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 47    | 70    | -23   | 36    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | West Brom    | 38    | 8     | 11    | 19    | 51    | 77    | -26   | 35    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Wigan        | 38    | 10    | 4     | 24    | 42    | 73    | -31   | 34    | 
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TORINO

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Runners-Up (0-3 v Bordeaux)

SERIE A: 2nd (71 points)

COPPA ITALIA: First Round (2-2 [5-6] v Bologna)

ITALIAN SUPER CUP: Winners (1-1 [4-2] v AC Milan)

In: Ezio Rossi > Malagueno > 12m

Out: Alessandro Florenzi > QPR > 4.8m, Carlos Fierro > Leverkusen > 8.75m, Aleksandar Mitrovic > Aalen > 5.25m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team        | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Inter       | 38    | 24    | 6     | 8     | 69    | 39    | 30    | 78    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Torino      | 38    | 21    | 8     | 9     | 75    | 40    | 35    | 71    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Sampdoria   | 38    | 19    | 12    | 7     | 66    | 43    | 23    | 69    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Juventus    | 38    | 21    | 6     | 11    | 61    | 37    | 24    | 69    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | A.C. Milan  | 38    | 19    | 7     | 12    | 57    | 44    | 13    | 64    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Empoli      | 38    | 16    | 10    | 12    | 58    | 39    | 19    | 58    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Roma        | 38    | 15    | 13    | 10    | 57    | 54    | 3     | 58    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Genoa       | 38    | 18    | 3     | 17    | 56    | 46    | 10    | 57    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Udinese     | 38    | 15    | 10    | 13    | 53    | 47    | 6     | 55    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Juve Stabia | 38    | 14    | 13    | 11    | 38    | 35    | 3     | 55    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Lanciano    | 38    | 15    | 7     | 16    | 45    | 48    | -3    | 52    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Perugia     | 38    | 13    | 10    | 15    | 38    | 48    | -10   | 49    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Sassuolo    | 38    | 12    | 10    | 16    | 53    | 57    | -4    | 46    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Cagliari    | 38    | 12    | 9     | 17    | 51    | 71    | -20   | 45    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Atalanta    | 38    | 12    | 8     | 18    | 47    | 66    | -19   | 44    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Parma       | 38    | 10    | 10    | 18    | 36    | 54    | -18   | 40    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Napoli      | 38    | 9     | 12    | 17    | 34    | 53    | -19   | 39    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Lazio       | 38    | 8     | 12    | 18    | 42    | 59    | -17   | 36    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Bologna     | 38    | 7     | 11    | 20    | 39    | 54    | -15   | 32    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Brescia     | 38    | 6     | 11    | 21    | 33    | 74    | -41   | 29    | 
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BORDEAUX

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Winners (3-0 v Torino)

LIGUE 1: 1st (85 points)

COUPE DE LA LIGUE: Winners (4-2 v PSG)

FRENCH CUP: Winners (3-1 v Nice)

UEFA SUPER CUP: Winners (2-1 v PSG)

CLUB WORLD CUP: Winners (2-0 v Jeonbuk)

CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Winners (3-1 v Lorient)

In: Youssef Amallah > Villarreal > 22.5m

Out: Asier Illarramendi > Chelsea > 3.6m, Nicolas Otamendi > Chelsea > 1.6m, Divock Origi > Frankfurt > 13.25m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team                 | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Girondins Bordeaux   | 38    | 26    | 7     | 5     | 78    | 34    | 44    | 85    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Paris Saint-Germain  | 38    | 26    | 5     | 7     | 98    | 44    | 54    | 83    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | AS Monaco FC         | 38    | 25    | 4     | 9     | 76    | 46    | 30    | 79    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Olympique Lyonnais   | 38    | 24    | 6     | 8     | 77    | 41    | 36    | 78    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | SC Bastia            | 38    | 21    | 8     | 9     | 61    | 31    | 30    | 71    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | ESTAC Troyes         | 38    | 16    | 13    | 9     | 64    | 48    | 16    | 61    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Stade Brestois 29    | 38    | 16    | 12    | 10    | 63    | 50    | 13    | 60    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Dijon FCO            | 38    | 15    | 7     | 16    | 58    | 57    | 1     | 52    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Stade Malherbe Caen  | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 57    | 67    | -10   | 51    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | En Avant de Guingamp | 38    | 14    | 6     | 18    | 54    | 67    | -13   | 48    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Evian TG FC          | 38    | 14    | 6     | 18    | 41    | 54    | -13   | 48    | 
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| 12th                                                           | EC    | OGC Nice             | 38    | 11    | 10    | 17    | 49    | 61    | -12   | 43    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | AS Nancy Lorraine    | 38    | 10    | 13    | 15    | 46    | 59    | -13   | 43    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Stade Rennais FC     | 38    | 12    | 6     | 20    | 36    | 50    | -14   | 42    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | AJ Auxerre           | 38    | 10    | 10    | 18    | 36    | 51    | -15   | 40    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Valenciennes FC      | 38    | 10    | 8     | 20    | 43    | 61    | -18   | 38    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | AS Saint-Etienne     | 38    | 10    | 6     | 22    | 37    | 65    | -28   | 36    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | FC Sochaux-Montbé    | 38    | 8     | 11    | 19    | 43    | 73    | -30   | 35    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | FC Lorient           | 38    | 8     | 9     | 21    | 51    | 76    | -25   | 33    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | OM                   | 38    | 9     | 6     | 23    | 46    | 79    | -33   | 33    | 
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FRANKFURT

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Semi Final (3-4 on agg v Torino)

BUNDESLIGA: 1st (78 points)

GERMAN CUP: Semi-Final (2-4 v Nurnberg)

In: Divock Origi > Bordeaux > 13.25m, Nestor Colela > Freiburg > 21m, Andre Zimmermann > Leverkusen > 15.25m

Out: Alexandre Lacazette > Chelsea > 7.75m, Lee Sang-Woo > Bayern > 5.5m, Luka Modric > Inter > 1.1m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team             | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Frankfurt        | 34    | 24    | 6     | 4     | 96    | 36    | 60    | 78    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Augsburg         | 34    | 19    | 8     | 7     | 67    | 42    | 25    | 65    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Hamburg St.Pauli | 34    | 15    | 9     | 10    | 56    | 40    | 16    | 54    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Aalen            | 34    | 14    | 9     | 11    | 52    | 49    | 3     | 51    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Leverkusen       | 34    | 15    | 5     | 14    | 55    | 48    | 7     | 50    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Hertha           | 34    | 14    | 8     | 12    | 41    | 39    | 2     | 50    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Nürnberg         | 34    | 13    | 9     | 12    | 52    | 46    | 6     | 48    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Hoffenheim       | 34    | 12    | 12    | 10    | 47    | 42    | 5     | 48    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Bayern           | 34    | 13    | 9     | 12    | 49    | 46    | 3     | 48    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Bremen           | 34    | 13    | 9     | 12    | 50    | 55    | -5    | 48    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Hamburg          | 34    | 12    | 11    | 11    | 59    | 55    | 4     | 47    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Mainz            | 34    | 13    | 8     | 13    | 42    | 42    | 0     | 47    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Hannover         | 34    | 12    | 11    | 11    | 37    | 44    | -7    | 47    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Stuttgart        | 34    | 11    | 6     | 17    | 45    | 59    | -14   | 39    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Duisburg         | 34    | 9     | 9     | 16    | 36    | 48    | -12   | 36    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Kaiserslautern   | 34    | 10    | 5     | 19    | 33    | 54    | -21   | 35    | 
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| 17th                                                           | R     | Dortmund         | 34    | 7     | 9     | 18    | 31    | 67    | -36   | 30    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Freiburg         | 34    | 5     | 7     | 22    | 25    | 61    | -36   | 22    | 
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MALAGA

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Semi-Final (2-3 on agg v Bordeaux)

LA LIGA: 1st (85 points)

COPA DEL REY: Semi-Final (3-5 on agg v Barcelona)

SPANISH SUPER CUP: Runners-Up (5-6 on agg v Barcelona)

In: Kevin Diaz > Newell’s > 1.7m, Johannes Geis > Leverkusen > 17m, Silvan Widmer > AC Milan > 18.75m

Out: Mattia de Sciglio > PSG > 16.5m, Cesar Azpilicueta > Juventus > 4.3m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team        | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Málaga      | 38    | 27    | 4     | 7     | 101   | 46    | 55    | 85    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | R. Madrid   | 38    | 24    | 8     | 6     | 82    | 41    | 41    | 80    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Atlético    | 38    | 23    | 7     | 8     | 74    | 37    | 37    | 76    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Barcelona   | 38    | 22    | 7     | 9     | 67    | 41    | 26    | 73    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Athletic    | 38    | 21    | 8     | 9     | 51    | 37    | 14    | 71    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Eibar       | 38    | 15    | 8     | 15    | 46    | 44    | 2     | 53    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Leganés     | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 36    | 44    | -8    | 51    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Llagostera  | 38    | 12    | 14    | 12    | 42    | 40    | 2     | 50    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Mirandés    | 38    | 13    | 11    | 14    | 49    | 49    | 0     | 50    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Valencia    | 38    | 15    | 3     | 20    | 58    | 67    | -9    | 48    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Alcorcón    | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 46    | 54    | -8    | 47    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | R. Betis    | 38    | 12    | 8     | 18    | 57    | 66    | -9    | 44    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Mallorca    | 38    | 11    | 11    | 16    | 37    | 49    | -12   | 44    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Villarreal  | 38    | 12    | 8     | 18    | 49    | 63    | -14   | 44    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Guadalajara | 38    | 13    | 5     | 20    | 57    | 73    | -16   | 44    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Deportivo   | 38    | 10    | 12    | 16    | 34    | 51    | -17   | 42    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Sevilla     | 38    | 10    | 10    | 18    | 54    | 69    | -15   | 40    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Granada     | 38    | 12    | 4     | 22    | 40    | 68    | -28   | 40    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Almería     | 38    | 9     | 11    | 18    | 39    | 60    | -21   | 38    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Rayo        | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 34    | 54    | -20   | 36    | 
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BOAVISTA

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (1-2 on agg v Malaga)

LIGA SAGRES: 1st (79 points)

TACA DE PORTUGAL: Runners-Up (0-2 v Sporting Lisbon)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (2-0 v Vitor Guimaraes)

SUPERTACA: Winners (4-1 v Vitor Guimaraes)

Out: Julian Brandt > Man Utd > 5.75m, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang > Lens > 975k

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team                | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Boavista            | 34    | 25    | 4     | 5     | 78    | 33    | 45    | 79    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Vit. Guimarães      | 34    | 23    | 8     | 3     | 58    | 23    | 35    | 77    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | FCP                 | 34    | 23    | 4     | 7     | 79    | 43    | 36    | 73    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            | EC    | SLB                 | 34    | 21    | 10    | 3     | 82    | 45    | 37    | 73    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th                                                            | EC    | Belenenses          | 34    | 22    | 3     | 9     | 42    | 24    | 18    | 69    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Nacional da Madeira | 34    | 18    | 5     | 11    | 40    | 24    | 16    | 59    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Académica           | 34    | 16    | 7     | 11    | 50    | 39    | 11    | 55    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Braga               | 34    | 14    | 7     | 13    | 40    | 43    | -3    | 49    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th                                                            | EC    | Sporting (POR)      | 34    | 13    | 10    | 11    | 51    | 52    | -1    | 49    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th                                                           |       | Olhanense           | 34    | 11    | 12    | 11    | 30    | 36    | -6    | 45    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 11th                                                           |       | Beira-Mar           | 34    | 8     | 8     | 18    | 23    | 44    | -21   | 32    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 12th                                                           |       | P. Ferreira         | 34    | 6     | 13    | 15    | 29    | 44    | -15   | 31    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 13th                                                           |       | Varzim              | 34    | 6     | 11    | 17    | 23    | 47    | -24   | 29    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Penafiel            | 34    | 5     | 13    | 16    | 21    | 46    | -25   | 28    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Vit. Setúbal        | 34    | 5     | 11    | 18    | 21    | 47    | -26   | 26    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Aves                | 34    | 5     | 9     | 20    | 29    | 50    | -21   | 24    | 
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| 17th                                                           | R     | Rio Ave             | 34    | 7     | 3     | 24    | 18    | 47    | -29   | 24    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Freamunde           | 34    | 4     | 10    | 20    | 20    | 47    | -27   | 22    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JUNE 10, 2022

LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW

RUSSIAN LEAGUE: 5th (49 points)

RUSSIAN CUP: Semi-Final (2-2 [2-4] v CSKA Moscow)

In: Wojciech Szczesny > Arsenal > 13.5m, Franco Agazzone > Juventus > 24m, Terence Kongolo > Inter > 22.5m, Shkodran Mustafi > Man City > 29m, Juan Luis > Blackburn > 21m, Leon Goretzka > Man City > 40m, Balde Keita > R Madrid > 35m, Hachim Mastour > AC Milan > 14.75m, Merab Kukhalashvili > PSG > 37.5m, Nicolas Audren > Man City > 39m, Ernesto Nangis > Auxerre > 4m, Carlos Miath > Stade Rennais > 3.9m

Out: Walter Diaz > Terek > 825k

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team             | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | CSKA Moscow      | 30    | 21    | 7     | 2     | 77    | 25    | 52    | 70    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Zenit            | 30    | 18    | 6     | 6     | 58    | 28    | 30    | 60    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Amkar            | 30    | 17    | 6     | 7     | 41    | 25    | 16    | 57    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            | EC    | Kuban            | 30    | 14    | 8     | 8     | 61    | 46    | 15    | 50    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th                                                            | EC    | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30    | 14    | 7     | 9     | 49    | 35    | 14    | 49    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th                                                            |       | Volga NN         | 30    | 13    | 8     | 9     | 44    | 33    | 11    | 47    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th                                                            |       | SKA Khabarovsk   | 30    | 11    | 13    | 6     | 31    | 25    | 6     | 46    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 8th                                                            |       | Mordovia         | 30    | 11    | 8     | 11    | 33    | 29    | 4     | 41    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th                                                            |       | Rostov           | 30    | 10    | 3     | 17    | 38    | 54    | -16   | 33    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th                                                           |       | Khimki           | 30    | 9     | 6     | 15    | 22    | 38    | -16   | 33    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 11th                                                           |       | Terek            | 30    | 8     | 8     | 14    | 21    | 38    | -17   | 32    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 12th                                                           |       | Krylja Sovetov   | 30    | 8     | 7     | 15    | 26    | 46    | -20   | 31    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 13th                                                           | R     | Tom              | 30    | 8     | 5     | 17    | 23    | 43    | -20   | 29    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Ural             | 30    | 5     | 14    | 11    | 21    | 34    | -13   | 29    | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 15th                                                           | R     | Spartak Nalchik  | 30    | 7     | 6     | 17    | 21    | 43    | -22   | 27    | 
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| 16th                                                           | R     | Krasnodar        | 30    | 6     | 8     | 16    | 32    | 56    | -24   | 26    | 
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PSV EINDHOVEN

EUROPA LEAGUE: Second Round (0-4 on agg v Bayern Munich)

EREDIVISIE: 3rd (63 points)

DUTCH CUP: Quarter Final (1-3 v Ajax)

In: Tim Horn > Bayern > 12m, Osvaldo Santana > PSG > 32m, Jeison Murillo > AC Milan > 17.5m, Ben Davies > Tottenham > 14.75m, Jetro Willems > Atletico > 18.5m, Andre Gomes > Arsenal > 33m, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain > Bayern > 27.5m, Max Meyer > Schalke > 66m, Bernd Laux > Bayern > 49.5m, Nahuel Leiva > PSG > 74m, Aaron Kuhl > Spurs > 31m, Cyril Delmas > Arsenal > 40m, Federico Bonazzoli > Spurs > 33.5m, Piotr Parzyszek > AZ > 650k

Out: Chris David > Napoli > 4.4m, Jeroen Zoet > Barcelona > 2.9m, Omar El Kaddouri > Nice > 850k

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team          | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | NEC           | 34    | 24    | 3     | 7     | 41    | 16    | 25    | 75    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Willem II     | 34    | 19    | 7     | 8     | 37    | 23    | 14    | 64    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | EC    | PSV           | 34    | 18    | 9     | 7     | 61    | 40    | 21    | 63    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            |       | AZ            | 34    | 20    | 3     | 11    | 40    | 26    | 14    | 63    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th                                                            |       | De Graafschap | 34    | 17    | 9     | 8     | 42    | 25    | 17    | 60    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th                                                            | EC    | sc Heerenveen | 34    | 18    | 5     | 11    | 47    | 33    | 14    | 59    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th                                                            |       | Heracles      | 34    | 14    | 7     | 13    | 30    | 31    | -1    | 49    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 8th                                                            |       | Zwolle        | 34    | 12    | 10    | 12    | 32    | 37    | -5    | 46    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th                                                            |       | SC Cambuur    | 34    | 12    | 7     | 15    | 28    | 36    | -8    | 43    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 10th                                                           |       | FC Groningen  | 34    | 10    | 12    | 12    | 26    | 32    | -6    | 42    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 11th                                                           | EC    | Vitesse       | 34    | 11    | 9     | 14    | 27    | 37    | -10   | 42    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 12th                                                           |       | FC Utrecht    | 34    | 10    | 11    | 13    | 31    | 32    | -1    | 41    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 13th                                                           |       | Ajax          | 34    | 10    | 10    | 14    | 49    | 52    | -3    | 40    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 14th                                                           |       | FC Twente     | 34    | 9     | 13    | 12    | 39    | 49    | -10   | 40    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 15th                                                           |       | Feyenoord     | 34    | 10    | 9     | 15    | 30    | 35    | -5    | 39    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 16th                                                           | R     | ADO Den Haag  | 34    | 7     | 10    | 17    | 24    | 39    | -15   | 31    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 17th                                                           |       | NAC Breda     | 34    | 5     | 9     | 20    | 18    | 39    | -21   | 24    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 18th                                                           | R     | Sparta        | 34    | 3     | 11    | 20    | 18    | 38    | -20   | 20    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

HEARTS

EUROPA LEAGUE: Qualifying Play-Off Round (2-3 on agg v Porto)

SPL: 1st (93 points)

SCOTTISH CUP: Winners (2-0 v Celtic)

LEAGUE CUP: Third Round (2-3 v Dundee)

In: Maxym Koval > Dortmund > 12.5m, Emanuel Mammana > Inter > 29m, Nicolas Romero > Real Betis > 15m, Lucas Digne > Sampdoria > 19m, Anthony Leray > Porto > 15.5m, Kingsley Coman > Liverpool > 41m, Luciano Acosta > Sporting Lisbon > 29m, Ricardo Kishna > Atletico > 44m, Gabriel Barbosa > Barcelona > 71m, Hakan Calhanoglu > Spurs > 54m, Nicolas Lopez > Man Utd > 33.5m, Noa Ielsch > Man Utd > 36m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team          | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Hearts        | 38    | 30    | 3     | 5     | 86    | 24    | 62    | 93    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | EC    | Rangers       | 38    | 17    | 7     | 14    | 52    | 50    | 2     | 58    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Celtic        | 38    | 16    | 9     | 13    | 59    | 45    | 14    | 57    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            | EC    | Kilmarnock    | 38    | 17    | 6     | 15    | 58    | 54    | 4     | 57    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th                                                            |       | St. Mirren    | 38    | 17    | 5     | 16    | 52    | 57    | -5    | 56    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th                                                            |       | Dundee        | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 35    | 43    | -8    | 51    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th                                                            |       | Dundee Utd    | 38    | 13    | 12    | 13    | 55    | 54    | 1     | 51    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Hamilton      | 38    | 13    | 8     | 17    | 44    | 48    | -4    | 47    | 
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 9th                                                            |       | Aberdeen      | 38    | 12    | 10    | 16    | 43    | 50    | -7    | 46    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Inverness CT  | 38    | 11    | 9     | 18    | 42    | 59    | -17   | 42    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Livingston    | 38    | 11    | 9     | 18    | 34    | 54    | -20   | 42    | 
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| 12th                                                           | R     | St. Johnstone | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 36    | 58    | -22   | 36    | 
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dllu · July 28, 2015

Well, this thread certainly goes to show that money can indeed buy you everything.

Well done, I guess...

jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JANUARY 1, 2023

The opening day was about as good as League One got for us in the first half of the season, a 7-0 away thrashing of Exeter. We would lose at Mansfield and be held by Bolton in away matches thereafter but alongside a 2-1 loss to Fleetwood in October and a 1-0 away defeat to Chesterfield the week before Christmas, these would be our only dropped points. At home we were impeccable, now drawing crowds of around 3,000, they saw successive displays such as scoring sixteen goals in three games against the likes of Wrexham, Accrington and Doncaster.

