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[Punch]

FEB 2042 - Match Day 28 - At Burnley FC

 

Match Report

Spoiler

A dominant performance as Burnley are eventually put to the sword.

For all our efforts in the first half, we had just a single Craig Hoston goal to give us the lead at half time.

We continued to press in the second half, and went on a burst of 3 goals in 7 minutes, Gary Gowdy scoring twice, and Burnley managing to turn one into their own goal in a comedic goal line scramble sent the ball ping ponging around off three of their own players before crossing the line.

They did manage to put one in the correct net 5 minutes later, to complete the 4-1 victory.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

Man U beat Liverpool, and won their make up game to cut the deficit to one point.

 

 

Up next...the FA Cup rolls into The Isle as we face a tough clash against an in form Arsenal.

[Punch]

FEB 2042 - FA Cup 5th Round - Vs Arsenal FC

 

Match Report

Spoiler

A dramatic come from behind win as we beat The Gunners deep into injury time.

A tight opening to the match and the visitors took the lead on 20 minutes.

Six minutes later Aled Harden stunningly volleyed home a Lewis Hoey cross to level the scores.

It stayed level to half time, and the arm wrestle continued through the second half.

With the game seemingly heading towards extra time, Simon Johnson found some space to curl in a cross, which was met on the volley by Craig Hoston to secure a 95th minute winner, sending us to the Quarter Final.

 

 

 

Quarter Final Draw

Spoiler

We will host Chelsea in the Quarter Final.

 

We had a rough start to life against Chelsea, but we are now on a 13 game unbeaten run, including 7 straight wins.

 

 

Up next...back to League action as we travel to Leicester.

[Sonic Youth]

Tight at the top of the table, playing well and progressing in cups. Good time for Gowdy to warm into the season 

[Punch]

2 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

Tight at the top of the table, playing well and progressing in cups. Good time for Gowdy to warm into the season 

Yeah, we just seem to have switched which side of Manchester we have to fight

Gowdy seems to have hardly gotten out of second gear this season, yet he still has a bag full of goals, leading the Premier League.

[Punch]

FEB 2042 - Match Day 29 - At Leicester City FC

 

Match Report

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The Foxes gave us a tough fight, and a bit of a fright along the way.

The hosts went close to scoring twice, rattling the goal post twice, before we almost got the winner with Aled Harden striking the post as well.

In the shadows of full time when it looked like the points were being shared, Simon Johnson found some space down the wing, before picking out a great cross to find Gary Gowdy in space, who slid home his shot to seal the three points.

A tough fight, not our best game, but we done enough to keep the points rolling along.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

Man U held to a draw by Norwich gives us a three point break at the top.

 

 

Up next...our European journey kicks off again as head to Spain to take on Villareal in the first leg of the first knockout round.

[Sonic Youth]

1 hour ago, Punch said:

FEB 2042 - Match Day 29 - At Leicester City FC

 

Match Report

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The Foxes gave us a tough fight, and a bit of a fright along the way.

The hosts went close to scoring twice, rattling the goal post twice, before we almost got the winner with Aled Harden striking the post as well.

In the shadows of full time when it looked like the points were being shared, Simon Johnson found some space down the wing, before picking out a great cross to find Gary Gowdy in space, who slid home his shot to seal the three points.

A tough fight, not our best game, but we done enough to keep the points rolling along.

 

 

Table

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Man U held to a draw by Norwich gives us a three point break at the top.

 

 

Up next...our European journey kicks off again as head to Spain to take on Villareal in the first leg of the first knockout round.

Roberto Baggio regen! Any good?

That was a good win 

[Punch]

7 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

That was a good win

A good win when we were not at our best.

 

7 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

Roberto Baggio regen! Any good

Looks pretty decent, had a long career at Leicester, although Chelsea are interested in him.

[Punch]

FEB 2042 - First Knockout Round 1st Leg - At Villarreal

 

Match Report

Spoiler

A dominant performance to give us a great advantage heading into the 2nd Leg at The Isle.

