In corruption, the foundations need to be built
Jock McGhee is back, and has he stumbled into a good job, or a corrupt club looking for retribution?
It Has Thundered From The Foot
2026/27 Open Thread: the Scottish Brendan Rodgers runs the rule over his Etoile Filante squad, as they prepare for another tilt at reaching the Champions League Group Stage.
Whispering At Pigeons
2025/26 Open Thread: Brendan Rodgers’ Etoile Filante return to continental football for the first time in nearly 30 years, while striving to defend their Premier League crown.
Little By Little Grow The Bananas
2024/25 Open Thread: Having escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth, Brendan Rodgers’ Etoile Filante look to the future.
However Long The Night, The Dawn Will Break
2023/24 Open Thread: Brendan Rodgers kicks off his tenure at Etoile Filante, sitting rock bottom, desperate for survival.
Time continues to skip forward randomly. Details at elev…
Before the first ball is kicked in anger, we must examine the world as it exists in 2024, and meet the manager who will (theoretically) lead our Nearly Men to glory. One way or another, this will all end in tears.
The Nearly Men of Africa – An Introduction
Let me tell you something, my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.
Just A Slight Stiffness Coming On, In The Shoulder
The journey to world domination continues, with Seattle Red taking his turn in the bloggers’ joint save.
Beware The Fury Of A Patient Man
2039 Open Thread: After a rollercoaster year on the continent, Levan “Goose” Akhobadze and Duruji Kvareli plot their revenge.
Live: 2037/38 Champions League Final
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are live in Istanbul, as Levan “Goose” Akhobadze’s Duruji Kvareli take on Ralph Hassenhuttl’s Manchester City.
Peace Was Never An Option
2038 Open Thread: The first match kicks off at Duruji Kvareli’s new stadium, Levan Akhobadze Park, as a chance for revenge looms large.
A Kiss With A SharkFist Is Better Than None
A new, strikerless tactic for FM21 based on Julian Nagelsmann’s “sharkmouth” principles. Because nothing says sexy, aggressive football like a SharkFist.
Play It From The Beginning
2037 Open Thread: Ahead of a Champions League tie with Inter Milan, Goose recognizes that Duruji Kvareli’s greatest accomplishments cannot be behind them, because their destiny lies ahead.
The end of the season is so close we can almost taste it
The end of the season is within touching distance, how will Vince and the Sai Gon boys get on?
Bent Out of Shape Part Five – Pathfinder
A look at how with just a few tweaks, any tactic that was previously not working can made into something greater.
Project survival
Sai Gon have made it back to the V League, and it’s all about staying in the league this time around.
It happened after 11
Not long to go as the end of the season is in sight. Can we maintain the promotion push?
Live: 2035/36 Europa League Final
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are live in Valencia, as Levan “Goose” Akhobadze’s Duruji Kvareli take on Roger Schmidt’s Leicester City. Can Goose’s men claim their first European title?
Someone once said winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.
It’s a team game this football management lark.