By this point we had progressed into the last sixteen of the League Cup after wins against Millwall and Sheffield United in the opening rounds before a very sweet revenge over Peterborough, 9-0, Tyler Hoyle and Pana Seretis both netting four. We made a disappointing exit from the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at the quarter final stage, a 1-0 home defeat to Cambridge United, I wasn’t too fussed. In and amongst this and dominating League One we had got through into the quarter final in the League Cup with a win at Pride Park over Derby County. We would surrender our place in the League Cup after I took Dulwich to the Olympic Stadium to face West Ham, of course there was a conflict of interest but we did almost upset the Hammers but ultimately we were beaten 1-0. In the league, with 22 matches remaining we were twenty points ahead of third place, once again promotion was all but a formality.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 24    | 20    | 1     | 3     | 78    | 17    | 61    | 61    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            |       | Luton          | 24    | 12    | 6     | 6     | 46    | 33    | 13    | 42    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            |       | Bolton         | 24    | 11    | 8     | 5     | 36    | 26    | 10    | 41    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Coventry       | 24    | 12    | 4     | 8     | 36    | 27    | 9     | 40    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Mansfield      | 24    | 9     | 10    | 5     | 38    | 30    | 8     | 37    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Doncaster      | 24    | 10    | 6     | 8     | 36    | 41    | -5    | 36    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th                                                            |       | MK Dons        | 24    | 9     | 8     | 7     | 36    | 27    | 9     | 35    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Crewe          | 24    | 8     | 11    | 5     | 35    | 26    | 9     | 35    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Chesterfield   | 24    | 9     | 7     | 8     | 30    | 31    | -1    | 34    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Fleetwood      | 24    | 8     | 9     | 7     | 33    | 32    | 1     | 33    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Aston Villa    | 24    | 8     | 8     | 8     | 29    | 28    | 1     | 32    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Exeter         | 24    | 8     | 8     | 8     | 41    | 44    | -3    | 32    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Sheff Wed      | 24    | 8     | 5     | 11    | 33    | 35    | -2    | 29    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Wycombe        | 24    | 7     | 8     | 9     | 32    | 34    | -2    | 29    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Accrington     | 23    | 7     | 7     | 9     | 25    | 30    | -5    | 28    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Notts Co       | 24    | 6     | 10    | 8     | 36    | 43    | -7    | 28    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Wrexham        | 24    | 8     | 4     | 12    | 34    | 44    | -10   | 28    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Scunthorpe     | 24    | 7     | 6     | 11    | 46    | 50    | -4    | 27    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Rotherham      | 24    | 7     | 6     | 11    | 29    | 38    | -9    | 27    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Charlton       | 24    | 6     | 8     | 10    | 25    | 35    | -10   | 26    | 
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| 21st                                                           |       | Northampton    | 24    | 6     | 8     | 10    | 24    | 36    | -12   | 26    | 
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| 22nd                                                           |       | Yeovil         | 23    | 7     | 5     | 11    | 29    | 45    | -16   | 26    | 
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| 23rd                                                           |       | Swindon        | 24    | 7     | 4     | 13    | 29    | 45    | -16   | 25    | 
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| 24th                                                           |       | Oxford         | 24    | 5     | 7     | 12    | 25    | 44    | -19   | 22    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JUNE 1, 2023

We would remain undefeated in the league, conquering League One on our destructive path, dropping just two points in draws away at Coventry City and Oxford United. Coventry were hoping to follow us into the Championship just as they had done into League One but they would ultimately fall in the play-off final to Mansfield who would join us and Luton in the Championship for the 23/24 season. Tyler Hoyle took over from Pana Seretis’ ridiculous form of last season, netting 56 in 45 league appearances, besting Seretis’ record of 52 from the previous year.

We wrapped promotion up in early March, beating Accrington away 3-0 before our title win was finally processed a couple of weeks later with a win over Northampton. Meanwhile, in the FA Cup we began well, thrashing a top half Premier League outfit in the shape of QPR, a 3-0 win before falling in another cup competition away at New White Hart Lane, this time losing in normal time in a 2-1 away defeat. We would enter at the third round stage next season, though, then we could make some real movement in terms of winning cup competitions. The Johnstone’s Paint Trophy last season didn’t matter.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | C     | Dulwich Hamlet | 46    | 40    | 3     | 3     | 157   | 27    | 130   | 123   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | P     | Luton          | 46    | 23    | 12    | 11    | 79    | 60    | 19    | 81    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            |       | Crewe          | 46    | 20    | 15    | 11    | 67    | 55    | 12    | 75    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            |       | Sheff Wed      | 46    | 20    | 12    | 14    | 72    | 61    | 11    | 72    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th                                                            | P     | Mansfield      | 46    | 18    | 16    | 12    | 69    | 55    | 14    | 70    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 6th                                                            |       | Coventry       | 46    | 20    | 10    | 16    | 63    | 52    | 11    | 70    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 7th                                                            |       | Fleetwood      | 46    | 19    | 12    | 15    | 72    | 65    | 7     | 69    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 8th                                                            |       | Bolton         | 46    | 18    | 14    | 14    | 59    | 54    | 5     | 68    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Exeter         | 46    | 17    | 14    | 15    | 75    | 73    | 2     | 65    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Doncaster      | 46    | 18    | 11    | 17    | 67    | 77    | -10   | 65    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Wycombe        | 46    | 16    | 15    | 15    | 56    | 55    | 1     | 63    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Aston Villa    | 46    | 17    | 12    | 17    | 58    | 58    | 0     | 63    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 13th                                                           |       | Chesterfield   | 46    | 16    | 13    | 17    | 65    | 64    | 1     | 61    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Northampton    | 46    | 16    | 13    | 17    | 50    | 57    | -7    | 61    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 15th                                                           |       | Rotherham      | 46    | 15    | 15    | 16    | 52    | 56    | -4    | 60    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 16th                                                           |       | Yeovil         | 46    | 15    | 12    | 19    | 56    | 79    | -23   | 57    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 17th                                                           |       | Charlton       | 46    | 14    | 13    | 19    | 55    | 67    | -12   | 55    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | MK Dons        | 46    | 14    | 12    | 20    | 57    | 64    | -7    | 54    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 19th                                                           |       | Notts Co       | 46    | 12    | 15    | 19    | 71    | 87    | -16   | 51    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Accrington     | 46    | 12    | 13    | 21    | 44    | 66    | -22   | 49    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 21st                                                           | R     | Wrexham        | 46    | 13    | 9     | 24    | 61    | 84    | -23   | 48    | 
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| 22nd                                                           | R     | Swindon        | 46    | 13    | 8     | 25    | 60    | 98    | -38   | 47    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 23rd                                                           | R     | Scunthorpe     | 46    | 10    | 14    | 22    | 76    | 93    | -17   | 44    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 24th                                                           | R     | Oxford         | 46    | 8     | 13    | 25    | 49    | 83    | -34   | 37    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JUNE 10, 2023

WEST HAM

EUROPA LEAGUE: Semi Final (2-3 on agg v Roma)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group Stage

PREMIER LEAGUE: 1st (86 points)

FA CUP: Fifth Round (0-2 v Man City)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (1-0 v Stoke)

EUROPEAN SUPER CUP: Finalist (3-4 v Bordeaux)

In: Kevin van Staa > Bordeaux > 13.5m

Out: Andrew Robertson > Man Utd > 1.2m, Arkady Kleimenov > Lokomotiv Moscow > 6m, Richairo Zivkovic > Bordeaux > 15.5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team         | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | West Ham     | 38    | 27    | 5     | 6     | 74    | 34    | 40    | 86    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Nottm Forest | 38    | 21    | 9     | 8     | 66    | 46    | 20    | 72    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Liverpool    | 38    | 19    | 11    | 8     | 67    | 45    | 22    | 68    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Man Utd      | 38    | 20    | 8     | 10    | 73    | 53    | 20    | 68    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 5th                                                            | EC    | Man City     | 38    | 18    | 10    | 10    | 63    | 54    | 9     | 64    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Tottenham    | 38    | 17    | 9     | 12    | 52    | 43    | 9     | 60    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Arsenal      | 38    | 17    | 9     | 12    | 64    | 58    | 6     | 60    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Chelsea      | 38    | 18    | 6     | 14    | 63    | 67    | -4    | 60    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Fulham       | 38    | 16    | 11    | 11    | 57    | 48    | 9     | 59    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.       | 38    | 15    | 9     | 14    | 59    | 57    | 2     | 54    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Leicester    | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 59    | 60    | -1    | 51    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Bournemouth  | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 58    | 65    | -7    | 51    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Newcastle    | 38    | 13    | 9     | 16    | 63    | 59    | 4     | 48    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Stoke        | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 50    | 54    | -4    | 47    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Blackburn    | 38    | 11    | 11    | 16    | 45    | 50    | -5    | 44    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Everton      | 38    | 11    | 10    | 17    | 58    | 62    | -4    | 43    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Southampton  | 38    | 13    | 4     | 21    | 42    | 59    | -17   | 43    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Cardiff      | 38    | 6     | 10    | 22    | 44    | 70    | -26   | 28    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Huddersfield | 38    | 7     | 5     | 26    | 36    | 74    | -38   | 26    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Watford      | 38    | 6     | 5     | 27    | 41    | 76    | -35   | 23    | 
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TORINO

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Quarter Final (2-3 on agg v Sampdoria)

SERIE A: 2nd (73 points)

COPPA ITALIA: Winners (2-1 v Perugia)

In: Mamadou Bengaly > Leverkusen > 10.5m, Divock Origi > Frankfurt > 43.5m, Youssef Amallah > Bordeaux > 16.25m

Out: Julian Green > Monaco > Free, Davy Klaassen > Porto > 6m, Philippe Coutinho > Atletico > 5.75m, Edinson Cavani > PSG > 1.6m, Marcos Lopes > Malaga > 17.5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team        | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Inter       | 38    | 22    | 7     | 9     | 65    | 35    | 30    | 73    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Torino      | 38    | 22    | 7     | 9     | 65    | 31    | 34    | 73    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Genoa       | 38    | 20    | 9     | 9     | 55    | 35    | 20    | 69    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Juventus    | 38    | 20    | 6     | 12    | 60    | 44    | 16    | 66    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Atalanta    | 38    | 17    | 10    | 11    | 52    | 40    | 12    | 61    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Roma        | 38    | 18    | 7     | 13    | 49    | 46    | 3     | 61    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Udinese     | 38    | 18    | 6     | 14    | 59    | 50    | 9     | 60    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | A.C. Milan  | 38    | 16    | 11    | 11    | 67    | 60    | 7     | 59    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Sampdoria   | 38    | 14    | 16    | 8     | 57    | 43    | 14    | 58    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Lanciano    | 38    | 16    | 9     | 13    | 39    | 36    | 3     | 57    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Bari        | 38    | 15    | 10    | 13    | 46    | 40    | 6     | 55    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Sassuolo    | 38    | 13    | 14    | 11    | 54    | 50    | 4     | 53    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Pescara     | 38    | 12    | 7     | 19    | 35    | 43    | -8    | 43    | 
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| 14th                                                           | EC    | Perugia     | 38    | 10    | 13    | 15    | 35    | 47    | -12   | 43    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Empoli      | 38    | 11    | 9     | 18    | 38    | 61    | -23   | 42    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Juve Stabia | 38    | 8     | 18    | 12    | 39    | 42    | -3    | 42    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cagliari    | 38    | 10    | 5     | 23    | 49    | 75    | -26   | 35    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Parma       | 38    | 9     | 8     | 21    | 32    | 59    | -27   | 35    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Napoli      | 38    | 7     | 11    | 20    | 38    | 60    | -22   | 32    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Verona      | 38    | 2     | 17    | 19    | 23    | 60    | -37   | 23    | 
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BORDEAUX

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Quarter Final (2-5 on agg v Boavista)

LIGUE 1: 1st (81 points)

COUPE DE LA LIGUE: Fourth Round (1-2 v Bastia)

FRENCH CUP: Semi Final (1-4 v PSG)

CLUB WORLD CUP: Finalist (0-4 v Arsenal de Sarandi)

UEFA SUPER CUP: Winners (4-3 v West Ham)

CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Winners (4-2 v PSG)

In: Jose Manuel Valadez > Anderlecht > 10.75m, Niklas Nilsson > Malmo > 900k, Kevin van Staa > Barcelona > 13.5m, Jorge Ortiz > Freiburg > 4.8m, Aaron Ramsey > Malaga > 7m, Richairo Zivkovic > West Ham > 15.5m, Kenny Sinnaeve > Brentford > 22m

Out: Javier > R Madrid > 2.9m, Hans Burger > Monaco > 8.5m, Ezio Salvadori > Inter > 5.75m, Kevin van Staa > West Ham > 13.5m, Youssef Amallah > Torino > 16.25m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team                 | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Girondins Bordeaux   | 38    | 24    | 9     | 5     | 87    | 33    | 54    | 81    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Paris Saint-Germain  | 38    | 26    | 2     | 10    | 89    | 47    | 42    | 80    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | SC Bastia            | 38    | 17    | 13    | 8     | 59    | 46    | 13    | 64    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Olympique Lyonnais   | 38    | 19    | 6     | 13    | 61    | 51    | 10    | 63    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Stade Brestois 29    | 38    | 16    | 14    | 8     | 65    | 40    | 25    | 62    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Havre Athletic Club  | 38    | 17    | 10    | 11    | 62    | 48    | 14    | 61    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | ESTAC Troyes         | 38    | 16    | 11    | 11    | 65    | 55    | 10    | 59    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | AS Monaco FC         | 38    | 17    | 4     | 17    | 56    | 61    | -5    | 55    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Montpellier HSC      | 38    | 14    | 10    | 14    | 51    | 55    | -4    | 52    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | OGC Nice             | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 44    | 48    | -4    | 51    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | AS Nancy Lorraine    | 38    | 15    | 6     | 17    | 47    | 62    | -15   | 51    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Valenciennes FC      | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 39    | 44    | -5    | 47    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | En Avant de Guingamp | 38    | 13    | 8     | 17    | 58    | 71    | -13   | 47    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Evian TG FC          | 38    | 13    | 7     | 18    | 53    | 59    | -6    | 46    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | AJ Auxerre           | 38    | 11    | 12    | 15    | 46    | 56    | -10   | 45    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Dijon FCO            | 38    | 10    | 13    | 15    | 62    | 59    | 3     | 43    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Toulouse FC          | 38    | 11    | 8     | 19    | 33    | 59    | -26   | 41    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | AS Saint-Etienne     | 38    | 9     | 8     | 21    | 48    | 82    | -34   | 35    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Stade Malherbe Caen  | 38    | 8     | 10    | 20    | 53    | 76    | -23   | 34    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Stade Rennais FC     | 38    | 6     | 13    | 19    | 29    | 55    | -26   | 31    | 
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FRANKFURT

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Semi Final (4-5 on agg v Man City)

BUNDESLIGA: 1st (70 points)

GERMAN CUP: Quarter Final (2-4 v Stuttgart)

GERMAN SUPER CUP: Finalist (1-3 v Nurnberg)

In: Eric Bakker > Juventus > 18m, Timo Werner > Stuttgart > 14.25m

Out: Gareth Bale > Monaco > 525k, Divock Origi > Torino > 43.5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team             | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Frankfurt        | 34    | 21    | 7     | 6     | 75    | 42    | 33    | 70    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Bayern           | 34    | 20    | 7     | 7     | 58    | 36    | 22    | 67    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Nürnberg         | 34    | 21    | 3     | 10    | 58    | 40    | 18    | 66    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Leverkusen       | 34    | 16    | 9     | 9     | 67    | 42    | 25    | 57    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Dresden          | 34    | 17    | 6     | 11    | 51    | 41    | 10    | 57    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Hamburg St.Pauli | 34    | 16    | 5     | 13    | 61    | 57    | 4     | 53    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Hamburg          | 34    | 13    | 10    | 11    | 49    | 47    | 2     | 49    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Hoffenheim       | 34    | 13    | 8     | 13    | 48    | 43    | 5     | 47    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Bremen           | 34    | 12    | 8     | 14    | 47    | 55    | -8    | 44    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Hertha           | 34    | 11    | 10    | 13    | 38    | 40    | -2    | 43    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Duisburg         | 34    | 9     | 14    | 11    | 36    | 38    | -2    | 41    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Augsburg         | 34    | 12    | 5     | 17    | 34    | 52    | -18   | 41    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Cottbus          | 34    | 10    | 10    | 14    | 49    | 52    | -3    | 40    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Aalen            | 34    | 11    | 7     | 16    | 51    | 58    | -7    | 40    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Hannover         | 34    | 9     | 9     | 16    | 39    | 53    | -14   | 36    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Mainz            | 34    | 10    | 6     | 18    | 36    | 60    | -24   | 36    | 
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| 17th                                                           | R     | Stuttgart        | 34    | 8     | 8     | 18    | 37    | 57    | -20   | 32    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Kaiserslautern   | 34    | 7     | 8     | 19    | 46    | 67    | -21   | 29    | 
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MALAGA

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (0-1 on agg v Torino)

LA LIGA: 1st (91 points)

COPA DEL REY: Quarter Final (2-7 on agg v Real Betis)

SPANISH SUPER CUP: Winners (6-2 on agg v Atletico)

In: Giacinto Gabrielli > Monaco > 36.5m, Juan Pablo Mora > Juventus > 15.25m, Marcos Lopes > Torino > 17.5m, Noe Alarco > Alcorcon > 1.3m

Out: Aaron Ramsey > Bordeaux > 7m, Steven Caulker > QPR > 2.5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team        | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Málaga      | 38    | 29    | 4     | 5     | 101   | 48    | 53    | 91    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | R. Madrid   | 38    | 24    | 7     | 7     | 88    | 55    | 33    | 79    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Barcelona   | 38    | 22    | 9     | 7     | 84    | 45    | 39    | 75    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Athletic    | 38    | 21    | 10    | 7     | 86    | 45    | 41    | 73    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Eibar       | 38    | 21    | 9     | 8     | 52    | 33    | 19    | 72    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Mirandés    | 38    | 19    | 5     | 14    | 58    | 54    | 4     | 62    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Leganés     | 38    | 17    | 10    | 11    | 56    | 41    | 15    | 61    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Llagostera  | 38    | 16    | 10    | 12    | 55    | 59    | -4    | 58    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Valencia    | 38    | 15    | 10    | 13    | 69    | 65    | 4     | 55    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Atlético    | 38    | 15    | 8     | 15    | 63    | 54    | 9     | 53    | 
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| 11th                                                           | EC    | Sevilla     | 38    | 12    | 12    | 14    | 59    | 63    | -4    | 48    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Mallorca    | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 44    | 50    | -6    | 47    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | R. Betis    | 38    | 13    | 7     | 18    | 54    | 64    | -10   | 46    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Getafe      | 38    | 10    | 12    | 16    | 37    | 52    | -15   | 42    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Alcorcón    | 38    | 7     | 16    | 15    | 33    | 53    | -20   | 37    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Racing      | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 31    | 50    | -19   | 36    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Villarreal  | 38    | 8     | 8     | 22    | 40    | 74    | -34   | 32    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Deportivo   | 38    | 9     | 5     | 24    | 33    | 67    | -34   | 32    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Valladolid  | 38    | 6     | 10    | 22    | 26    | 57    | -31   | 28    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Guadalajara | 38    | 7     | 4     | 27    | 42    | 82    | -40   | 25    | 
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BOAVISTA

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Winners (2-1 v Man City)

LIGA SAGRES: 1st (86 points)

TACA DE PORTUGAL: Winner (2-2 [4-3] v Vitor Guimaraes)

LEAGUE CUP: Semi Final (0-1 v Academica)

SUPERTACA: Finalist (3-3 [6-7] v Sporting Lisbon)

In: Santos > Anderlecht > 14.5m, Andres Polindara > R Madrid > 23m

Out: Rafael > QPR > 2.1m, Denis Suarez > Arsenal > 5.75m, Mauro Icardi > Chelsea > 4.2m, Jack Grealish > QPR > 6m, Jordan Henderson > Spurs > 1.3m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team                | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Boavista            | 34    | 27    | 5     | 2     | 80    | 28    | 52    | 86    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Vit. Guimarães      | 34    | 19    | 13    | 2     | 50    | 16    | 34    | 70    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | FCP                 | 34    | 19    | 9     | 6     | 68    | 38    | 30    | 66    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Belenenses          | 34    | 19    | 7     | 8     | 36    | 21    | 15    | 64    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | SLB                 | 34    | 18    | 9     | 7     | 65    | 38    | 27    | 63    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Académica           | 34    | 19    | 5     | 10    | 41    | 27    | 14    | 62    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Nacional da Madeira | 34    | 14    | 12    | 8     | 27    | 23    | 4     | 54    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Sporting (POR)      | 34    | 13    | 10    | 11    | 54    | 47    | 7     | 49    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Leixões             | 34    | 12    | 5     | 17    | 35    | 49    | -14   | 41    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Olhanense           | 34    | 11    | 8     | 15    | 27    | 42    | -15   | 41    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Varzim              | 34    | 10    | 10    | 14    | 24    | 46    | -22   | 40    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Beira-Mar           | 34    | 9     | 10    | 15    | 27    | 40    | -13   | 37    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Braga               | 34    | 10    | 7     | 17    | 43    | 57    | -14   | 37    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | P. Ferreira         | 34    | 8     | 8     | 18    | 24    | 38    | -14   | 32    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Marítimo            | 34    | 6     | 12    | 16    | 28    | 45    | -17   | 30    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Aves                | 34    | 5     | 11    | 18    | 21    | 37    | -16   | 26    | 
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| 17th                                                           | R     | Penafiel            | 34    | 6     | 7     | 21    | 17    | 43    | -26   | 25    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Vit. Setúbal        | 34    | 3     | 8     | 23    | 18    | 50    | -32   | 17    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JUNE 10, 2023

LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW

EUROPA LEAGUE: Last 16 (2-5 on agg v AC Milan)

RUSSIAN LEAGUE: 1st (71 points)

RUSSIAN CUP: Sixth Round (2-3 v Rostov)

In: China > PSG > 38.5m, Clayton > AC Milan > 33m, Tonny Trindade de Vilhena > Lyon > 30m, Eric Ramirez > PSG > 34m, Ognjen Vrgovic > Man City > 27.5m, Carlos Gruezo > Arsenal > 22m, Juan Iturbe > R Madrid > 78m, Saul > Bayern > 24m, Martin Gebauer > Bayern > 60m, Abdelhadi Noussair > Marseille > 20.5m, Joao Cardoso > Porto > 15m, Arkady Kleimenov > West Ham > 6m

Out: Ernesto Nangis > Augsburg > 3.9m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team             | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30    | 23    | 2     | 5     | 66    | 31    | 35    | 71    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | CSKA Moscow      | 30    | 21    | 5     | 4     | 69    | 31    | 38    | 68    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Kuban            | 30    | 17    | 7     | 6     | 65    | 38    | 27    | 58    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Zenit            | 30    | 17    | 6     | 7     | 63    | 38    | 25    | 57    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Amkar            | 30    | 17    | 2     | 11    | 39    | 40    | -1    | 53    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | SKA Khabarovsk   | 30    | 14    | 10    | 6     | 47    | 30    | 17    | 52    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Khimki           | 30    | 13    | 8     | 9     | 39    | 35    | 4     | 47    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Mordovia         | 30    | 13    | 3     | 14    | 39    | 38    | 1     | 42    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Volga NN         | 30    | 12    | 4     | 14    | 36    | 42    | -6    | 40    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Terek            | 30    | 10    | 7     | 13    | 26    | 37    | -11   | 37    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Rostov           | 30    | 9     | 7     | 14    | 49    | 59    | -10   | 34    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Ural             | 30    | 7     | 12    | 11    | 32    | 34    | -2    | 33    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Anji             | 30    | 5     | 7     | 18    | 19    | 41    | -22   | 22    | 
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| 14th                                                           | R     | Krylja Sovetov   | 30    | 5     | 5     | 20    | 23    | 60    | -37   | 20    | 
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| 15th                                                           | R     | Dinamo Moscow    | 30    | 3     | 8     | 19    | 17    | 49    | -32   | 17    | 
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| 16th                                                           | R     | Rubin            | 30    | 2     | 11    | 17    | 25    | 51    | -26   | 17    | 
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PSV EINDHOVEN

EUROPA LEAGUE: Last 16 (2-3 on agg v Roma)

EREDIVISIE: 1st (69 points)

DUTCH CUP: Quarter Final (0-0 [4-5] v Heracles)

In: James Ward-Prowse > Chelsea > 51m, Melkamu Taufer > Inter > 40m, Julian Brandt > Man Utd > 55m, Julius Ibrahim > Newcastle > 10m, Riviere Alleyne > Fulham > 750k, Onyeka Babangida > Man City > 20.5m, Fabien Robin > Man City > 24m, Luis Rodrigues > Sporting Lisbon > 12.25m

Out: Federico Bonazzoli > QPR > 7.5m, Ben Davies > Liverpool > 4.3m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team            | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | PSV             | 34    | 20    | 9     | 5     | 69    | 36    | 33    | 69    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | NEC             | 34    | 19    | 11    | 4     | 31    | 13    | 18    | 68    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Willem II       | 34    | 16    | 15    | 3     | 26    | 11    | 15    | 63    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Zwolle          | 34    | 18    | 7     | 9     | 36    | 26    | 10    | 61    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | De Graafschap   | 34    | 16    | 11    | 7     | 28    | 22    | 6     | 59    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | sc Heerenveen   | 34    | 14    | 11    | 9     | 27    | 19    | 8     | 53    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | AZ              | 34    | 14    | 10    | 10    | 29    | 27    | 2     | 52    | 
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| 8th                                                            | EC    | Ajax            | 34    | 14    | 9     | 11    | 44    | 32    | 12    | 51    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | SC Cambuur      | 34    | 13    | 7     | 14    | 25    | 30    | -5    | 46    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Heracles        | 34    | 11    | 10    | 13    | 25    | 31    | -6    | 43    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Roda JC         | 34    | 10    | 9     | 15    | 23    | 31    | -8    | 39    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | FC Groningen    | 34    | 9     | 11    | 14    | 24    | 30    | -6    | 38    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Fortuna Sittard | 34    | 9     | 11    | 14    | 21    | 27    | -6    | 38    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | FC Utrecht      | 34    | 6     | 15    | 13    | 16    | 24    | -8    | 33    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Feyenoord       | 34    | 6     | 12    | 16    | 15    | 29    | -14   | 30    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | FC Twente       | 34    | 7     | 9     | 18    | 19    | 34    | -15   | 30    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | NAC Breda       | 34    | 5     | 13    | 16    | 15    | 31    | -16   | 28    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Vitesse         | 34    | 3     | 12    | 19    | 10    | 30    | -20   | 21    | 
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HEARTS

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (4-5 on agg v Inter)

SPL: 1st (96 points)

SCOTTISH CUP: Winners (3-1 v Aberdeen)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (2-1 v St. Mirren)

In: Joaquin Correa > Inter > 30m, Jhon Arango > Monaco > 25m, Daniel Lewis > Man City > 22.5m, Monteiro Bessa > PSG > 24.5m, Gianluca Gaudino > Leverkusen > 34m, Joshua Kimmich > Atletico > 23m, Kenedy > Bayern > 50m

Out: Luciano Acosta > Chelsea > 5.5m, Maxym Koval > Lyon > 3.4m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team         | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Hearts       | 38    | 30    | 6     | 2     | 99    | 29    | 70    | 96    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Ross County  | 38    | 19    | 13    | 6     | 66    | 38    | 28    | 70    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Celtic       | 38    | 20    | 9     | 9     | 54    | 36    | 18    | 69    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Rangers      | 38    | 17    | 8     | 13    | 50    | 50    | 0     | 59    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Dundee Utd   | 38    | 14    | 10    | 14    | 50    | 51    | -1    | 52    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Dundee       | 38    | 11    | 10    | 17    | 37    | 53    | -16   | 43    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Aberdeen     | 38    | 12    | 12    | 14    | 39    | 42    | -3    | 48    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | St. Mirren   | 38    | 13    | 9     | 16    | 43    | 48    | -5    | 48    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Inverness CT | 38    | 10    | 10    | 18    | 35    | 57    | -22   | 40    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Kilmarnock   | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 38    | 57    | -19   | 36    | 
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| 11th                                                           | R     | Hamilton     | 38    | 7     | 14    | 17    | 30    | 53    | -23   | 35    | 
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| 12th                                                           | R     | Livingston   | 38    | 5     | 12    | 21    | 29    | 56    | -27   | 27    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JANUARY 1, 2024

A bit of competition was very healthy for us, this league wasn’t going to offer too much of it, however. That much was identifiable on the opening day as we demolished West Brom at The Hawthorns 4-1, and even the concession of our goal was from our own man, Elton, accidentally volleying a sublime effort into the bottom of his own net. Beyond that we did continue our winning ways, over Luton and Brentford before Cardiff humbled us at New Champion Hill. Even the League Cup wasn’t throwing up many troubles in the opening rounds as we thrashed AFC Wimbledon 4-0 before carving up QPR in a 6-1 first half embarrassment.

Liverpool would eliminate us at the third round stage and they needed extra time as Lazar Markovic headed home on 91 minutes to beat us 4-3 in a real humdinger of a match. There was a backlash from that result as Sheffield United upset us at Bramall Lane following a 2-2 draw at home to Brighton. We were then held by Leyton Orient before losing at Molineux, 3-1 to Wolves. However, after this we embarked on a ten match winning run, not dropping a single point as we entered 2024. Eleven points separated us from third, whilst promotion wasn’t inevitable, our current form would see us glide into the Premier League, estimated time of arrival mid-April.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 24    | 19    | 2     | 3     | 61    | 22    | 39    | 59    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Norwich        | 24    | 14    | 7     | 3     | 47    | 24    | 23    | 49    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Cardiff        | 24    | 15    | 3     | 6     | 37    | 18    | 19    | 48    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Huddersfield   | 24    | 13    | 5     | 6     | 45    | 23    | 22    | 44    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Sheff Utd      | 24    | 12    | 6     | 6     | 40    | 30    | 10    | 42    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Crystal Palace | 24    | 10    | 9     | 5     | 42    | 23    | 19    | 39    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Wolves         | 24    | 10    | 8     | 6     | 27    | 19    | 8     | 38    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Millwall       | 24    | 10    | 7     | 7     | 40    | 35    | 5     | 37    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Hull           | 24    | 11    | 3     | 10    | 33    | 38    | -5    | 36    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Leyton Orient  | 24    | 10    | 5     | 9     | 33    | 33    | 0     | 35    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Swansea        | 24    | 10    | 2     | 12    | 38    | 48    | -10   | 32    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Leeds          | 24    | 9     | 4     | 11    | 40    | 41    | -1    | 31    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Watford        | 24    | 9     | 4     | 11    | 28    | 38    | -10   | 31    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Bristol City   | 24    | 7     | 9     | 8     | 25    | 29    | -4    | 30    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Burnley        | 24    | 8     | 5     | 11    | 27    | 35    | -8    | 29    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Brentford      | 24    | 7     | 6     | 11    | 31    | 35    | -4    | 27    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Brighton       | 24    | 7     | 6     | 11    | 34    | 40    | -6    | 27    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Ipswich        | 24    | 8     | 3     | 13    | 34    | 46    | -12   | 27    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Rochdale       | 24    | 6     | 8     | 10    | 27    | 34    | -7    | 26    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Luton          | 24    | 6     | 7     | 11    | 26    | 40    | -14   | 25    | 
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| 21st                                                           |       | Derby          | 24    | 7     | 4     | 13    | 34    | 49    | -15   | 25    | 
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| 22nd                                                           |       | Peterborough   | 24    | 5     | 8     | 11    | 22    | 29    | -7    | 23    | 
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| 23rd                                                           |       | West Brom      | 24    | 6     | 5     | 13    | 19    | 29    | -10   | 23    | 
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| 24th                                                           |       | Mansfield      | 24    | 5     | 2     | 17    | 20    | 52    | -32   | 17    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 28, 2015

JUNE 1, 2024

Let’s start with the FA Cup in its brief campaign for Dulwich Hamlet, the celebration of an initial third round victory over Doncaster Rovers was quickly extinguished later on in January after Man City had finished with us in front of 10,245 people at New Champion Hill, overturning a 1-0 lead to beat us 3-1 in a brilliant second half display. We will get our revenge on them when we play in the Premier League next season.

Speaking of the Premier League, we officially confirmed ourselves as a Premier League team for the 2024/25 season in front of the Sky Sports cameras up in West Yorkshire against Huddersfield Town. It was the culmination of an eleven match winning streak in the league as we were on the warpath after our FA Cup exit. Goals either side of the half from Hitoshi Inada and Tyler Hoyle sealed our Premier League status with a rather comfortable 2-0 win. Four more wins and two draws closed out the season as we quickly won the title. Could we possibly do that next season in the Premier League?

You might get a whiff of money across London this summer, that’ll be us throwing it about everywhere.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | C     | Dulwich Hamlet | 46    | 37    | 4     | 5     | 126   | 43    | 83    | 115   | 
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| 2nd                                                            | P     | Cardiff        | 46    | 30    | 8     | 8     | 86    | 43    | 43    | 98    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | P     | Norwich        | 46    | 25    | 13    | 8     | 87    | 52    | 35    | 88    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Huddersfield   | 46    | 24    | 11    | 11    | 80    | 49    | 31    | 83    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Crystal Palace | 46    | 18    | 19    | 9     | 76    | 49    | 27    | 73    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Hull           | 46    | 21    | 9     | 16    | 67    | 69    | -2    | 72    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Sheff Utd      | 46    | 20    | 11    | 15    | 64    | 57    | 7     | 71    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Leyton Orient  | 46    | 19    | 13    | 14    | 64    | 51    | 13    | 70    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Wolves         | 46    | 18    | 11    | 17    | 70    | 60    | 10    | 65    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Brentford      | 46    | 17    | 14    | 15    | 68    | 62    | 6     | 65    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Leeds          | 46    | 17    | 10    | 19    | 73    | 77    | -4    | 61    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Derby          | 46    | 17    | 8     | 21    | 58    | 78    | -20   | 59    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Millwall       | 46    | 14    | 13    | 19    | 67    | 76    | -9    | 55    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Ipswich        | 46    | 15    | 10    | 21    | 57    | 71    | -14   | 55    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Brighton       | 46    | 15    | 9     | 22    | 71    | 75    | -4    | 54    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | West Brom      | 46    | 14    | 12    | 20    | 46    | 53    | -7    | 54    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Watford        | 46    | 15    | 9     | 22    | 53    | 73    | -20   | 54    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Peterborough   | 46    | 13    | 11    | 22    | 48    | 57    | -9    | 50    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Rochdale       | 46    | 12    | 14    | 20    | 50    | 65    | -15   | 50    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Bristol City   | 46    | 12    | 14    | 20    | 46    | 63    | -17   | 50    | 
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| 21st                                                           |       | Burnley        | 46    | 13    | 10    | 23    | 46    | 78    | -32   | 49    | 
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| 22nd                                                           | R     | Luton          | 46    | 12    | 11    | 23    | 47    | 78    | -31   | 47    | 
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| 23rd                                                           | R     | Swansea        | 46    | 14    | 5     | 27    | 53    | 85    | -32   | 47    | 
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| 24th                                                           | R     | Mansfield      | 46    | 10    | 11    | 25    | 42    | 81    | -39   | 41    | 
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tenthreeleader · July 29, 2015

Geez, don't let Terk see that you're walking the SPL with Hearts. Next time he comes back he's liable to start writing again

Continued good stuff in a good concept.

jdoyle9293 · July 29, 2015

JUNE 10, 2024

WEST HAM

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (2-3 on agg v PSG)

PREMIER LEAGUE: 3rd (72 points)

FA CUP: Fifth Round (0-2 v Fulham)

LEAGUE CUP: Quarter Final (0-3 v Man Utd)

COMMUNITY SHIELD: Winners (1-1 [3-1] v Man City)

In: Andres Cubas > Atletico > 19.75m, Nick Daly > Man Utd > 8.5m, Matias Kranevitter > Malaga > Free, David Brand > Chelsea > 16.25m

Out: Gerard Deulofeu > CSKA Moscow > 3.6m, Yassine Benzia > PSG > 7.75m, Bruno Zuculini > Sampdoria > 3.6m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team         | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Man Utd      | 38    | 24    | 8     | 6     | 82    | 52    | 30    | 80    | 
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Man City     | 38    | 23    | 5     | 10    | 77    | 50    | 27    | 74    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | West Ham     | 38    | 22    | 6     | 10    | 69    | 45    | 24    | 72    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Liverpool    | 38    | 19    | 10    | 9     | 76    | 51    | 25    | 67    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Leicester    | 38    | 19    | 10    | 9     | 60    | 45    | 15    | 67    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Arsenal      | 38    | 18    | 7     | 13    | 64    | 55    | 9     | 61    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Fulham       | 38    | 18    | 7     | 13    | 69    | 63    | 6     | 61    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Bournemouth  | 38    | 17    | 10    | 11    | 63    | 57    | 6     | 61    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Q.P.R.       | 38    | 15    | 12    | 11    | 78    | 57    | 21    | 57    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Southampton  | 38    | 16    | 4     | 18    | 53    | 62    | -9    | 52    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Stoke        | 38    | 13    | 12    | 13    | 50    | 62    | -12   | 51    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Tottenham    | 38    | 14    | 7     | 17    | 62    | 64    | -2    | 49    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Blackburn    | 38    | 11    | 11    | 16    | 54    | 62    | -8    | 44    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Wigan        | 38    | 10    | 12    | 16    | 45    | 57    | -12   | 42    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Newcastle    | 38    | 11    | 9     | 18    | 48    | 62    | -14   | 42    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Chelsea      | 38    | 9     | 12    | 17    | 61    | 68    | -7    | 39    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Everton      | 38    | 8     | 13    | 17    | 48    | 65    | -17   | 37    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Nottm Forest | 38    | 8     | 10    | 20    | 49    | 68    | -19   | 34    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Sunderland   | 38    | 4     | 16    | 18    | 39    | 66    | -27   | 28    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Reading      | 38    | 7     | 7     | 24    | 38    | 74    | -36   | 28    | 
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TORINO

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (3-4 on agg v Man Utd)

SERIE A: 1st (74 points)

COPPA ITALIA: Winners (3-0 v Lanciano)

ITALIAN SUPER CUP: Winners (2-1 v Inter)

In: Serkan Secsev > PSG > Free, Osvaldo Caballero > Inter > 16.75m + P/ex, Stelian Pacurau > Cercle Brugge > 775k, Daouda Bamba > Atletico > 20.5m, Neto > Napoli > 350k, Niklas Nilsson > Bordeaux > 22.5m, Antonello Martinelli > Anderlecht > 20m

Out: Ezio Rossi > Everton > 7m, Arturo Vidal > Inter > Free, David Carmona > Malaga > 17.5m, Bruno > Inter > P/ex, Jan Oblak > Man Utd > 11.25m, Vaclav Cerny > Man Utd > 2.7m, William Carvalho > Dijon > 1.1m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team        | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Torino      | 38    | 22    | 8     | 8     | 72    | 34    | 38    | 74    | 
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Juventus    | 38    | 23    | 3     | 12    | 61    | 43    | 18    | 72    | 
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Roma        | 38    | 19    | 9     | 10    | 66    | 40    | 26    | 66    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Cagliari    | 38    | 18    | 11    | 9     | 62    | 54    | 8     | 65    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Juve Stabia | 38    | 15    | 16    | 7     | 41    | 28    | 13    | 61    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Sampdoria   | 38    | 18    | 7     | 13    | 67    | 50    | 17    | 61    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Inter       | 38    | 15    | 12    | 11    | 58    | 51    | 7     | 57    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Lazio       | 38    | 16    | 6     | 16    | 54    | 66    | -12   | 54    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | A.C. Milan  | 38    | 14    | 11    | 13    | 50    | 50    | 0     | 53    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Atalanta    | 38    | 14    | 10    | 14    | 50    | 54    | -4    | 52    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Genoa       | 38    | 15    | 7     | 16    | 44    | 48    | -4    | 52    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Udinese     | 38    | 15    | 7     | 16    | 57    | 60    | -3    | 52    | 
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| 13th                                                           | EC    | Lanciano    | 38    | 11    | 13    | 14    | 61    | 64    | -3    | 46    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Brescia     | 38    | 9     | 18    | 11    | 39    | 47    | -8    | 45    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Pescara     | 38    | 12    | 8     | 18    | 28    | 44    | -16   | 44    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Chievo      | 38    | 10    | 13    | 15    | 33    | 46    | -13   | 43    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Perugia     | 38    | 11    | 10    | 17    | 40    | 49    | -9    | 43    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Bari        | 38    | 9     | 12    | 17    | 45    | 51    | -6    | 39    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Sassuolo    | 38    | 10    | 7     | 21    | 40    | 56    | -16   | 37    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Empoli      | 38    | 4     | 12    | 22    | 23    | 56    | -33   | 24    | 
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BORDEAUX

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (1-3 on agg v Porto)

LIGUE 1: 1st (86 points)

COUPE DE LA LIGUE: Winners (2-1 v PSG)

FRENCH CUP: Eleventh Round (1-2 v Nancy)

CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Finalist (3-4 v PSG)

In: Emanuel Mammana > Hearts > 3m, Bernd Laux > PSV > 19.75m, Pachquinho > Anderlecht > 15.75m, Antonio Cuncic > Man City > 10.75m