We kept their attack quiet, only managing one shot on target.

Goals either side of half time to Harden and Hoey capped off a great all round performance.

We will take a 2-0 lead into the 2nd Leg in three weeks time.

 

 

Up next...back to League action in a huge match up against 3rd place Arsenal at The Isle.

[Punch]

FEB 2042

A good month as we drop points only to Liverpool, advance in the FA Cup, and hold a 2-0 lead in our Champions League tie.

 

A happy Analyst as the Defence is killing it, and the attack is looking good as well.

 

We hold a three point lead with 9 games left to play.

 

Stats

 

Goalkeepers

 

Defence

 

Midfield

 

Forwards

 

 

We take a loss, but still up on the season.

 

A quieter month, but some tough games coming up.

[Punch]

MAR 2042 - Match Day 30 - Vs Arsenal FC

 

Match Report

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It was 1st V 3rd, and it lived up to the billing, with a brutal clash at The Isle.

Nearly 30 fouls, the Referee handed out 8 yellow cards, and we struck the post twice, but we had to settle for a share of the points.

After the visitors took the lead on the half hour, we were really struggling to make in roads.

But some substitutions around the hour make started to turn the tide, and created a few more opportunities.

Gary Gowdy and Michael Pilkington both had chances off the posts, before Pilkington finally drilled home a Billy Johnson cross to equalise.

So we managed to avoid being beaten twice by The Gunners this season.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

We draw with Arsenal, but Man U were beaten by Leicester.

 

 

Up next...the tough start to the month continues as we travel to Manchester to take on 2nd place United.

[Sonic Youth]

A point gained. Time to extend your lead against Man Utd.

[Punch]

2 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

A point gained. Time to extend your lead against Man Utd.

Could be a close finish to the season.

[Punch]

MAR 2042 - Match Day 31 - At Manchester United

 

Match Report

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A monster top of the table clash at Old Trafford where a win could have given us one hand on the title, but it all fell apart in the final 5 minutes.

It was a tough match, with both teams brilliant defensively, allowing each other to create very few chances.

It looked like Gary Gowdy had given us the win with 5 to play, but it was ruled out for an offside player in the lead up.

It went from bad to worse, as David Kearney was given his marching orders for a clumsy foul which earned him a second yellow. I am not even sure where to check, but I think that was our first red card in the Premier League for at least 2-3 seasons.

From the ensuing free kick, Glynn Crosby clattered into a Man U player in the box, and the Ref pointed to the spot, and they made no mistake, burying the penalty to take the lead, and with it, the win.

While we may not have done enough to win, we probably didn't deserve to lose like that either.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

A draw against 3rd, followed by a loss to 2nd, has seen our lead diminished to just a single point, with 7 games to play.

Newcastle beat Manchester City for the League Cup, hence their Euro II Qualification.

 

 

Up next...Champions League 1st Knockout Round 2nd Leg, as Villarreal travel to The Isle, with us holding a 2-0 lead.

[Sonic Youth]

 

Crazy last 5 mins, which didn’t go your way. 

Time to win out!

[Punch]

6 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

 

Crazy last 5 mins, which didn’t go your way. 

Time to win out!

Honestly, it seems to have been that kind of season

[Punch]

MAR 2042 - Youth Intake

 

The class of 42 has arrived, and after a few years of lackluster intakes, this one shows some promise.

 

The stars are almost worth completely ignoring as they don't tell an accurate story.

 

Three players with PA above 160, two more above 150, and a handful of other useful looking prospects.

Some of these kids already have impressive CA scores, and weighted attribute scores.

 

The best three

Spoiler

Forsyth, a pacy winger come striker if his finishing improves, but has the highest PA we have seen for several years. A very exciting prospect.

 

Brown is another pacy winger come striker, who again has some very exciting numbers, and could be another exciting prospect.

 

Hallahan, the only IoM native in the intake, but also another pacy winger, with the highest potential to transition to striker, with a finishing of 9 already.