Out: Jose Gaya > PSG > 8.75m, Sergio Ramos > Atletico > Free, Jose Valadez > Inter > 11m, Aleksandar Dragovic > Huddersfield > 975k, Lucas Romero > Juventus > 10.25m, Jorge Ortiz > Malaga > 3.1m. Niklas Nilsson > Torino > 22.5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team                 | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Girondins Bordeaux   | 38    | 25    | 11    | 2     | 79    | 33    | 46    | 86    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Havre Athletic Club  | 38    | 22    | 10    | 6     | 73    | 37    | 36    | 76    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Paris Saint-Germain  | 38    | 23    | 7     | 8     | 69    | 50    | 19    | 76    | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 4th                                                            | EC    | AS Monaco FC         | 38    | 21    | 9     | 8     | 65    | 36    | 29    | 72    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | ESTAC Troyes         | 38    | 19    | 7     | 12    | 63    | 51    | 12    | 64    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Olympique Lyonnais   | 38    | 17    | 8     | 13    | 59    | 50    | 9     | 59    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Stade Brestois 29    | 38    | 16    | 8     | 14    | 70    | 60    | 10    | 56    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Valenciennes FC      | 38    | 15    | 10    | 13    | 44    | 39    | 5     | 55    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Dijon FCO            | 38    | 15    | 7     | 16    | 53    | 66    | -13   | 52    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | SC Bastia            | 38    | 13    | 9     | 16    | 43    | 51    | -8    | 48    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | FC Nantes            | 38    | 13    | 8     | 17    | 54    | 44    | 10    | 47    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | En Avant de Guingamp | 38    | 13    | 8     | 17    | 57    | 65    | -8    | 47    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | FC Lorient           | 38    | 12    | 10    | 16    | 51    | 64    | -13   | 46    | 
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| 14th                                                           | EC    | AS Nancy Lorraine    | 38    | 11    | 12    | 15    | 47    | 57    | -10   | 45    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | AJ Auxerre           | 38    | 13    | 5     | 20    | 40    | 69    | -29   | 44    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Amiens SC Football   | 38    | 10    | 12    | 16    | 46    | 52    | -6    | 42    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Montpellier HSC      | 38    | 11    | 9     | 18    | 50    | 62    | -12   | 42    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | OGC Nice             | 38    | 7     | 13    | 18    | 45    | 67    | -22   | 34    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Toulouse FC          | 38    | 7     | 10    | 21    | 38    | 61    | -23   | 31    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Evian TG FC          | 38    | 7     | 7     | 24    | 47    | 79    | -32   | 28    | 
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FRANKFURT

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (1-3 on agg v Real Madrid)

BUNDESLIGA: 1st (68 points)

GERMAN CUP: Finalist (0-2 v Hoffenheim)

GERMAN SUPER CUP: Finalist (1-2 v Bayern Munich)

In: Mike Ochs > Bayern > 16.75m

Out: Loric Kudimbana > Malaga > 14m, Andre Zimmermann > R Madrid > 16.25m, Horst Mohr > Nurnberg > 325k, Nestor Colela > Malaga > 16.25m, Eric Bakker > Man Utd > 15.5m, Alberto Moreno > Crystal Palace > 800k

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team             | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Frankfurt        | 34    | 19    | 11    | 4     | 77    | 42    | 35    | 68    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Hoffenheim       | 34    | 21    | 5     | 8     | 71    | 41    | 30    | 68    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Leverkusen       | 34    | 21    | 4     | 9     | 65    | 44    | 21    | 67    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Bayern           | 34    | 18    | 8     | 8     | 62    | 42    | 20    | 62    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Hamburg St.Pauli | 34    | 18    | 5     | 11    | 54    | 45    | 9     | 59    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Dresden          | 34    | 15    | 11    | 8     | 57    | 34    | 23    | 56    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Cottbus          | 34    | 16    | 7     | 11    | 48    | 37    | 11    | 55    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Aalen            | 34    | 13    | 8     | 13    | 42    | 48    | -6    | 47    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | RBL              | 34    | 11    | 12    | 11    | 39    | 41    | -2    | 45    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Nürnberg         | 34    | 12    | 9     | 13    | 55    | 65    | -10   | 45    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Bremen           | 34    | 11    | 10    | 13    | 52    | 57    | -5    | 43    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Hertha           | 34    | 11    | 10    | 13    | 36    | 44    | -8    | 43    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Hamburg          | 34    | 10    | 9     | 15    | 47    | 55    | -8    | 39    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Augsburg         | 34    | 11    | 6     | 17    | 50    | 65    | -15   | 39    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Duisburg         | 34    | 11    | 5     | 18    | 36    | 51    | -15   | 38    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Hannover         | 34    | 10    | 6     | 18    | 36    | 51    | -15   | 36    | 
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| 17th                                                           | R     | Mainz            | 34    | 3     | 12    | 19    | 35    | 60    | -25   | 21    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Wolfsburg        | 34    | 4     | 4     | 26    | 17    | 57    | -40   | 16    | 
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MALAGA

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Quarter Final (1-3 on agg v Man Utd)

LA LIGA: 1st (81 points)

COPA DEL REY: Finalist (0-3 v Eibar)

SPANISH SUPER CUP: (5-2 on agg v Sevilla)

In: David Carmona > Torino > 17.5m, Loric Kudimbana > Frankfurt > 14m, Benjamin Wuttge > Leverkusen > 21.5m, Martin Gebauer > Lokomotiv Moscow > 14.75m, Nestor Colela > Frankfurt > 16.25m, Jorge Ortiz > Bordeaux > 3.1m

Out: Tin Jedvaj > Man Utd > 10.25m, Ivan Cavaleiro > Barcelona > 3.7m, Nicolas Nkoulou > PSG > 1.1m, Abdelhak Nouri > Bayern > 7.75m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team       | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Málaga     | 38    | 25    | 6     | 7     | 85    | 51    | 34    | 81    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Athletic   | 38    | 25    | 3     | 10    | 85    | 57    | 28    | 78    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | R. Madrid  | 38    | 24    | 3     | 11    | 99    | 51    | 48    | 75    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Leganés    | 38    | 20    | 9     | 9     | 56    | 32    | 24    | 69    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Llagostera | 38    | 20    | 7     | 11    | 61    | 53    | 8     | 67    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Eibar      | 38    | 20    | 6     | 12    | 53    | 42    | 11    | 66    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | Mirandés   | 38    | 19    | 8     | 11    | 54    | 43    | 11    | 65    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Barcelona  | 38    | 19    | 7     | 12    | 68    | 57    | 11    | 64    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Sevilla    | 38    | 17    | 5     | 16    | 74    | 77    | -3    | 56    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Almería    | 38    | 15    | 7     | 16    | 51    | 46    | 5     | 52    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Mallorca   | 38    | 14    | 10    | 14    | 49    | 56    | -7    | 52    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Racing     | 38    | 14    | 7     | 17    | 44    | 51    | -7    | 49    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Valencia   | 38    | 13    | 6     | 19    | 67    | 89    | -22   | 45    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Granada    | 38    | 11    | 8     | 19    | 60    | 72    | -12   | 41    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Villarreal | 38    | 10    | 11    | 17    | 55    | 68    | -13   | 41    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Alcorcón   | 38    | 11    | 7     | 20    | 42    | 59    | -17   | 40    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Atlético   | 38    | 10    | 8     | 20    | 49    | 66    | -17   | 38    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | R. Betis   | 38    | 11    | 5     | 22    | 55    | 79    | -24   | 38    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Getafe     | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 35    | 53    | -18   | 36    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Rayo       | 38    | 3     | 8     | 27    | 27    | 67    | -40   | 17    | 
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BOAVISTA

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Semi Final (4-5 on agg v CSKA Moscow)

LIGA SAGRES: 1st (88 points)

TACA DE PORTUGAL: Semi Final (1-3 on agg v Porto)

LEAGUE CUP: Finalist (1-1 [3-4] v Nacional)

EUROPEAN SUPER CUP: Finalist (0-2 v Man Utd)

CLUB WORLD CUP: Winners (4-1 v Al-Ahly)

In:

Out: Lorenzo Insigne > Nottingham Forest > 1.8m, Luka Jovic > Man Utd > 7.75m, Daniele Rugani > Inter > 8m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team                | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Boavista            | 34    | 28    | 4     | 2     | 84    | 21    | 63    | 88    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | FCP                 | 34    | 24    | 6     | 4     | 75    | 34    | 41    | 78    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Académica           | 34    | 21    | 7     | 6     | 42    | 23    | 19    | 70    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Nacional da Madeira | 34    | 21    | 6     | 7     | 43    | 24    | 19    | 69    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | SLB                 | 34    | 19    | 8     | 7     | 59    | 31    | 28    | 65    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Vit. Guimarães      | 34    | 18    | 9     | 7     | 49    | 31    | 18    | 63    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Belenenses          | 34    | 19    | 6     | 9     | 35    | 20    | 15    | 63    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Leixões             | 34    | 13    | 9     | 12    | 33    | 36    | -3    | 48    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Olhanense           | 34    | 11    | 7     | 16    | 26    | 34    | -8    | 40    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Beira-Mar           | 34    | 10    | 7     | 17    | 28    | 42    | -14   | 37    | 
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| 11th                                                           | EC    | Freamunde           | 34    | 10    | 6     | 18    | 23    | 42    | -19   | 36    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Varzim              | 34    | 8     | 12    | 14    | 22    | 38    | -16   | 36    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Sporting (POR)      | 34    | 7     | 11    | 16    | 43    | 50    | -7    | 32    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Braga               | 34    | 8     | 7     | 19    | 31    | 59    | -28   | 31    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Aves                | 34    | 6     | 9     | 19    | 21    | 48    | -27   | 27    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Estoril             | 34    | 6     | 7     | 21    | 21    | 46    | -25   | 25    | 
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| 17th                                                           | R     | P. Ferreira         | 34    | 3     | 12    | 19    | 14    | 42    | -28   | 21    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Marítimo            | 34    | 5     | 5     | 24    | 18    | 46    | -28   | 20    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 29, 2015

JUNE 10, 2024

LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group Stage

EUROPA LEAGUE: Last 16 (4-5 on agg v Hamburg St. Pauli)

RUSSIAN LEAGUE: 2nd (64 points)

RUSSIAN CUP: Winners (2-1 v Kuban Krasnodar)

RUSSIA SUPER CUP: Winners (2-1 v CSKA Moscow)

In: Julian Brandt > Man City > 36m, Nicolas Romero > Chelsea > 25.5m

Out: Sergey Pereslavtsev > Shakhtar > 5.5m, Carlos Miath > Nice > 1.1m, Carlos Gruezo > Liverpool > 4m, Juan Iturbe > R Madrid > 5.5m, Shkodran Mustafi > Liverpool > 1.3m, Terenco Kongolo > Liverpool > 3.3m, Juan Luis > Inter > 3.3m, Martin Gebauer > Malaga > 14.75m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team             | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | CSKA Moscow      | 30    | 20    | 7     | 3     | 76    | 38    | 38    | 67    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30    | 19    | 7     | 4     | 72    | 32    | 40    | 64    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Mordovia         | 30    | 18    | 5     | 7     | 52    | 38    | 14    | 59    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | SKA Khabarovsk   | 30    | 16    | 8     | 6     | 46    | 31    | 15    | 56    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Kuban            | 30    | 16    | 4     | 10    | 66    | 49    | 17    | 52    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Amkar            | 30    | 14    | 10    | 6     | 67    | 44    | 23    | 52    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Zenit            | 30    | 14    | 7     | 9     | 57    | 40    | 17    | 49    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Khimki           | 30    | 12    | 9     | 9     | 39    | 35    | 4     | 45    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Spartak Nalchik  | 30    | 12    | 1     | 17    | 31    | 51    | -20   | 37    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Terek            | 30    | 8     | 9     | 13    | 31    | 44    | -13   | 33    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Tom              | 30    | 8     | 8     | 14    | 32    | 41    | -9    | 32    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Anji             | 30    | 7     | 8     | 15    | 28    | 48    | -20   | 29    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Rostov           | 30    | 5     | 9     | 16    | 40    | 68    | -28   | 24    | 
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| 14th                                                           | R     | Ural             | 30    | 6     | 4     | 20    | 22    | 48    | -26   | 22    | 
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| 15th                                                           | R     | Krasnodar        | 30    | 4     | 10    | 16    | 24    | 46    | -22   | 22    | 
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| 16th                                                           | R     | Volga NN         | 30    | 5     | 6     | 19    | 41    | 71    | -30   | 21    | 
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PSV EINDHOVEN

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Qualifying Play-off Round (2-3 on agg v Ludogorets)

EUROPA LEAGUE: Last 16 (2-2 on agg [1-4] v Grasshoppers)

EREDIVISIE: 1st (78 points)

DUTCH CUP: Fourth Round (1-2 v Zwolle)

In: Daniel Barcia > PSG > 9.25m, Fabio Previato > Benfica > 15m + P/ex, Nizar Abu Al-Haija > Anderlecht > 10.25m

Out: Theo Altenburg > Tottenham > 2.5m, Osvaldo Santana > Man City > 8m, Riviere Alleyne > Benfica > P/ex, Aaron Kuhl > Liverpool > 5.75m, Hilario Reguero > Porto > 3.1m, Bernd Laux > Bordeaux > 19.75m, Julian Brandt > Man City > 23.5m, Fabien Robin > R Madrid > 8m, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain > Man City > 7.25m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team            | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | PSV             | 34    | 24    | 6     | 4     | 77    | 37    | 40    | 78    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | NEC             | 34    | 21    | 8     | 5     | 35    | 11    | 24    | 71    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | EC    | sc Heerenveen   | 34    | 21    | 7     | 6     | 36    | 19    | 17    | 70    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Willem II       | 34    | 20    | 3     | 11    | 36    | 26    | 10    | 63    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Ajax            | 34    | 19    | 4     | 11    | 70    | 51    | 19    | 61    | 
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| 6th                                                            | EC    | Zwolle          | 34    | 17    | 9     | 8     | 33    | 22    | 11    | 60    | 
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| 7th                                                            | EC    | AZ              | 34    | 15    | 8     | 11    | 32    | 26    | 6     | 53    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | De Graafschap   | 34    | 11    | 13    | 10    | 26    | 26    | 0     | 46    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Heracles        | 34    | 12    | 10    | 12    | 26    | 26    | 0     | 46    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | SC Cambuur      | 34    | 11    | 10    | 13    | 27    | 32    | -5    | 43    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | FC Twente       | 34    | 9     | 10    | 15    | 19    | 25    | -6    | 37    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Roda JC         | 34    | 9     | 10    | 15    | 23    | 34    | -11   | 37    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | FC Groningen    | 34    | 8     | 11    | 15    | 27    | 33    | -6    | 35    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | NAC Breda       | 34    | 10    | 4     | 20    | 22    | 42    | -20   | 34    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | FC Den Bosch    | 34    | 9     | 6     | 19    | 19    | 32    | -13   | 33    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Fortuna Sittard | 34    | 7     | 8     | 19    | 20    | 36    | -16   | 29    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | FC Utrecht      | 34    | 7     | 6     | 21    | 14    | 37    | -23   | 27    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Feyenoord       | 34    | 4     | 11    | 19    | 15    | 42    | -27   | 23    | 
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HEARTS

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group Stage

SPL: 1st (92 points)

SCOTTISH CUP: Winners (2-0 v Ross County)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (3-1 v Ross County)

In: Paul McKay > Inverness > 1.5m, Chae Jung-Kook > Dinamo Moscow > 1.2m, Matija Boben > Metalist Kharkiv > 1.2m, Juan Emilio > PSG > 14m

Out: Ricardo Kishna > PSG > 3.8m, Emanuel Mammana > Bordeaux > 3m, Jhon Arango > Leverkusen > 2.4m, Kingsley Coman > PSG > 3.8m, Anthony Leray > Arsenal > 5m

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team          | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Hearts        | 38    | 29    | 5     | 4     | 84    | 34    | 50    | 92    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | Ross County   | 38    | 19    | 10    | 9     | 66    | 42    | 24    | 67    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | EC    | Celtic        | 38    | 20    | 7     | 11    | 66    | 44    | 22    | 67    | 
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| 4th                                                            | EC    | Rangers       | 38    | 18    | 8     | 12    | 54    | 43    | 11    | 62    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Cowdenbeath   | 38    | 12    | 14    | 12    | 50    | 51    | -1    | 50    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | St. Mirren    | 38    | 13    | 10    | 15    | 52    | 59    | -7    | 49    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | St. Johnstone | 38    | 13    | 8     | 17    | 46    | 59    | -13   | 47    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Dundee Utd    | 38    | 12    | 10    | 16    | 45    | 51    | -6    | 46    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Kilmarnock    | 38    | 11    | 12    | 15    | 54    | 71    | -17   | 45    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Dundee        | 38    | 9     | 11    | 18    | 28    | 50    | -22   | 38    | 
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| 11th                                                           | R     | Inverness CT  | 38    | 10    | 5     | 23    | 37    | 59    | -22   | 35    | 
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| 12th                                                           | R     | Aberdeen      | 38    | 7     | 10    | 21    | 32    | 51    | -19   | 31    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 29, 2015

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

With the signing of Martin Gebauer, 23-year old central defender from consortium club, Malaga for 47 million, the bookies slapped a fairly optimistic 7/4 odds on us winning the Premier League title in our opening season. We had solved the problem of our centre half by signing probably the brightest defender on the planet whilst we poached Nathan Sinclair from Manchester City for £9.75m, a 17-year old goalkeeper. We went unbeaten throughout the pre-season campaign, beating Barnet and AFC Wimbledon before being held at home to Hoffenheim thanks to a late equaliser before thrashing Llagostera 4-1.

DULWICH HAMLET 5—Thiery 3’, 44’, 61’, Gonalons 6’ o.g., Nunez 81’

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1—Rhodes 17’

Premier League // Att: 13,882 // 17.08.2024

The Hamlet began their inaugural Premier League campaign with quite literally the perfect start, Logan Thiery netting a tight-angled effort on 3 minutes before a bizarre own goal from Maxime Gonalons doubled our lead just three minutes following Pana Seretis’ shot hit the post. Newcastle got back into the game on the quarter of an hour mark as the ball fell to Jordan Rhodes 12 yards out and the Scottish forward side footed the ball into the bottom right corner. Logan Thiery wasn’t finished though, snatching our third on 44 minutes with a front-post header. The game got away from the Magpies in the second half, Thiery almost got his hat-trick on 57 minutes, Timo Horn tipping over a thunderbolt of a point blank range chance. The forward did net his hat-trick four minutes later, smashing an effort in off the underside of the crossbar. Emiliano Nunez completed the 5-1 rout with a header from a hung up cross by Thiery.

WIGAN ATHLETIC 0

DULWICH HAMLET 4—Seretis 19’, 69’, Nunez 45’+1, Thun 48’

Premier League // Att: 21,515 // 24.08.2024

Our opening away game in the league came just a week later against Wigan Athletic who had been yo-yo’ing between the Premier League and the Championship. We didn’t wait too long to net, Pana Seretis struck low from the penalty spot after a goalmouth scramble spilled out into the German’s path. Wigan nearly clawed their way back into the game on 35 minutes but Jonathon Colin’s close range effort was saved by Keano Vervaeke in our net. We claimed a second goal when Seretis turned goalscorer into creator, splicing the Wigan defence in half with a through ball Emiliano Nunez did the rest. After the break, Nunez turned into the creator as the Hamlet moved the ball pragmatically from left to right as Kasper Thun completed the move before clipping the ball into the net. The fourth goal was much simpler as a long ball from Hitoshi Inada punted the ball into Seretis’ path who nutmegged the goalkeeper from an angle.

DULWICH HAMLET 6—Seretis 24’, 104’, 105’, Cook 55’, 63’, Nunez 110’

BRISTOL CITY 3—Seretis 53’ o.g., Keane 76’, Vetokele 82’

League Cup Second Round // Att: 9,971 // 27.08.2024

What a game this was. Pana Seretis began the match with the best goal of the nine, pinging a 25-yard screamer beyond the Championship goalkeeper. Seretis snatched Bristol City’s equaliser, standing on the end of a Dulwich wall for a free kick and inadvertently deflecting the ball beyond his own goalkeeper on 53 minutes. The Hamlet immediately repaid my faith in them from a corner, Jamie Cook netting two minutes later, arrowing a volley through seven Bristol City players. Cook doubled his lead, trickling a shot beyond the goalkeeper only for Mitcham Ainge to clear the ball off the line, directly into Cook’s knee which bounced into the net. We were 3-1 in front after the hour mark yet thirty minutes later we found ourselves in extra time following comeback goals from Michael Keane and Igor Vetokele. Dulwich would crawl back into a three-goal lead in extra time though, Seretis netting two in two minutes before the half-time break through Seretis before Emiliano Nunez got in on the act as we completed a slightly nervous 6-3 rout of Championship outfit Bristol City.

DULWICH HAMLET 5—Thun 20’, Seretis 53’, Cook 56’, 79’, Scotta 71’

WEST HAM UNITED 0

Premier League // Att: 21,050 // 31.08.2024

This was the day that I had relished. Welcoming my own club to my second club—the one I managed—to New Champion Hill. The breakthrough came on 20 minutes as Alberto Scotta teed up Kasper Thun on the edge of the area as he skimmed the ball across the ground into the bottom corner. We couldn’t believe our eyes, I blushed as the Hamlet went into the lead. The Hammers almost hit back on the other side of the half-time mark but Keano Vervaeke was equal to Domenico Berardi in a one-on-one situation. The Hammers capitulated in the second half when Pana Seretis pounced on a rebound, netting into an open net before Jamie Cook gobbled up a front post header three minutes later to put us—or the Hamlet 3-0 up. Domenico Berardi had a possible comeback goal ruled out for offside and just moments later, on a counter attack, he lobbed Vervaeke from 30 yards only to see his effort glance off the top of the crossbar. Scotta and Cook would hit our fourth and fifth goals to wrap up the tie.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 3     | 3     | 0     | 0     | 14    | 1     | 13    | 9     | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 3     | 2     | 1     | 0     | 7     | 2     | 5     | 7     | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 3     | 2     | 1     | 0     | 6     | 3     | 3     | 7     | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 3     | 2     | 1     | 0     | 4     | 2     | 2     | 7     | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | West Ham       | 3     | 2     | 0     | 1     | 3     | 6     | -3    | 6     | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Norwich        | 3     | 1     | 2     | 0     | 4     | 3     | 1     | 5     | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Q.P.R.         | 3     | 1     | 1     | 1     | 6     | 4     | 2     | 4     | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Fulham         | 3     | 1     | 1     | 1     | 5     | 3     | 2     | 4     | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Man City       | 3     | 1     | 1     | 1     | 4     | 3     | 1     | 4     | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 3     | 1     | 1     | 1     | 4     | 4     | 0     | 4     | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Everton        | 3     | 1     | 1     | 1     | 4     | 4     | 0     | 4     | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 3     | 1     | 1     | 1     | 3     | 3     | 0     | 4     | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Leicester      | 3     | 0     | 3     | 0     | 6     | 6     | 0     | 3     | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 3     | 1     | 0     | 2     | 4     | 4     | 0     | 3     | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Arsenal        | 3     | 1     | 0     | 2     | 3     | 5     | -2    | 3     | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 3     | 1     | 0     | 2     | 3     | 7     | -4    | 3     | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Newcastle      | 3     | 1     | 0     | 2     | 2     | 6     | -4    | 3     | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 3     | 0     | 1     | 2     | 0     | 2     | -2    | 1     | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 3     | 0     | 1     | 2     | 1     | 8     | -7    | 1     | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 3     | 0     | 0     | 3     | 2     | 9     | -7    | 0     | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 30, 2015

OCTOBER 1, 2024

MANCHESTER CITY 2—Mitchell 27’, Ballini 49’

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Seretis 45’

Premier League // Att: 49,852 // 14.09.2024

The trip to Manchester City was arguably our most arduous match of the season thus far. We were under the cosh right from the off after City’s Santana was thwarted by Vervaeke after just a few seconds on the clock. Vervaeke was tested further into the half as Manuele Ballini saw a shot tipped onto the post just moments later. Ballini would turn provider on 27 minutes, crossing a teasing ball into the six yard box for Ken Mitchell to head home. We would level on the half, though, Hitoshi Inada finding Pana Seretis on the back post, heading home to level up the tie going into the second period. However, Ken Mitchell would find Manuele Ballini on the far post, the Italian tapping the ball in on 49 minutes as City claimed our first Premier League scalp.

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Hoyle 37’, Thun 70’

LIVERPOOL 0

Premier League // Att: 18,002 // 21.09.2024

The games came thick and fast following the September international break as Liverpool visited New Champion Hill, we were hanging onto our top four position. A win here would give us a much welcome break from the previous week’s defeat and set the wheels in motion for a charge up the league. Tyler Hoyle kick started this momentum a few minutes prior to the half-time break, he danced down the left-wing, selling a Liverpool defender short before dumping another onto his backside, a curled effort into the bottom corner capped it all off, we went into half-time a goal to the good. The tetchy game never got going for Liverpool as our narrow 4-3-3 formation swamped them in the middle of the park. Hoyle and Emiliano Nunez were more than adequate enough to fall deeper and create a five-man midfield, allowing the counter attack to gift us a second goal, which is where Kasper Thun comes into play, thundering an effort from 20 yards into the top corner to seal the three points.

DULWICH HAMLET 0

FULHAM 1—Vutov 49

League Cup Third Round // Att: 12,970 // 25.09.2024

The League Cup wasn’t a priority for me or the board, the fans would’ve liked a high profile trophy chalked up on the club’s resume but my focus remained on Champions League qualification and a fair crack at the top of the league with a potential FA Cup run in the future. The League Cup would just hamper things in both the short and long terms. This competition would be the elephant in the room when it came to boiling point when the games came thick and fast in December and January. I played a second string which went punished in the 49th minute when Antonio Vutov netted from close range to seal the surprise win for Fulham at New Champion Hill, I can’t say I was too bothered to be eliminated, it freed up my time to think about the trip to New White Hart Lane in three days’ time.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2—Clough 28’, Shawcross 67’

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Nunez 34’, Hoyle 48’

Premier League // Att: 45,433 // 28.09.2024

Gone were the days of the exotic free spending of Tottenham Hotspur, bringing in talent from around the world to achieve nothing, Spurs were big players in the Premier League nowadays after their focus switched to home-grown talent. That was clearly evident in this particular fixture, Zach Clough putting them in front from a back post header after the Englishman escaped Vlatko Maretic. Spurs hadn’t got off to the greatest of starts, picking up one point from a possible fifteen and we threatened to inflict another defeat to their tepid record. Emiliano Nunez jinked his way through a crowded Spurs penalty box before offloading to Pana Seretis who was thwarted by the Spurs #1, only for the rebound to fall Nunez’s way as we equalised before the half. Tyler Hoyle got another goal in this splendid run of his, taking advantage of a mix-up in the Spurs defensive ranks as he knocked the ball past an all-at-sea goalkeeper. Tottenham’s homegrown talent would come back to bite us, however, as Ryan Shawcross powered a header too strong for Keano Vervaeke in our net to handle. The score would remain 2-2.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 6     | 5     | 1     | 0     | 12    | 4     | 8     | 16    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 6     | 4     | 1     | 1     | 19    | 5     | 14    | 13    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Man City       | 6     | 4     | 1     | 1     | 13    | 7     | 6     | 13    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 6     | 4     | 1     | 1     | 11    | 5     | 6     | 13    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | West Ham       | 6     | 4     | 0     | 2     | 9     | 8     | 1     | 12    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 6     | 3     | 1     | 2     | 8     | 5     | 3     | 10    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Leicester      | 6     | 2     | 4     | 0     | 11    | 9     | 2     | 10    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Everton        | 6     | 3     | 1     | 2     | 13    | 12    | 1     | 10    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Chelsea        | 6     | 3     | 1     | 2     | 9     | 9     | 0     | 10    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Arsenal        | 6     | 3     | 0     | 3     | 12    | 9     | 3     | 9     | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Newcastle      | 6     | 3     | 0     | 3     | 11    | 11    | 0     | 9     | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 6     | 2     | 2     | 2     | 8     | 9     | -1    | 8     | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 6     | 2     | 2     | 2     | 7     | 10    | -3    | 8     | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 6     | 2     | 1     | 3     | 10    | 10    | 0     | 7     | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 6     | 2     | 0     | 4     | 9     | 12    | -3    | 6     | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 6     | 1     | 2     | 3     | 8     | 10    | -2    | 5     | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 6     | 0     | 3     | 3     | 4     | 12    | -8    | 3     | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 6     | 1     | 0     | 5     | 7     | 17    | -10   | 3     | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 6     | 0     | 2     | 4     | 7     | 15    | -8    | 2     | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 6     | 0     | 1     | 5     | 0     | 9     | -9    | 1     | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 30, 2015

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Pires 21’, Hoyle 50’

FULHAM 1—Holgate 69’

Premier League // Att: 13,810 // 06.10.2024

We were desperate to get a win on the board before the lads went away for the international break, it was just as well that we were seeking revenge on a Fulham side that had eliminated us from the League Cup the previous month. I didn’t take it too personally, but put out an infinitely stronger eleven than ten days prior. Rui Pires repaid my faith in selecting him over Pana Seretis, who failed a late fitness test, on 21 minutes as he cut in onto his sweet left foot and wrapped the ball into the far corner as we made a quick statement to the Cottagers. We had to wait until the second half to improve on our lead, Tyler Hoyle the man in form who would double our lead on 50 minutes with a fortunate cross-come-shot which found the top corner. Robert Holgate would find a goal for the visitors but it was too little too late.

LEICESTER CITY 3—Ielsch 35’, Lingard 83’, van der Plas 88’

DULWICH HAMLET 0

Premier League // Att: 30,913 // 19.10.2024

Leicester had been the surprise package from the opening stages of the season, bar us obviously, and they currently occupied a Europa League match when we came to visit. To call the day disastrous was something else. We had a couple of South American lads still jetlagged from their matches across the globe which meant we sent an understrength side up to the East Midlands. Noa Ielsch found the net with a simple passed effort into the bottom corner on 35 minutes. The score was made to look worse as our men dragged their tired carcasses around the King Power Stadium, Jesse Lingard doubling their tally late on before Marcel van der Plas made it three on 88 minutes.

STOKE CITY 1—Downes 72’

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Hoyle 28’, Seretis 56’

Premier League // Att: 20,067 // 26.10.2024

We closed the month out with another away trip, back up the middle of England to Stoke-On-Trent to the rabid Britannia Stadium. My mission was clear to the players—kill the atmosphere from the twenty plus thousand inside the ground early on. No rash tackles, no fancy football. We had to be neat, efficient and boring. Mourinho at Chelsea levels of boredom. It took them 28 minutes to abolished that rule as Tyler Hoyle nutmegged Stoke captain Sid Nelson before sliding the ball beyond Daniel Bentley in the Potters’ goal. Pana Seretis doubled our lead with a poacher’s finish on the other side of the half whilst Keith Downes got a late consolation goal. We climbed back into the top four.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 9     | 8     | 1     | 0     | 19    | 5     | 14    | 25    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Man City       | 9     | 6     | 2     | 1     | 19    | 10    | 9     | 20    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 9     | 6     | 1     | 2     | 23    | 10    | 13    | 19    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 9     | 6     | 1     | 2     | 19    | 10    | 9     | 19    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | West Ham       | 9     | 6     | 0     | 3     | 15    | 10    | 5     | 18    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Leicester      | 9     | 4     | 4     | 1     | 17    | 14    | 3     | 16    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 9     | 5     | 0     | 4     | 16    | 14    | 2     | 15    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 9     | 4     | 1     | 4     | 15    | 13    | 2     | 13    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 9     | 4     | 1     | 4     | 10    | 9     | 1     | 13    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Everton        | 9     | 4     | 1     | 4     | 17    | 17    | 0     | 13    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 9     | 4     | 1     | 4     | 14    | 15    | -1    | 13    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 9     | 3     | 3     | 3     | 11    | 11    | 0     | 12    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 9     | 3     | 3     | 3     | 12    | 15    | -3    | 12    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 9     | 3     | 2     | 4     | 13    | 17    | -4    | 11    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 9     | 3     | 1     | 5     | 12    | 14    | -2    | 10    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 9     | 3     | 0     | 6     | 14    | 20    | -6    | 9     | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 9     | 3     | 0     | 6     | 11    | 18    | -7    | 9     | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 9     | 1     | 2     | 6     | 10    | 19    | -9    | 5     | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 9     | 0     | 3     | 6     | 4     | 18    | -14   | 3     | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 9     | 0     | 1     | 8     | 2     | 14    | -12   | 1     | 
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EvilDave · July 30, 2015

Even though this is the definition of buying success, I'm enjoying this - there are plenty of threads to follow, you've haven't quite it all your own way, and you write very smoothly.

I do have a couple of questions though - what's happened to drop West Ham to 6th, and where did Lokomotiv, PSV and Hearts come from?!

jdoyle9293 · July 30, 2015

Its only the beginning of the season for West Ham, they don't always start off too brightly. I don't know if I've explained it well enough but Lokomotiv, PSV and Hearts were bought by the consortium too. The opening 10/11 seasons were done a bit slapdash-y and rushed so I could get to the real story part in all fairness.

jdoyle9293 · July 31, 2015

DECEMBER 1, 2024

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Hoyle 3’, 38’, Gebauer 81’

CHELSEA 0

Premier League // Att: 14,201 // 02.11.2024

Chelsea had kicked off the season with a mixed bag of results but that didn’t shrink the mountainous challenge ahead of us when manager Petr Cech marched his men across the river. Tyler Hoyle continued his tremendous form and Cech’s wayward start as Chelsea boss after taking over from Antonio Conte’s tumultuous seven-month reign by netting inside 4 minutes. The Englishman, recently celebrating his first England cap against South Korea, didn’t wait long to double his and our tally, hitting the ball perfectly on the half-volley to put us two up before the break. New signing Martin Gebauer put the final touches on the 3-0 win as we got our motor running into the middle of November.

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Seretis 11’, Hoyle 15’

Premier League // Att: 19,071 // 09.11.2024

Our defensive record was beginning to make me smile as we visited QPR, a side who hadn’t won since an opening day victory over Bournemouth. They had lost their last five in the league so the three points were there for the taking. Seretis didn’t hang about to bag his second in three games, heading an effort beyond the goalie, which struck the underside of the bar. After a quick consultation of his technology-filled watch, the referee awarded us the goal and a fantastic start. This was immediately built on as Hoyle got his name on the scoresheet for the fifth time this season.

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Hoyle 40’, Nunez 62’, 90’+4

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2—Berahino 20’, Neblett 50’

Premier League // Att: 10,978 // 23.11.2024

Blackburn were another club languishing at the wrong end of the league but as we often did after an international break, we made life tough for ourselves. Saido Berahino got Blackburn off to a wonderful start from their perspective, dancing through a statue-like Hamlet defence to round off a silky run to put Rovers 1 up. Tyler Hoyle netted his sixth of the season before the half-time break but there wasn’t any singing or dancing to be done just yet. Just when we thought we had clawed our way back into the game Kerry Neblett dragged Blackburn kicking and screaming back in front, glancing a header onto the far post which Logan Thierry, guarding that post, could do nothing about. Emiliano Nunez got him out of jail in a big way, though, his deflected shot fortunately ricocheted into the bottom corner to level us up on 62 minutes before New Champion Hill erupted at roughly 4:54p.m. when Nunez found space on the back post and Jamie Cook played him through on goal, Nunez then squeezed the ball through a miniscule gap beyond the goalkeeper to win us the game in injury time.

CARDIFF CITY 2—Lawrence 16’, Thomas 56’

DULWICH HAMLET 5—Greatorex 11’, Nunez 29’, Seretis 49’, 73’, Moha 90’+3

Premier League // Att: 27,338 // 30.11.2024

The fixture list was very kind to us in the month of November, handing us Cardiff City who were deep in the relegation mire. The Cardiff City Stadium was crammed to the rafters but their supporters were rendered silent after just 11 minutes through a headed goal from Scott Greatorex. Unfortunately for us, though, Tom Lawrence dragged Cardiff back on level terms five minutes later. The match romped its way up to eleven in time for the half-time break, Emiliano Nunez continuing his run of good form by pulling us into the lead for the second time. Pana Seretis made it three shortly after the break but we were made to sweat for the remainder of the game after a goal from Jamie Thomas pulled Cardiff back into the game. It would remain a consolation, however, as Seretis doubled his tally 17 minutes from time and Moha’s injury time goal confirmed the three points.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 13    | 10    | 2     | 1     | 25    | 9     | 16    | 32    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 13    | 10    | 1     | 2     | 36    | 14    | 22    | 31    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Man City       | 13    | 8     | 2     | 3     | 27    | 17    | 10    | 26    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 13    | 8     | 1     | 4     | 28    | 15    | 13    | 25    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 13    | 7     | 2     | 4     | 24    | 17    | 7     | 23    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | West Ham       | 13    | 7     | 2     | 4     | 19    | 16    | 3     | 23    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 13    | 7     | 1     | 5     | 22    | 17    | 5     | 22    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Leicester      | 13    | 5     | 6     | 2     | 27    | 22    | 5     | 21    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 13    | 6     | 3     | 4     | 19    | 14    | 5     | 21    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Everton        | 13    | 6     | 1     | 6     | 26    | 26    | 0     | 19    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 13    | 5     | 2     | 6     | 17    | 17    | 0     | 17    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 13    | 4     | 4     | 5     | 17    | 21    | -4    | 16    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 13    | 4     | 4     | 5     | 16    | 21    | -5    | 16    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 13    | 4     | 4     | 5     | 16    | 22    | -6    | 16    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 13    | 3     | 6     | 4     | 15    | 16    | -1    | 15    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 13    | 4     | 1     | 8     | 17    | 29    | -12   | 13    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 13    | 3     | 0     | 10    | 14    | 29    | -15   | 9     | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 13    | 1     | 4     | 8     | 10    | 22    | -12   | 7     | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 13    | 1     | 4     | 8     | 8     | 23    | -15   | 7     | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 13    | 0     | 4     | 9     | 4     | 20    | -16   | 4     | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 31, 2015

JANUARY 1, 2025

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Hoyle 65’

MANCHESTER UNITED 2—Oliver 30’, Wanyama 68’

Premier League // Att: 21,549 // 07.12.2024

After a smooth ride in November, we were thrown right into the devil’s lair in the first game of December as we faced league leaders, Manchester United. We only trailed them by a point so a victory back at New Champion Hill would put us top of the pile and with two more favourable results, have us top by Christmas Day. Oliver dashed those dreams on the half hour mark, driving through our defence before forcing an unstoppable shot beyond Vervaeke. The Red Devils were up at the break and would be until the 65th minute when Tyler Hoyle snatched a precious goal from three yards out, pouncing on a rebound from an unfortunate goalkeeper spillage. A bumper 21,000+ crowd wouldn’t be celebrating for long, however, as Victor Wanyama put United back into the lead three minutes later. We trailed United by four points.

EVERTON 2—Keita 11’, Zaha 88’

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Thun 55’, Seretis 64’, Hoyle 70’

Premier League // Att: 35,013 // 14.12.2024

Goodison Park isn’t a desirable place to visit for the biggest names in English football never mind a promoted club, no matter how much they have surprised and dazzled the division thus far. Everton proved this to us immediately, putting us on the back foot from the off and Balde Keita soon got his fourth goal of the season on 11 minutes, find the back post with an arched shot that caught Vervaeke unawares. We had to wait until the 55th minute to make our mark in the game, Kasper Thun flying an effort into the top corner from 20 yards to level us. Pana Seretis went one better nine minutes later, tapping in a tempting cross in the middle of the goal. The 15-minute siege of Everton’s goal was complete when who else but Tyler Hoyle popped up on 70 minutes with our third. Wilfried Zaha would claim a consolation goal two minutes from time.

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Gebauer 46’

ARSENAL 0

Premier League // Att: 12,313 // 21.12.2024

Arsenal were scratching and clawing their way to a place in Europe for next season amongst a very tight field in the top half of the table. We had the chance to knock them down a peg and in turn, reduce the gap at the top to just one point following Man United’s slip up at their neighbours, City. It was a tight game between two talented outfits, Arsenal striking the woodwork on two occasions whilst we went close as Tyler Hoyle, who hasn’t misfired all season, put a glorious one-on-one chance wayward beyond the post. We wouldn’t pass up our first opportunity of the second half, however, as Martin Gebauer rose the tallest from a corner just 34 seconds after the restart. It would be the only goal of the game as we reduced our deficit to a point.

BOURNEMOUTH 1—Wood 80’

DULWICH HAMLET 0

Premier League // Att: 15,570 // 26.12.2024

Our hard work before Christmas became undone like the strings around a tightly constructed festive turkey. In spite of all our hard work at Dean Court, we were beaten by a smash and grab result which came straight out of the Jose Mourinho playbook. Bournemouth are usually an entertaining outfit but ultimately concede more than put in the net so we knew our goal would come eventually, they have the second leakiest defence in the division. However, they camped 11 men behind the ball and broke courtesy of Darren Wood 10 minutes from time. The striker pounced on a mistake at the back and waltzed through the remaining forty yards unopposed, clipping the ball over an onrushing Vervaeke.

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Hoyle 48’, Thun 74’

NORWICH CITY 1—Hill 32’

Premier League // Att: 10,754 // 28.12.2024

Two days later we had to pick our chins up and travel back to London for the visit of Norwich City in the Premier League. In a hectic schedule, we would be back down on the South Coast in no less than three days to face Southampton in the league. We didn’t begin the match all too well here, either, Harry Hill (no, still not that one), put Norwich into a shock half-time lead with a front post header. The goal machine in the Championship had converted his talents into the top flight and we had no answer. A reply came three minutes after the half, Tyler Hoyle, our man of the season thus far, shot through a dozen bodies in a crowded penalty area to level. Kasper Thun rescued the win 16 minutes from time with a drilled effort. That put us top of the pile heading into 2025.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 18    | 13    | 1     | 4     | 43    | 20    | 23    | 40    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 18    | 12    | 4     | 2     | 32    | 15    | 17    | 40    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | West Ham       | 18    | 12    | 2     | 4     | 36    | 22    | 14    | 38    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 18    | 12    | 1     | 5     | 39    | 25    | 14    | 37    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Man City       | 18    | 11    | 2     | 5     | 40    | 26    | 14    | 35    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 18    | 9     | 2     | 7     | 29    | 28    | 1     | 29    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 18    | 8     | 4     | 6     | 30    | 24    | 6     | 28    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 18    | 8     | 2     | 8     | 27    | 27    | 0     | 26    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Norwich        | 18    | 7     | 4     | 7     | 26    | 27    | -1    | 25    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 18    | 6     | 6     | 6     | 24    | 28    | -4    | 24    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Leicester      | 18    | 5     | 8     | 5     | 30    | 32    | -2    | 23    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 18    | 7     | 2     | 9     | 27    | 36    | -9    | 23    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 18    | 6     | 4     | 8     | 22    | 23    | -1    | 22    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Everton        | 18    | 6     | 3     | 9     | 33    | 39    | -6    | 21    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 18    | 4     | 8     | 6     | 19    | 19    | 0     | 20    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 18    | 5     | 5     | 8     | 22    | 27    | -5    | 20    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 18    | 5     | 4     | 9     | 23    | 31    | -8    | 19    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 18    | 4     | 2     | 12    | 19    | 36    | -17   | 14    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 18    | 2     | 4     | 12    | 15    | 35    | -20   | 10    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 18    | 1     | 6     | 11    | 12    | 28    | -16   | 9     | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 31, 2015

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

SOUTHAMPTON 0

DULWICH HAMLET 4—Pires 5’, Nunez 19’, 29’, Hoyle 78’

Premier League // Att: 30,321 // 01.01.2025

The rotated nature of my squad around the Christmas period fell unfortunately for Southampton who were faced with eleven angry and relatively rested young men. We hit the ground running through Rui Pires’ 5th minute goal, volleying in from seven yards out on the back post. We didn’t wait for a response, we couldn’t, Emiliano Nunez, a 9th minute replacement for Pana Seretis doubled our lead after being gifted a chance by a bumbling and possibly hungover Southampton backline. Nunez pounced once more ten minutes later to add a third before Tyler Hoyle claimed a fourth late on as we picked ourselves back up heading into FA Cup third round weekend.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2—Campbell 60’, Smith 63’

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Seretis 11’, Hoyle 27’p, Bryan 43’

FA Cup Third Round // Att: 14,001 // 04.01.2025

Championship promotion favourites Huddersfield Town were the third round prize and one that we didn’t waste. We had beaten them home and away in the league the prior season so we knew all about them. We hit the ground running, Pana Seretis opening our scoring on 11 minutes with a deft lob from the edge of the area before the German was brought down halfway through the half. The referee correctly pointed to the spot and Tyler Holy duly converted. Before the half was up we made an example out of their indecisive goalkeeper as Kieran Bryan thumped home a 20-yard effort. Huddersfield would claim two quickfire consolation goals through Adam Campbell and Brad Smith but would ultimately face the chop.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2—Perez 40’, Rhodes 41’

DULWICH HAMLET 0

Premier League // Att: 54,222 // 11.01.2025

The FA Cup’s hangover was real as we continued our January travels up to the North-east to face Champions League chasing Newcastle United. We had upset them on the opening day but their revenge was sweet as Ayoze Perez put the Magpies into a 40th minute lead, smashing home from a tight angle. Just 47 seconds passed and we were reeling from another goal. Jordan Rhodes, as he so clinically did back in August, put one past Vervaeke, springing on a mistake from the Hamlet to double Newcastle’s lead. We needed to stem this leaky defence. Newcastle would return to the Hamlet in fourteen days.

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Seretis 18’

WIGAN ATHLETIC 1—Van Staa 27’

Premier League // Att: 9,870 // 15.01.2025

Wigan were rooted to the foot of the table and were a bumbling mess in the opening half of the season so they were there for the taking. As huge favourites going into the match, possibly for the first time that season, we let our favourites tag get the better of us. Pana Seretis got us underway with a fizzer of a goal, belting one beyond the ‘keeper from 30 yards. We probably wouldn’t score a better one all season, but no matter how good the goal, they all bear the same value, just ask Kevin van Staa, who poked home from about 73 millimetres away to level on 27 minutes. We dropped more points yet the distance between us and Man United wasn’t as much as it ought to have been.

WEST HAM UNITED 2—Eriksen 2’, Kranevitter 76’

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Pires 1’, Hoyle 5’

Premier League // Att: 53,858 // 18.01.2025

The Olympic Stadium, where dreams are made. I had made many a West Ham fan’s dream since our takeover almost eleven years ago. They were beginning to creep up on us and a win for the Hammers would take them above us into second place. We kicked off in familiar fashion, Rui Pires launching a counter attack and putting us one to the good inside 28 seconds, from a West Ham kick-off! Christian Eriksen wouldn’t wait long, scoring less than a minute later. Sky Sports were rubbing their hands together in the background as they televised the enthralling contest. 5 minutes on the clock and a third goal went in, Tyler Hoyle heading home on the front post. We couldn’t keep up this frantic pace all day, neither could the Hammers. They would level on 76 minutes through Matias Kranevitter. Another game, more dropped points but luckily for us, United were doing the same.

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Hoyle 40’, 67’, 72’

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

FA Cup Fourth Round // Att: 8,005 // 25.01.2025

The fans had earmarked this game for almost two weeks as a plot for revenge. Newcastle had done us on their own turf, just like we had on ours back in August. This was a completely different ball game, however. Form was thrown out of the window as Newcastle were welcomed onto New Champion Hill in the FA Cup. Tyler Hoyle stole the show from start to finish. He struck the post with 12 seconds on the clock but would make the scoresheet before the half-time break, swerving an edge of the box shot into the bottom corner on 40 minutes. He doubled and tripled our tally after the break as we booked our place in the last 16 and sufficiently avenged our loss two weeks’ prior.

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Seretis 10’, Hoyle 13’, 37’

MANCHESTER CITY 2—Ballini 20’, Dilrosun 55’

Premier League // Att: 17,637 // 28.01.2025

The month that would never end finally did with Manchester City’s visit of New Champion Hill. City clung onto the fourth place with champions, Liverpool snapping at their heels in an attempt to save face from an embarrassing campaign thus far. If we were nervous, we certainly didn’t show, racing into a 2-0 lead through Pana Seretis and Tyler Hoyle, our lethal strikeforce. Manuele Ballini scored once more against us to reduce the deficit. We would claim a two-goal lead heading into half-time through Tyler Hoyle’s second and the pick of the day’s bunch, slotting home from 25 yards. Javairo Dilrosun clawed a goal back for City but we would reduce deficits of our own, we now only sat a point behind Man Utd.

In: Maxi Brown > Barcelona > 38.5m, Onyeka Babangida > PSV > 14.25m, Giovani Sagredo > Arsenal > 4.5m + P/ex

Out: Alberto Scotta > West Ham > 39m, Jamie Cook > Crystal Palace > 900k, Dejan Prisunjak > Arsenal > P/ex

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 23    | 14    | 7     | 2     | 43    | 24    | 19    | 49    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 23    | 15    | 3     | 5     | 53    | 27    | 26    | 48    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | West Ham       | 22    | 14    | 3     | 5     | 45    | 27    | 18    | 45    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Man City       | 23    | 14    | 2     | 7     | 48    | 32    | 16    | 44    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 23    | 13    | 3     | 7     | 46    | 33    | 13    | 42    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 22    | 12    | 2     | 8     | 34    | 29    | 5     | 38    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 23    | 11    | 4     | 8     | 41    | 34    | 7     | 37    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 23    | 9     | 6     | 8     | 36    | 36    | 0     | 33    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Norwich        | 23    | 9     | 6     | 8     | 36    | 37    | -1    | 33    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 23    | 8     | 7     | 8     | 33    | 33    | 0     | 31    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Leicester      | 22    | 7     | 9     | 6     | 38    | 38    | 0     | 30    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 23    | 7     | 6     | 10    | 27    | 31    | -4    | 27    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Everton        | 23    | 7     | 5     | 11    | 41    | 49    | -8    | 26    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 23    | 8     | 2     | 13    | 33    | 49    | -16   | 26    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 23    | 5     | 10    | 8     | 29    | 30    | -1    | 25    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 22    | 6     | 7     | 9     | 32    | 37    | -5    | 25    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 22    | 6     | 4     | 12    | 26    | 40    | -14   | 22    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 22    | 3     | 8     | 11    | 18    | 31    | -13   | 17    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 23    | 4     | 4     | 15    | 26    | 47    | -21   | 16    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 23    | 2     | 8     | 13    | 23    | 44    | -21   | 14    | 
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jdoyle9293 · July 31, 2015

MARCH 1, 2025

LIVERPOOL 0

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Hoyle 32’, Nunez 34’

Premier League // Att: 47,406 // 01.02.2025

The trip to a refurbished Anfield was challenging enough without the monumental pressure of having to keep up our form going into a crucial period in the season. Liverpool gave us all immediately after the whistle, captain Joe Allen threading Cyril Delmas through on goal behind our defence, new signing Giovani Sagredo from Arsenal thwarted him in our goal, though. That chance in the first minute would be Liverpool’s only shot on target throughout the match but that didn’t stop them striking the outside of the post after quarter of an hour. We were reeling but on 32 minutes our fortunes changed, Tyler Hoyle picking up the ball on the edge of the area before putting Tomas Kalas on his backside and duly applying a finish that silenced Anfield. Two minutes later we were at it again, Emiliano Nunez ghosting into the front post to nick a goal through Simon Mignolet’s legs in a solid win.

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Nunez 31’, Hoyle 58’, Maretic 63’

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2—Clough 18’, Henderson 44’

Premier League // Att: 14,258 // 05.02.2025

The games, and quality opponents, came thick and fast in February. I spoke of Spurs’ homegrown talent in August, well they hadn’t changed their tact, naming eight British players in their eleven. One man who scored against us in the reverse fixture, Zach Clough kicked things off with a sublime curling effort into the far corner on 18 minutes. We were up against it but Emiliano Nunez’s stealthy run evaded the attention of all the opposition defence, allowing himself a free header four yards out. We had levelled but Jordan Henderson, their captain, thumped a shot in from 18 yards to put Spurs back up on the stroke of half time. Something special needed to happen. After giving the boys a rallying pep talk, with coach Miroslav Klose incredibly annoyed at the side, we got ourselves going. Tyler Hoyle worming his way into the area before finishing beyond Jack Butland to level the sides up before the hour mark. Just five minutes later we had completed the turnaround, huge centre half Vlatko Maretic headed home from a corner to give us our 3-2 win.

FULHAM 0

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Brown 78’, Hoyle 81’

Premier League // Att: 33,823 // 08.02.2025

Fulham had been a thorn in our side this season, particularly with the League Cup defeat and the travel to Fulham’s brand new stadium, the Puma Arena, was a tough one. Fulham looked more intent than kicking our players up in the air rather than scoring in the opening minutes, picking up three yellow cards inside 11 minutes. A fourth came when goalkeeper Lee Nicholls handled outside his area on 38 minutes. I come from an era where that was a straight red card, the referee didn’t see it that way, only cautioning the goalie, I was livid. They continued to frustrate us with their impeccable defensive play but they would grow tired and when they did, new signing from Barcelona Maxi Brown seized the opportunity, putting the ball past Nicholls with the outside of his boot. Tyler Hoyle would confirm the three points a few minutes later, tapping in on the far post, we were top of the league.

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Nunez 2’, 76’p, Brown 71’

MILTON KEYNES DONS 1—Nsue 68’

FA Cup Fifth Round // Att: 15,773 // 15.02.2025

The FA Cup was a much needed distraction and our opponents, Championship side MK Dons was a very kind draw, they were the lowest ranked team left in the competition. The newly promoted side sat 19th in the league when they visited our neck of the woods. The importance of the competition showed on the fans’ turnout, over fifteen thousand whilst the majority of our league games couldn’t topple that. We paid their entry fee almost instantly as Emiliano Nunez scored a well-crafted team goal, finishing into the bottom corner. The game got very tetchy as MK Dons didn’t play damage limitations and go for an equaliser, they sat and simmered on the edge of their penalty area. We threw everything at them but couldn’t get it done. After the hour mark, we had huffed and puffed but Emilio Nsue equalised for the Dons. We were stunned, what had happened? The last thing we wanted was a replay in Milton Keynes of all places. Maxi Brown hit back three minutes later and Nunez added a third from the penalty spot on 76 minutes. All was well but a trip to New White Hart Lane in the sixth round would be difficult.

DULWICH HAMLET 4—Thiery 60’, 79’, 88’, Pires 78’

LEICESTER CITY 3—Ings 20’, van der Plas 45’, Seager 48’

Premier League // Att: 13,324 // 22.02.2025

We took part in the comeback of the league season and, yes, we end up on the winning side. Leicester have become somewhat of a bogey team for us, much like Bournemouth, as they hammered us 3-0 earlier on in the season whilst we were still finding our feet. The story would be different now we entertained them at our place, though. Having said that, as Ryan Seager slotted home for Leicester on 48 minutes, they found themselves in the exact same position—3-0 up. Without the luxury of a team-talk, that had just been voided by that goal, we needed to come up with something fast, or lose our position at the top of the table. Logan Thiery, a man who has been even more so on the peripherals of the team due to the Maxi Brown signing, got us back into the contest on the hour mark with a low, bulleted effort. Rui Pires added hope 12 minutes from time as we searched for a way back into the game. Logan Thiery, though, would get our equaliser just 49 seconds later as the Foxes capitulated, Thiery headed home then and with just two minutes left on the clock to complete a stirring comeback as won the contest 4-3.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 27    | 19    | 3     | 5     | 64    | 32    | 32    | 60    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | West Ham       | 27    | 17    | 5     | 5     | 56    | 32    | 24    | 56    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 27    | 15    | 9     | 3     | 45    | 26    | 19    | 54    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Man City       | 27    | 16    | 3     | 8     | 57    | 38    | 19    | 51    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 27    | 14    | 5     | 8     | 48    | 38    | 10    | 47    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 27    | 15    | 2     | 10    | 42    | 37    | 5     | 47    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 27    | 13    | 6     | 8     | 50    | 39    | 11    | 45    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 27    | 11    | 7     | 9     | 41    | 39    | 2     | 40    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Leicester      | 28    | 9     | 11    | 8     | 50    | 48    | 2     | 38    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 28    | 10    | 8     | 10    | 43    | 46    | -3    | 38    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 27    | 9     | 9     | 9     | 39    | 39    | 0     | 36    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 27    | 8     | 8     | 11    | 34    | 38    | -4    | 32    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Everton        | 27    | 8     | 7     | 12    | 48    | 57    | -9    | 31    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 27    | 7     | 9     | 11    | 39    | 47    | -8    | 30    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 27    | 9     | 3     | 15    | 39    | 57    | -18   | 30    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 27    | 6     | 10    | 11    | 34    | 39    | -5    | 28    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 27    | 6     | 5     | 16    | 32    | 51    | -19   | 23    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 27    | 3     | 12    | 12    | 25    | 40    | -15   | 21    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 27    | 5     | 5     | 17    | 33    | 54    | -21   | 20    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 27    | 3     | 9     | 15    | 27    | 49    | -22   | 18    | 
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jdoyle9293 · August 1, 2015

APRIL 1, 2025

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Thiery 71’, Brown 77’

STOKE CITY 1—Glass 34’

Premier League // Att: 12,885 // 01.03.2025

The business end of the season was fast approaching but fortunately, the games weren’t coming thick and fast, as we faced four games in four weeks. God bless the lack of European football which was clearly blighting our rivals’ form. Having said that, however, Stoke gave us a real fright, just like Leicester the previous week. Lee Glass got the Potters’ fortunate goal, a deflection that wrong footed Sagredo, on 34 minutes to put Stoke into a half-time lead. We weren’t having the game our own way like the reverse fixture. Luckily for us, Logan Thiery came off the bench to net his fourth in two games 19 minutes from time and he wasn’t alone in our goalscoring, Maxi Brown completing another comeback with a 77th minute winner from a corner.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Seretis 38’, Moha 84’

FA Cup Quarter Final // Att: 55,078 // 08.03.2025

You don’t get into the last eight of the FA Cup without being entirely invested in the competition. By March we had been, scraping through to some extent with wins over Huddersfield, Newcastle and MK Dons. Tottenham had been on a similar path, scoring one and two-goal wins over Leyton Orient, Sunderland and Rochdale. They had a much easier cup run but the relegation stricken Spurs wouldn’t fight to live another day in the cup, Pana Seretis snatching a much needed goal on 38 minutes, heading home from a cross. Moha would complete the win and our semi-final place in a nervy contest when he struck from distance after 84 minutes. We would be on our way to a packed Wembley in April to face the team that eliminated us from the League Cup—Fulham.

CHELSEA 1—Lacazette 70’

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Thun 3’, Seretis 8’, Hoyle 54’

Premier League // Att: 50,091 // 15.03.2025

Chelsea’s season was over. No cup triumphs to discuss, they weren’t in Europe and they were languishing in 11th place when we visited the Zola Arena (yes, I know). After almost looking relegation in the eye last year, we were lining up against their new manager, Chris Powell. Times had been rough for the Blues and we intended on making it a lot worse, the combination of Kasper Thun and Pana Seretis surging us into an 8-minute old two goal lead. The almost 50,000 Chelsea fans were in a stunned silence as we played the ball around the Zola Arena successfully, attracting jeers from their supporters. We would eventually make it three on 54 minutes when Tyler Hoyle enough room between Nathaniel Clyne and Nicolas Otamendi to find the far corner beyond the goalkeeper. Alexandre Lacazette would get a consolation goal but in the meantime, we were going eight points clear with nine games to go.

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Seretis 56’, Brown 64’, Hoyle 65’

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0

Premier League // Att: 15,593 // 22.03.2025

QPR had some breathing space to 17th place and the relegation zone but as we all know anything can happen in the closing months of the season. We could extend our lead over our nearest rivals to eleven points which could almost wrap up the Premier League title in our first season. QPR were no pushovers and felt as though they needed two more wins from the last nine games and we couldn’t find a breakthrough in the opening half. The deadlock was finally broken on 56 minutes when Pana Seretis hit a half volley from a couple of yards out. QPR quickly fell to pieces thereafter courtesy of goals from Maxi Brown and Tyler Hoyle inside two minutes of each other. 3-0, easily won on the eye but a real grinded out performance.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            |       | Dulwich Hamlet | 30    | 22    | 3     | 5     | 72    | 34    | 38    | 69    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | West Ham       | 30    | 18    | 7     | 5     | 59    | 34    | 25    | 61    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 30    | 16    | 10    | 4     | 48    | 29    | 19    | 58    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Man City       | 30    | 17    | 4     | 9     | 61    | 40    | 21    | 55    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 30    | 15    | 5     | 10    | 52    | 42    | 10    | 50    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 30    | 16    | 2     | 12    | 45    | 41    | 4     | 50    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 30    | 14    | 7     | 9     | 52    | 41    | 11    | 49    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 30    | 13    | 7     | 10    | 46    | 41    | 5     | 46    | 
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| 9th                                                            | EC    | Leicester      | 30    | 10    | 11    | 9     | 52    | 50    | 2     | 41    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 30    | 11    | 8     | 11    | 42    | 42    | 0     | 41    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 30    | 11    | 8     | 11    | 45    | 49    | -4    | 41    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 30    | 9     | 10    | 11    | 43    | 47    | -4    | 37    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Everton        | 30    | 9     | 9     | 12    | 51    | 59    | -8    | 36    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 30    | 11    | 3     | 16    | 43    | 61    | -18   | 36    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 30    | 8     | 10    | 12    | 38    | 42    | -4    | 34    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 30    | 8     | 9     | 13    | 43    | 53    | -10   | 33    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 30    | 6     | 6     | 18    | 36    | 58    | -22   | 24    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 30    | 6     | 5     | 19    | 34    | 58    | -24   | 23    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 30    | 3     | 13    | 14    | 28    | 46    | -18   | 22    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 30    | 4     | 9     | 17    | 31    | 54    | -23   | 21    | 
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jdoyle9293 · August 1, 2015

MAY 1, 2025

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1—Berahino 57’

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Nunez 76’

Premier League // Att: 18,950 // 05.04.2025

Of course we had our trip to Wembley to look forward to and I’ll admit it did stifle our players somewhat in the lead up to it. Case in point number one being a trip to Ewood Park at the open of April. It was a lifeless first half as we couldn’t find a way to goal as Blackburn didn’t necessarily crave an early goal, it would put them on the back foot for the remainder of the game. Blackburn weren’t in any grave need for the points, they were safe, and they weren’t in any danger of imprinting on the European places. Nonetheless, they found the net through a piece of Saido Berahino trickery before the hour. Emiliano Nunez rescued a point 14 minutes from time, a back heel from six yards out. It wasn’t good enough in my opinion.

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Seretis 53’, Brown 70’

CARDIFF CITY 0

Premier League // Att: 12,344 // 12.04.2025

Despite being 17th in the league, Cardiff were the bookies favourites over 18th placed Tottenham to be relegated. In April, teams threatened with relegation were much more dangerous than other teams, those in places between 13th and 7th, they actually had something to play for. For the third successive game in the league we didn’t get out of the blocks at all. Cardiff didn’t offer too much but neither did we going forward. The breakthrough came shortly after the half through Pana Seretis being threaded through on goal by Maxi Brown, who has been a revelation since his January signing. Seretis would duly apply the finish and then he gifted a goal to his provider, Brown who doubled our lead and sealed the three points.

FULHAM 0

DULWICH HAMLET 4—Nunez 48’, 54’, Seretis 53’, 70’

FA Cup Semi Final // Att: 90,000 // 19.04.2025

Fulham were treacherous opponents, we knew that from our other cup campaign that was clipped far too short in September. In the league they were the most average team, sitting in 10th place but in the cup they could provide a shock. Man Utd had already booked their cup final place so it was up to us to join them. It was a nervous first half, understandably so as we were playing in front of 90,000 people, my legs could barely take my weight as I shaking uncontrollably as Fulham tested our goalkeeper one too many times for my liking. I got out my words at half time, and they turned out to be largely successful. Three minutes into the half Emiliano Nunez finally broke the deadlock before Pana Seretis quickly doubled our lead. We were ferocious and the tumultuous six minutes for Fulham came to a head when Nunez added his second and our third. We gave Fulham breathing space before in the 70th minute finally cutting off their circulation with a fourth goal as we booked our place in the final.

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Thun 14’, Seretis 68’

EVERTON 2—Barkley 4’, Keita 35’

Premier League // Att: 12,556 // 26.04.2025

There was going to be a hangover from the emotion and excitement from the FA Cup semi-final win and that was felt instantly as Ross Barkley charged through our hapless defence who simply stood and watched the Englishman put Everton into a 4 minute 1-0 lead. Kasper Thun would restore parity on 14 minutes with a finely architected goal, a string of 12 passes culminating in the Dane netting. We couldn’t wrestle ourselves into a lead for the first time in the match, though, as Balde Keita put Everton back into a lead before the half-time break. Hitoshi Inada saw red shortly after half-time, completely disarming the power behind my speech at the break. However, we would claw ourselves into the game, rescuing a point via Pana Seretis.

MANCHESTER UNITED 2—Gomes 14’, Fisher 38’

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Thun 73’, Hoyle 89’

Premier League // Att: 72,314 // 30.04.2025

With our last draw coming on the eve of May, the month officially ended the month of dropped points. Up until today, Man United were our nearest rivals, we led them by eleven points. The chance was here to win the title, based on West Ham’s result. Unfortunately for us, they conquered Norwich City emphatically with a 3-0 away win. Jeronimo Gomes and Dylan Fisher’s double act saw us surrendering a 2-0 goal deficit before the break as Old Trafford rallied their men in the hope of a twenty-third league title. Kasper Thun netted from a corner on 73 minutes as we needed another goal to all but accomplish our Premier League title. Up step Tyler Hoyle, who hadn’t scored in the past five weeks, but he almost burst the net from eleven yards out to rescue a point. 4 games remaining, nine points the gap to West Ham, my beloved West Ham.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Dulwich Hamlet | 34    | 23    | 6     | 5     | 79    | 39    | 40    | 75    | 
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| 2nd                                                            |       | West Ham       | 34    | 19    | 9     | 6     | 64    | 38    | 26    | 66    | 
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| 3rd                                                            |       | Man Utd        | 34    | 17    | 13    | 4     | 56    | 36    | 20    | 64    | 
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| 4th                                                            |       | Liverpool      | 34    | 18    | 7     | 9     | 60    | 45    | 15    | 61    | 
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| 5th                                                            |       | Man City       | 34    | 18    | 6     | 10    | 70    | 49    | 21    | 60    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 34    | 19    | 3     | 12    | 52    | 44    | 8     | 60    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 34    | 17    | 5     | 12    | 61    | 48    | 13    | 56    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 34    | 15    | 8     | 11    | 53    | 47    | 6     | 53    | 
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| 9th                                                            | EC    | Leicester      | 34    | 12    | 11    | 11    | 60    | 59    | 1     | 47    | 
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| 10th                                                           |       | Fulham         | 34    | 12    | 9     | 13    | 49    | 50    | -1    | 45    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 34    | 12    | 9     | 13    | 50    | 56    | -6    | 45    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 34    | 10    | 11    | 13    | 46    | 47    | -1    | 41    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 34    | 10    | 11    | 13    | 49    | 56    | -7    | 41    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Everton        | 34    | 9     | 11    | 14    | 56    | 66    | -10   | 38    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 34    | 11    | 5     | 18    | 49    | 69    | -20   | 38    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 34    | 9     | 10    | 15    | 48    | 59    | -11   | 37    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 34    | 8     | 7     | 19    | 42    | 64    | -22   | 31    | 
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| 18th                                                           |       | Tottenham      | 34    | 7     | 7     | 20    | 38    | 65    | -27   | 28    | 
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| 19th                                                           |       | Wigan          | 34    | 5     | 10    | 19    | 37    | 61    | -24   | 25    | 
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| 20th                                                           |       | Stoke          | 34    | 3     | 14    | 17    | 35    | 56    | -21   | 23    | 
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mark wilson27 · August 1, 2015

Loving this story mate and a great idea. Enjoying the match summaries. How many more teams will your consortium be investing in

jdoyle9293 · August 1, 2015

Loving this story mate and a great idea. Enjoying the match summaries. How many more teams will your consortium be investing in

Well there's a bit of a shift to say the least at the end of this season, so we'll see then, after the FA Cup final.

jdoyle9293 · August 3, 2015

MAY 25, 2025

ARSENAL 1—Woodrow 23’

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Gebauer 47’

Premier League // Att: 59,450 // 03.05.2025

Four games remained and two more wins, possibly even one given West Ham’s trip to Wigan Athletic, would wrap up the title early. We also had an FA Cup final to worry about but that was put on the backburner. Before we could reply to West Ham’s early two unanswered goals at the DW Stadium, Cauley Woodrow had a got a goal of his own for Arsenal, slashing our lead to six precarious points. By half-time, West Ham had snatched a third and practically confirmed their three points whilst Man Utd were locked 0-0 with Chelsea. They would draw 1-1. By the time either of those sides had scored, we had levelled at the Emirates, a powerful header from Martin Gebauer on 47 minutes. A third straight draw left us within one win of the league title as we were seven ahead with three to play.

DULWICH HAMLET 1—Seretis 24’

BOURNEMOUTH 1—Novakovich 61’

Premier League // Att: 12,523 // 11.05.2025

Bournemouth were a stumbling block earlier on in the season but we held the home advantage this time. Mathematically, Bournemouth were safe so a clean run at the Premier League title seemed in the offing. West Ham faced another away day at Leicester whilst Man Utd, all but out of the running, were held at QPR and officially eliminated from the race. Pana Seretis got our day off to a fantastic start, we led on 24 minutes. As we walked into the dressing rooms, I didn’t allow the rest of the side a peak at the Hammers’ latest score but they were down 2-1 and battling to stay in the game. Leicester would add a third, something that the Hamlet faithful couldn’t help but cheer along to, there was a huge buzz around the stadium even after Andrija Novakovich equalised for Bournemouth. West Ham couldn’t find an answer and neither could we but we had officially bought the Premier League. (again)

NORWICH CITY 0

DULWICH HAMLET 3—Brown 16’, Hoyle 38’, Nunez 51’

Premier League // Att: 26,096 // 17.05.2025

DULWICH HAMLET 2—Gebauer 27’, Nunez 37’

SOUTHAMPTON 2—Collin 43’, 46’

Premier League // Att: 14,945 // 25.05.2025

The title was wrapped so we continued our title parade in a couple of weeks that could lead right up to a domestic double. Norwich City were put to the sword, Maxi Brown, Tyler Hoyle and Emiliano Nunez netting in a comfortable and now insignificant 3-0 win over the Canaries. West Ham matched our win as we stayed 10 points clear with a game to go in the league. The last game was primarily there for our title parade around the stadium. We climbed into a two goal lead over Southampton, who were locked into eighth position, but they got a point out of us through a Jonathon Collin double either side of the half. We won the league by eight points yet my biggest managerial game was in six days.

 
| Pos                                                            | Inf   | Team           | Pld   | Won   | Drn   | Lst   | For   | Ag    | G.D.  | Pts   | 
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| 1st                                                            | ECC   | Dulwich Hamlet | 38    | 24    | 9     | 5     | 86    | 43    | 43    | 81    | 
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| 2nd                                                            | ECC   | West Ham       | 38    | 21    | 10    | 7     | 70    | 42    | 28    | 73    | 
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| 3rd                                                            | ECC   | Man City       | 38    | 21    | 7     | 10    | 81    | 52    | 29    | 70    | 
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| 4th                                                            | ECC   | Man Utd        | 38    | 17    | 16    | 5     | 62    | 44    | 18    | 67    | 
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| 5th                                                            | EC    | Liverpool      | 38    | 19    | 9     | 10    | 67    | 51    | 16    | 66    | 
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| 6th                                                            |       | Newcastle      | 38    | 20    | 5     | 13    | 61    | 53    | 8     | 65    | 
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| 7th                                                            |       | Arsenal        | 38    | 17    | 8     | 13    | 65    | 54    | 11    | 59    | 
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| 8th                                                            |       | Southampton    | 38    | 15    | 11    | 12    | 58    | 53    | 5     | 56    | 
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| 9th                                                            |       | Fulham         | 38    | 14    | 11    | 13    | 57    | 55    | 2     | 53    | 
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| 10th                                                           | EC    | Leicester      | 38    | 13    | 12    | 13    | 68    | 69    | -1    | 51    | 
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| 11th                                                           |       | Norwich        | 38    | 14    | 9     | 15    | 55    | 63    | -8    | 51    | 
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| 12th                                                           |       | Blackburn      | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 54    | 55    | -1    | 47    | 
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| 13th                                                           |       | Q.P.R.         | 38    | 12    | 11    | 15    | 56    | 63    | -7    | 47    | 
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| 14th                                                           |       | Chelsea        | 38    | 11    | 13    | 14    | 52    | 60    | -8    | 46    | 
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| 15th                                                           |       | Bournemouth    | 38    | 13    | 7     | 18    | 57    | 72    | -15   | 46    | 
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| 16th                                                           |       | Everton        | 38    | 10    | 11    | 17    | 60    | 72    | -12   | 41    | 
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| 17th                                                           |       | Cardiff        | 38    | 9     | 9     | 20    | 49    | 70    | -21   | 36    | 
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| 18th                                                           | R     | Tottenham      | 38    | 8     | 8     | 22    | 44    | 72    | -28   | 32    | 
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| 19th                                                           | R     | Stoke          | 38    | 4     | 15    | 19    | 39    | 64    | -25   | 27    | 
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| 20th                                                           | R     | Wigan          | 38    | 5     | 10    | 23    | 39    | 73    | -34   | 25    | 
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jdoyle9293 · August 3, 2015

MAY 31, 2025

06.37a.m. was not the time for my phone to be calling on FA Cup final day. I hobbled my way across the king-sized bed to see ‘unknown’ flashed across the top of my phone. I muted it and returned to Karen in the bed. My phone would ring again in 23 minutes’ time for my alarm clock. It was a big day, through the piercing North London sunshine my suit, a rose pinned to the lapel, was stuck to the wardrobe.

We had booked out the top six floors of the Hilton, a stone’s throw away from Wembley Stadium. I wanted to walk my team up Wembley Way so they could get a feel for the occasion.

“Come on Tom, we may as well get up if your phone is going to constantly ring.” Karen ushered me out of my daydream, the phone continue to vibrate on the bedside table.

Unknown, again. I should be used to it but I didn’t particularly want to answer any unnecessary calls on today of all days. I’d answer it tomorrow, or perhaps the day after, it was best to get the post-cup final hangover out of the way. Win or lose, I would be treating the lads to a celebratory dinner and drinks evening for our success over the past year, well half a decade under my tenure.

The fifth call of the day came in at 06.49a.m., okay, okay I finally picked up the phone.

“Hello?” I answered.

“Tom? It’s Pep, you wanted to speak to me.” Yes, I did.

jdoyle9293 · August 3, 2015

“Are you in London today?” I asked Pep. He was an old friend since he was brought into the consortium as Boavista manager a fair few years ago.

“No, Cyprus—warm weather training.” Ah, my early morning brain had cut off the piece of knowledge that he was in charge of the Danish national squad. He had pulled the majority of their side, with the exception of those in domestic action, our Kasper Thun for example, off for training ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Greece.

“Of course. Look, why don’t we have this conversation once you have come back from your duty with Denmark?” I offered Mr. Guardiola, the transition needed to be smooth.

“That’s perfect, Thomas. I will speak with you in two weeks. Keep Kasper Thun safe for me today.”

“I will, goodnight Josep.”

One important task was cleaned up before I had cleaned myself up, it was 7.01a.m., time to hop in the shower and win the FA Cup in my mind. My mind told me several fantasies as the water drained through me and out of a plughole, last minute winners, penalty shootout wins—all those attributed and filed away in the brains of screenwriters for future use. My preference would’ve been a 5-0 pummelling of Man United inside the opening twenty-five minutes but that wasn’t likely. They had run us fairly close in the league but came up short in their pursuit of a 23rd league title and finished third. It would be a tight game.

In our private restaurant within the hotel, breakfast was earmarked for 7.45a.m., the entirety of the staff and players were punctual. I washed poached eggs and bacon on toast down with a glass of orange juice alongside my assistant manager and Karen. She was glued to her phone as Miroslav and I discussed the match. Several newspapers and the television, tuned into Sky Sports News, had us as favourites, on the basis that we had won the league. No cup final had definitive winners before kick-off; it was always an even playing field.

We did have the advantage of their midfield being blighted by injury—Ben Pearson and Oliver were missing out. Also on the injury table was Paul Dixon, a hot prospect for England. The 22-year old striker had netted 25 in 27 for the under-21’s side and had scored 7 in 17 for United’s first team this season. He was plagued by injury and would miss a late fitness test by all accounts.

However, we had injury problems of our own, Keano Vervaeke and Giovani Sagredo’s injuries saw us look to third choice goalkeeper, Argentine Reginald Huggins. Pana Seretis’ season-ending injury forced us into a potential formation change, I just didn’t know what yet though.

I removed myself from the television’s gaze as it was time for the Wembley Way walk.

Pink and light blue shirts were heavily outweighed by the masses of Red Devils supporters on Wembley Way that morning, even at nine-thirty a.m. We were protected by three security guards deep as helicopters with presumably mounted television cameras spun directly overhead. I imagined the furore on social media and T.V. studios to see a manager taking his lowly surprise package team up Wembley Way for their first FA Cup final.

I needed to drum the occasions into their heads, our late season form was abhorrent; one win in six, a win that didn’t count for much as we had wrapped up the league. I didn’t want my players to be lulled into a false sense of security based on the fact we had run away with the league in our first full season.

Karen had been given private ride into the stadium with a couple of the consortium’s figureheads, mainly my guys as well as a few of George and Rachel’s who had made their way from mainland Europe to see their boss take their club to a potential domestic double.

We took to the pitch an hour after walking the Wembley Way strip, the right-hand side tunnel’s supporters were buoyed by mine and the lads’ presence whilst those on the segregated left—United fans—chanted derogatory things which humoured our team and staff. My eyes glazed over as we had a little natter on the Wembley turf, the United lads were doing the same, that’s when I locked my eyes on their danger man—Nicolas Audren—who was the competition’s joint-top scorer with 6 in five matches. Our plan was set around him. Martin Gebauer in central defence was our key player.

jdoyle9293 · August 3, 2015

“Reg, you’re in goal as you already know—we’re going with a flat back four, Vlatko and Hitoshi out wide with Martin, you’ll be partnering Onyeka in the middle—the usual four there. We know they’re going to play a wide 4-3-3 with Nicolas Audren spear heading that front three so Martin and Onyeka, he’s your man. To counter this and because of Pana’s injury we’re going with a narrow diamond 4-4-2, Maxi Brown in behind Tyler and Em up front with Kasper and Scott in the middle of the park with Kieran as the defensive anchor.” I turned some of the disappointed suits in the room who wished for a cup final appearance and explained myself, as some of the others set about putting on their tracksuits.

“Rui—you’ll be my impact player twenty-five minutes from time if we need a goal, you’ll be joining a 4-2-4 should we need a winner, Maxi you go onto the left and Rui you’re going to destroy Marcial Caceres with your pace. And to the others in this room on the bench, who knows if we’ll be reverted to plan B, C or Z throughout the match so be on standby for your chance. To the people I couldn’t find a spot in the eighteen for—I am deeply sorry but next season will be your chance to establish yourself.”

The majority of the players marched out, tracksuited whilst a couple remained in their suits and remained seated, they were the unlucky four or five that I would soon banish into stands. I didn’t have time to be apologetic, I needed to win a football match.

Miroslav and I drew up our match plans for every eventuality, before I knew it, the clock had chimed in to 2.45p.m and the players had returned to the dressing room with our reserve players locked away with the board and friends and families of both teams.

The clatter of boots on the concrete floor provided much of the soundtrack to my pre-match speech. In fact, the speech was without words. They fired themselves up, bursting through the dressing room door and I followed before slinking through the middle of both teams in the wide tunnel. The television cameras were blurred in my vision beyond the referees. I shook Sergiy Rebrov’s hand across from me, looking back I saw Tyler Hoyle and Leon Goretzka dressed with their captaincy. The bright white nuclear sunlight outside bore no resemblance, as did Tyler’s words as he screamed words of encouragement to his teammates.

Did I look like a deer in headlights to the hundreds of millions watching at home? And to the 90,000 who could see me on the gigantic screens within the stadium?

I passed into the light of Wembley Stadium, closing my eyes, hearing the national anthem before the roar of pink shirts to my right greeted me, I found myself jumping up and down in the technical area with Miroslav Klose hugging me from behind.

jdoyle9293 · August 4, 2015

My eyes darted across to the stadium’s screen, I had lost eight minutes forty-one seconds to the deer in headlights syndrome but the Hamlet were in front. Hitoshi Inada bursting down the left wing and finding Maxi Brown in acres of space in the penalty area and in what seemed a flash, he cushioned the ball down perfectly for Emiliano Nunez who strode onto the ball, smacking it on the half volley and it nestled into the bottom left corner of the net.

We were leading in the cup final. Manchester United hadn’t known what had hit them and the game was flashing by me as I ingested the entirety of it as I stood helplessly on the touchline as my Hamlet tore Manchester United to shreds on the Wembley turf.

Hitoshi Inada was finding acres of space next to me on the left-wing, whipping yet another dangerous cross into the box on 21 minutes. Emiliano Nunez was there once more, rising above Kostas Manolas and connecting with an unstoppable header. The Spaniard, me and ninety other thousand inside the stadium watched as time passed in slow motion but Nunez’s glorious chance cracked against the crossbar.

Before I knew it, the sunlight had decreased and I was stood before my Dulwich Hamlet side in the dressing room. I re-captured my thoughts and replayed them onto my squad, my squad that had completed half the job but were nowhere near close to winning the trophy just yet.

I retained our formation, line-up and tactics going into the second half, United did not, quickly reverting to a 4-4-2 to match our style as centre forward Dylan Fisher replaced defensive midfielder Keith Black. That change in styles, gave Nicolas Audren more freedom up front for our opponents and, ultimately, their equaliser.

Gilberto Castellanos exploded by United’s first half tormenter, Hitoshi Inada, with acres of room but the Brazilian instead opted to ping a front-post cross into Nicolas Audren who, in one movement, guided the ball into the far post to level us up at 1-1.

The nerves stretched out the remainder of the contest, I could feel the silent scoreboard in Wembley Stadium tick second by second. Five more like for like substitutions slowed the game to a crawl and my perception of it. Harry Kane retained his captain’s armband by coming onto the pitch whilst I brought on Moha and Elton to shore up the midfield and defence.

The referee sounded his whistle for full-time. 1-1, I knew who would tear this game wide open.

tenthreeleader · August 4, 2015

Writing about the Wembley Way walk is superb. Paints a real picture. In all the time I've played games in this series (14 years), I've never had a team reach the FA Cup final so I'm glad to live that imaginary image through your team. Great stuff!

jdoyle9293 · August 4, 2015

It took five minutes.

Just five minutes into the extra time period, Rui Pires’ trickery drove a hole into Manchester United’s defence. He beat Nicolas Audren for pace in the middle of the park before jinking beyond Brimacombe-Wiard until Kostas Manolas lunged into an ill-judged tackle. The referee’s whistle shot around the arena as those behind me jumped out of their seats. Manolas’ second yellow card had turned into a red.

We had ten men to beat now, but with that came a defensive shaped Manchester United. I deployed Martin Gebauer as the defensive midfielder ahead of three defenders, the left of which was Hitoshi Inada who bombarded down the left-wing once more from defence and was caught all too late by Jeronimo Gomes, what followed further boosted us, with 17 minutes remaining, United had to survive with nine men.

We turned over for the second half of extra time but United came out of that brief half-time break rejuvenated somehow. Right from the off, United attempted to hit us immediately as Harry Kane found himself on the end of a cross, heading the ball over Huggins in our net.

I can still see the ball pictured high above the goal yet it was falling, it clipped the underside of the crossbar and fell towards Earth, from my standpoint I couldn’t see which side of the paint it was plummeting towards, neither could anybody else in the stadium.

Huggins was turned inside out by the effort, Kane was blinded by his own header and a few bodies in between. The ball sunk into the Wembley turf before bouncing out, falling kindly into Huggins’ death grip. Panicked, Huggins sprinted to the edge of the area, punting the ball deep into United’s half, as though that would help chalk out the goal.

The referee peeped on his whistle.

jdoyle9293 · August 5, 2015

Nobody celebrated or clapped they just remained still, deep in the dread that kicks from twelve yards would settle the FA Cup final. The remainder of the final was reserved for penalty shootout preparation once an incredulous Harry Kane calmed down. According to the referee’s watch, the ball was on the line by a few inches.

I gathered my players on the touchline, doling out the penalty shootout takers, the five men that I trusted to win us the cup final. It would take more than five men though.

Emiliano Nunez and Rui Pires had the same mindset, accurate drilled efforts into the top corner whilst Nicolas Audren went the other way and it made for three successful penalties. Harry Kane, robbed of his FA Cup final winner stepped up next, confident. He rocketed the ball down the middle, but as in extra time, he struck the woodwork instead, the ball bounced out beyond the penalty area, with no technology needed as Kane fell to his knees.

This was where I immediately regretted my third penalty taker. We needed a successful penalty to grant us a significant advantage, and ultimately the FA Cup. Vlatko Maretic, our right-back stepped up. The Croatian thundered the ball into the bottom right corner, the opposition goalkeeper got a finger on it but to no avail, we led 3-1. Leon Goretzka converted United’s second penalty to keep them remotely in the contest. Tyler Hoyle was up next, I didn’t bat an eyelid as the young striker strode up to the ball.

I felt the shotgun round cannon into my back as I wretched at the sight of what was in front of me. Hoyle gently placed the ball in the middle of the goal, the United goalkeeper called his bluff and United were back in the contest. Baptistao and Brimacombe-Wiard converted their penalties for United whilst Elton thumped home our fourth. It came down to Kasper Thun—my mind lurched back to Pep Guardiola.

Thun converted before it was rendered useless due to Caceres’ equalising penalty. 5-5 with one round of sudden death complete.

The penalty shootout continued, the length of the River Thames. Moha, Fisher, Gebauer, Oblak, Bryan, Lewis all netted, we were still tied at 8-8. They had used up their penalty takers whilst we were stuck on our two worst penalty takers, the man of the match Hitoshi Inada and our goalkeeper. Inada converted, slightly, before Nicolas Audren scored his third of the match—and second in the shootout—before it was down to Reginald Huggins.

Our goalkeeper, bumbled across from near the corner flag, picking up the ball with his gloves clutching at the ball. He strode onto it, pounding the ball into the bottom right corner, he had done it. We were still in the tie. Harry Kane stepped up next, he hadn’t had his finest game in a United shirt and he needed to avenge his missed penalty, he drove the ball through Huggins to level us back up at 10-10. Nunez was back to the plate, 11-10, I never doubted him.

Leon Goretzka, a man who I had signed for two of my consortium clubs—West Ham and Lokomotiv Moscow—stood over the ball.

“Miss, miss, miss, come on Leon. Miss.”

The sound of football against crossbar was a heavenly harp as the German midfielder crashed to the floor, Huggins running towards the Hamlet fans behind the goal.

Domestic double complete.

DULWICH HAMLET 1 (11)—Nunez 9’

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (10)—Audren 54’

FA Cup Final // Att: 90,000 // 31.05.2025

jdoyle9293 · August 5, 2015

JUNE 18, 2025

WEST HAM

PREMIER LEAGUE: 2nd (73 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (2-3 on agg v CSKA Moscow)

FA CUP: Quarter Final (1-2 v Man United)

LEAGUE CUP: Semi Final (2-5 on agg v Leicester)

TORINO

SERIE A: 2nd (82 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (2-3 on agg v Boavista)

ITALIAN CUP: Finalist (0-2 v Lazio)

ITALIAN SUPER CUP: Winners (3-0 v Lanciano)

BORDEAUX

LIGUE 1: 1st (81 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Winners (1-1 [8-7] v Athletic Bilbao)

FRENCH CUP: Semi Final (0-1 v PSG)

COUPE DE LA LIGUE: Winners (3-0 v Le Havre)

CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Finalist (1-2 v Nancy)

FRANKFURT

BUNDESLIGA: 1st (68 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (1-2 on agg v Real Madrid)

GERMAN CUP: Quarter Final (2-3 v Cottbus)

GERMAN SUPER CUP: Finalist (1-2 v Hoffenheim)

MALAGA

LA LIGA: 1st (88 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (4-5 on agg v Man Utd)

COPA DEL REY: Semi Final (5-5 on agg v Athletic Bilbao)

SPANISH SUPER CUP: Winners (7-2 on agg v Eibar)

BOAVISTA

LIGA SAGRES: 1st (80 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Semi Final (2-6 on agg v Athletic Bilbao)

TACA DE PORTUGAL: Sixth Round (0-1 v Belenenses)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (4-2 v Vitor Guimaraes)

SUPERTACA: Finalist (1-2 v Porto)

LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW

PREMIER DIVISION: 3rd (60 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Quarter Final (3-4 on agg v Boavista)

RUSSIAN CUP: Sixth Round (2-3 v Arsenal Tula)

RUSSIAN SUPER CUP: Winners (3-2 v CSKA Moscow)

PSV EINDHOVEN

EREDIVISIE: 3rd (62 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second Round (1-4 on agg v Athletic Bilbao)

DUTCH CUP: Winners (4-2 v De Graafschap)

DUTCH SUPER CUP: Finalist (2-2 [3-5] v NEC)

HEARTS

SPL: 1st (90 points)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Qualifying Play-Off (3-3 on agg v Maccabi Haifa)

EUROPA LEAGUE: Quarter Final (2-4 on agg v Bayern Munich)

SCOTTISH CUP: Winners (3-2 v Cowdenbeath)

LEAGUE CUP: Winners (4-1 v Livingston)

jdoyle9293 · August 5, 2015

JUNE 19, 2025

The night before last I watched my incoming Dulwich Hamlet manager take charge of a successful victory in Kazakhstan. Denmark manager Pep Guardiola had agreed, in principle, to take over my role as Hamlet boss. It was too much pressure, I couldn’t manage in the Champions League next season—I wasn’t experienced enough.

The build up to our Premier League title victory was bad enough, I ached, I slept minimally and that was with a kind 9 point cushion over our rivals. I would drive myself to suicide should next season’s title race become more intense; it will, we have much more to worry about.

I am taking a step back into the boardroom, it will be announced in the coming days, I have allowed Pep the breathing space to recuperate from his long trip from Almaty to Copenhagen. It will be announced on Saturday that he will be taking over.

Karen and I need a long holiday, my legions of backers will be controlling the club through me for the next five weeks. I threw money at Karen to go shopping on Oxford Street for our holiday. St. Lucia beckoned and I took plenty of time for myself in our Canary Wharf apartment in the two weeks following our FA Cup Final win.

I introverted myself whilst quarterbacking our consortium from my expansive living room. The same living room allowed me to see Kasper Thun’s goal in Denmark’s 3-0 win over Kazakhstan.

This morning I received yet another call at 6.37a.m. from an unknown source for the thirteenth day in the past twenty. Karen frustratingly nudged me, I rejected the call, switched the phone off and went back to sleep.

tenthreeleader · August 5, 2015

Really a nice piece of matchwriting in the Cup final. Well done!

jdoyle9293 · August 5, 2015

Thanks for your kind comments, 10-3!

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JUNE 21, 2025

Cyan, all I could see ahead of my nose was the deep cyan waters of St. Lucia’s East Winds Inn resort. Camouflaged into the tropical waters was the unblemished sky, blue with the exception of the hot ball of gas throttling across the breadth of my vision. I thumbed the stem of my cosmopolitan glass, eyes closed as I relaxed into the thatched sunbed, Karen on my left, no children to worry about. In fact, I guessed that they couldn’t wait to ship us off to St. Lucia be on their own in the huge flat of ours.

8.06a.m., I decided to turn my phone on. Four missed calls (02:37a.m., 02:38a.m., 02:40a.m., 02:42a.m.).

I breathed through my nose, exhaling a deep relaxation into our open beachside cabin. I took a sip of the red liquid and began to scroll down my contact list, reaching Pep two-thirds down it. I tapped the green button, leaned out of my sunbed and drained my glass, stepping out onto the front of the cabin. As I intended to call Pep, I wound up taking a completely different call.

“Pep? How did the press conference go?” I asked a wave of silence on the other end. No background noise accompanied my new manager.

“Tom. What on earth do you think you’re playing at?” screamed a heavy accented voice down the line. Franz.

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” I did.

“Don’t f*****g lie to me. Why have you shrunk our budgets for the upcoming season? George, Rachel, Pete, Ashley, Scarlett, Scott, Jessica—all of our clubs.”

“Because, Franz, we don’t need to spend £750 million on footballers every year, all of our clubs are deeply successful. We should be spending money elsewhere.” I defended.

“That’s nonsense and you know it. Lokomotiv Moscow, Torino, PSV—none of them won the league last season. Even your beloved West Ham. But why have you maintained your budgets at Dulwich? Is it for Pep?”

“Franz, you didn’t know what Dulwich Hamlet was when I took over them a few years ago, I needed more money to create a franchise, not a football club. Now look what they are.”

I could understand Franz’s displeasure in my slashing of the other clubs’ budgets whilst I set aside more to build up Dulwich Hamlet. But, the Hamlet needed to be built, the clubs in question already have solid foundations, mine don’t.

“This has to end, Tom.” Before I could respond, Franz had hung up.

Greyfriars Bobby · August 5, 2015

I'm from the States and a relatively new "convert" to English football, so I'm not very familiar with the atmosphere surrounding the FA Cup Final. Thanks for describing it so well in your story!

Good luck to you and your new manager at Dulwich Hamlet in 25/26. I'll be following.

jdoyle9293 · August 5, 2015

JUNE 24, 2025

The beautiful seas and equally precious sky was blocked out by my laptop screen, water had replaced any cocktail on the arm of my sunbed. Karen remained the same. My phone buzzed, 7.38a.m., my phone removed the black lock screen, showing me George’s text.

“Ring me, it’s urgent.” I obliged.

“George, you wanted to speak to me?” He didn’t let me finish my sentence before chiming in.

“Tom, Rachel is with me. As is Franz and Pete and a number of our backers.”

“Okay, is everything alright on that side of the globe?” I knew it wouldn’t be, George’s tone was unusual.

“No. Meet us in Miami on Saturday afternoon. We wish to terminate our consortium.”

“I’ll be there tomorrow morning. Miami Springs Golf Club—11a.m.” I threw the phone to the cabin’s deck flooring.

Karen looked up from her tanning session with a puzzled look on her face.

“What’s the matter, sweetie?” Karen asked but by this point I had retrieved my hat and left our cabin.

I could hear Karen’s flip flops clicking across the golden sand as I raced up into the hotel’s nearby grounds. I needed a couple of suits and electronics packed into a small bag. That took fifteen minutes. Karen shouted by my side the entire time.

“Karen, for the last time; I need to meet up with the consortium in Miami. I won’t be long. Two or three days maximum. We’ve got four weeks left here so just indulge in the surroundings and relax.”

“But I want to spend time with you, Tom!”

“Look, you’ll probably have a better time without me anyway.” She knew what I was implying which is why she burnt a hole into my cheek with a fierce slap.

“If you leave, this is over. Me, the kids. You’ll never see us again. You’re too glued to your football clubs.”

I brushed it off and brushed past her with a small suitcase in my hand. I had a flight to catch.

jdoyle9293 · August 6, 2015

JUNE 25, 2025

I walked into the vast members’ bar of the Miami Springs Golf Club, a stone’s throw away from the airport at 10.57a.m. None of my fellow consortium members were to be seen. I purchased a glass of gin and tonic before finding a seat in the corner of the room, furthest away from the bar and drained half of my glass. I overlooked the first tee as numerous khaki pants and argyle jumpers teed off and began their morning on the course.

Fifty-seven minutes after my arrival and three drinks later, Franz walked through the room, flanked by George, Rachel, Pete and two people I’d seen in a Hollywood film or twelve over the past thirty years.

The latter couple hadn’t been in our consortium and didn’t join Franz, Rachel, George and Pete at the table, instead they hung back at the bar, chatting to what I presumed was a long-lost acquaintance behind the bar. I stood up to shake Franz’s hand.

“Sit down, Tom. I want to make this as short as possible.”

“You could have done that by arriving at the agreed upon time.” I retorted with more than an ounce of bitterness towards him.

“We have decided that your actions over this summer have been detrimental to our consortium so we wish to disband. Me as the owner of Frankfurt, George as the owner of Bordeaux, Rachel of Torino and Pete of PSV Eindhoven, we shall be forming our own consortium.”

“What happened, guys?” I directed my line of inquiry towards George and Rachel, two of what I proposed to be my closest friends. They looked at the floor as Franz continued his orders.

“Of course, we had some resistance. Scarlett, Scott, Ashley and Jessica wished to remain under your management but aside from that you have no remaining backers. If you wish to continue your ownership of those six clubs you had better find some money, and fast. You will see our design in the upcoming months.” Franz stood up and walked away, George, Rachel and Pete followed him.

I drained the rest of my glass, an almost full glass, and stormed out of the back exit, brushing past the Hollywood couple on my way out.

EvilDave · August 6, 2015

I like the drama in this new development, I can picture the scenes clearly. Intrigued to see where this goes from here, keep it up!

jdoyle9293 · August 6, 2015

JULY 1, 2025

“That’s great Pep, I’ll make sure we get that pushed through before the end of next week. Goodnight.” I clicked off the red button, re-focused my eyes onto the television in front of me. The overcast London skyline beyond my vision and a half furnished house.

I didn’t return to St. Lucia, I received several photographs of my torched clothes and possessions via text message, luckily our story hasn’t found the pages of the tabloids or any public social media as of yet. I had shipped off the majority of her possessions and, reluctantly, our children to her family in Kent, with a special box sent to a disclosed location in central Germany.

I had been swamped as the rest of my team—all four of them returned from their various offices in Edinburgh, Moscow, Malaga and Oporto and joined me in our London office as we set about finding new backers to replace the traitors currently extending their empire from a particular Frankfurt office.

Within five days, Pep had begun his term as manager at Dulwich which allowed my full attention on finding new funds and potential club owners to rival Franz’s power. We had lost Frankfurt, Bordeaux, Torino, PSV but still held six clubs. There were rumblings about their takeover bids across Europe, though, even a new MLS franchise.

In one week we had added £400 billion to our fortune courtesy of delving into a Qatari market, somehow unforeseen by our former friends in Frankfurt.

We were in close contact with a man called Mehdi, whose consortium would add a vast new stream of revenue to us. Our value had been slashed from £14 trillion in 2014 to just £3.272 trillion eleven years, the majority of that was ripped from us but we would rebuild.

Sky Sports News presenters continued to chirp away in the background which I didn’t pay much attention to until I received a text from an old friend.

jdoyle9293 · August 7, 2015

JULY 1, 2025

“Are you watching Sky Sports News?” Franz.

I looked up to the television screen which was now dominated by a golden yellow bulletin. Franz Schmidt-led consortium purchases Arsenal F.C. for £675 million.

“Khalid Asfour. A new backer of ours, probably worth more than your whole consortium.” I continued to ignore Franz. We were no longer plotting to win trophies across Europe and the rest of the world, Franz was making this personal by purchasing a club directly in competition with two of mine.

However, this made his next movements very predictable. What would come next would be clear battle lines in the sand in divisions where we owned clubs. That means; La Liga to compete against Malaga, Liga Sagres to compete against Boavista, the Russian league to compete against Lokomotiv Moscow and the SPL to compete against Hearts.

That didn’t fill me with much dread, though. What did was that he had finally identified the Middle East as an area to exploit for its money to win football trophies. We had some catching up to do.

“I forgot to thank you for the package you sent me. I recognised quite a few of Karen’s knickers from last year.”

I needed to spend to cash to destroy this man. I knew the club and the man to do it.

jdoyle9293 · August 7, 2015

JULY 6, 2025

I was turned against the large conference table in the hotel, staring through the large tinted window. I thanked everything that they were tinted, as our high vantage point allowed me to overlook the beauty of the bustling Schwarzholzl park and in one head turn the Olympic Regatta track. My eyes soaked it all in whilst my ear’s attention fell behind me to the German musings and positive English noises emanating from Scarlett and Scott, my representatives who didn’t speak a word of German.

Luckily enough, our latest acquisition into the consortium, Mehdi Antar could speak a smattering of German whilst the representatives opposite them knew a fair amount of English, although all of the proceedings were thrashed out in German. That got us on a favourable footing, I guessed judging by the tone and smiles on all those concerned.

Through the tinted windows, I saw Mehdi and a representative lock hands.

“Beschlossene Sache!” cried out the Bayern Munich official.

That was our retaliation to Franz, purchasing Bayern Munich to compete with his Frankfurt. I couldn’t erase the smile from my face as I shook all of the representatives hands with a polite “Danke!” or two, I couldn’t erase the smile in the short half hour commute to the airport or on the flight back to London. The news would break in a day or two’s time. Mehdi stayed behind with his backers, doling out positions to his friends and family and begun to know the city, its history and the club—players needed to be brought in.

£676 million was the figure—the biggest spent by either of our consortiums, it was a purposeful price. It was slight over the asking price of £664 million but in spending more for Bayern than Franz and Khalid did for Arsenal, it would send out a message.

We were in Munich on two days’ notice as well. This was a pure reaction from Franz’s activity over the past week. It was all very deliberate on his part, he made sure the announcements of buying Barcelona, Porto, CSKA Moscow were all made in consecutive days this week to romp up the pressure in our camp. We still had a long way to go to match them—as far as I was concerned they were winning 8-7 in terms of clubs owned and theirs were more established teams.

London was the destination to find more backers.

tenthreeleader · August 8, 2015

See my note to Bobby on his piece and next year's awards. Continuing fine work from you!

jdoyle9293 · August 8, 2015

JULY 17, 2025

There hadn’t been any news or word from Franz for the past ten or so days so I felt slightly weary when I woke up on that Thursday morning. I had a minor appointment at work which kept me busy until 1, then I met up with the rest of the consortium—minus Mehdi—in a conference room that was halfway up my apartment block.

Things had slowed down since our return from Munich eleven days ago. We had found some backers to pump more money into the clubs but £187 billion wasn’t going to be enough to purchase a handful of clubs and keep them afloat for a number of years to rival Franz. I had booked a two-week pre-season holiday alongside Scott, touring Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to find some backers late in the day.

My phone had beeped. Karen. I glanced down towards a picture of Ibrox beaming back at me. I unlocked the phone to reveal the full stadium. Just as my finger ran up to the top of the device in order to re-lock it, a grey bubble appeared on the left-hand side.

“My first club.”

I locked the phone out of fright. How in the world had Karen stumped up enough money to buy Rangers F.C.? The art of modern day technology had already told her that I had read the message but I wasn’t going to lower myself down to her level. I retained my focus Ashley’s presentation about notable people and businesses in London we could be targeting.

It didn’t last long as my phone, now on silent, flashed a similar picture of Ibrox. Thinking she had sent it twice by mistake, I suddenly realised the sender. Franz. He quickly replied to himself with a text.

“Aw! My girlfriend’s first ever football club. Signed and sealed.”

Before I could launch into a tirade on Franz and inexplicable xenophobia against Germans—I caught Ashley’s less-than-impressed glance. I tucked the phone into my sports bag and bubbled away under the surface for the rest of the meeting.

7-9.

jdoyle9293 · August 9, 2015

AUGUST 12, 2025

I was perched up in the executive area of Wembley Stadium just two and a half months prior to my last visit to the national team’s stadium. The anxiety of May’s FA Cup final marathon penalty shootout came flooding back to me as Scarlett and I climbed the staircase to above the royal box. A glass of Pimm’s in each hand did the trick as we sat in our seats whilst the players warmed up on the turf.

Pep and his new assistant gave a quick wave in my general direction as I sipped the Pimm’s with Scarlett. Karen would’ve naturally been my plus one but as she was literally sleeping with the enemy, that chance was gone.

Scarlett was my new number two after both George and Rachel deserted our consortium to join Franz in Frankfurt. She was a quick flight from Malaga over at the best of times but was in London helping the team pick up some investors in time for the new season.

She did help me, a lot actually. We had a giggle and chat as the teams lined up for the national anthem. I owned both clubs in the game, not that the Community Shield mattered much. It was merely a pre-season game.

As the roars went up from the pink and blue shirts to my right and the sixth Pimm’s fell into my mouth, Scarlett’s lips found mine, a drunken fruity lemonade kiss as Tyler Hoyle put us 2-0 up inside two minutes. I did kiss her back momentarily and concluded with a smile but with Sky Sports poking its nose in, I laughed it off.

By the 23rd minute, Lee Green had got his second and our third of the match, the bookies were right, the Hammers were being destroyed. As we got drunker, I seemed to hallucinate three West Ham goals flying in within quick succession in the second half. Apparently my eyes were telling me the truth as for the second time in two months, we lined up to take our penalties.

A 4-1 shootout win was acceptable as Scarlett and I left linking arms as we stumbled out of the stadium. I sent her on a cab home, don’t worry.

tenthreeleader · August 9, 2015

Your character work is very enjoyable. Good stuff!

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