 

 

Just the one IoM native in the bunch this year, so England is catching up, while we had two from Cyrpus this year.

 

A couple from London has them close to taking second place.

 

 

So after a few seasons of less than impressive intakes, where we took less than half the players, it's nice to see a lot of potential coming out of the Academy this season.

 

[Punch]

MAR 2042 - 1st Knockout Round 2nd Leg - Vs Villarreal

 

Match Report

Spoiler

Absolute domination as as the Spaniards are blown away at The Isle.

Khaled Hussein got the early goal to put us out to a 3-0 aggregate lead.

Even though the visitors pulled one back before half time, we were still in control when Aled Harden sealed it on the hour mark.

Lewis Hoey scored a two minute brace late in the game to put the exclamation point on the performance.

 

We keep the cash rolling in.

 

 

Quarter Final Draw

Spoiler

Spain again as we are handed a tough draw against Real.

 

Two previous meetings from the Group Stages a few years ago, suggesting this could be a tight affair.

 

 

Up next...from Champions Cup to FA Cup as we host Chelsea in the Quarter Final.

[Sonic Youth]

2 hours ago, Punch said:

MAR 2042 - Youth Intake

 

The class of 42 has arrived, and after a few years of lackluster intakes, this one shows some promise.

 

The stars are almost worth completely ignoring as they don't tell an accurate story.

 

Three players with PA above 160, two more above 150, and a handful of other useful looking prospects.

Some of these kids already have impressive CA scores, and weighted attribute scores.

 

The best three

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Forsyth, a pacy winger come striker if his finishing improves, but has the highest PA we have seen for several years. A very exciting prospect.

 

Brown is another pacy winger come striker, who again has some very exciting numbers, and could be another exciting prospect.

 

Hallahan, the only IoM native in the intake, but also another pacy winger, with the highest potential to transition to striker, with a finishing of 9 already.

 

 

Just the one IoM native in the bunch this year, so England is catching up, while we had two from Cyrpus this year.

 

A couple from London has them close to taking second place.

 

 

So after a few seasons of less than impressive intakes, where we took less than half the players, it's nice to see a lot of potential coming out of the Academy this season.

 

That’s an amazing intake, skewed towards wingers/forwards. None look like out-and-out forwards. A nice problem to have 

[Punch]

1 minute ago, Sonic Youth said:

That’s an amazing intake, skewed towards wingers/forwards. None look like out-and-out forwards. A nice problem to have 

Definitely some quality prospects in there.

Wingers are always welcome as our tactic tends to be pretty harsh on them.

[TelcontarTargaryen]

Really curious to see where all the new players with strong potential can take the club.

[Punch]

7 hours ago, TelcontarTargaryen said:

Really curious to see where all the new players with strong potential can take the club.

Good to see some exciting prospects after a few poor seasons of intakes.

[Punch]

MAR 2042 - FA Cup Quarter Final - Vs Chelsea FC

 

Match Report

Spoiler

The Ravens juggernaut rolls on to the Semi Final with a shut out of Chelsea.

First half goals to Hussein and Gowdy were enough to complete the job.

Chelsea pressed hard in the second half, striking the posts twice, but were unable to mount a comeback, so we advance.

 

 

 

Semi Final Draw

Spoiler

We travel to Leicester for the Semi Final

 

We have an excellent record against The Foxes.

 

 

Up next...45 players on International duty before we return to The Isle to take on Fulham.

[Punch]

MAR 2042 - Internationals

 

We had a whopping 45 players called up for international duty this month, including a pretty impressive 20 making senior international appearances.

 

 

Gary Gowdy extended his records in both appearances and goals.

Aled Harden scored his 50th senior international goal.

We welcomed 3 new senior internationals, with Jay Lee debuting for Wales, Kenny Healey for Ireland, and Nicholas Wilkinson became our first ever Jamaican representative.

Edited October 24, 2022 by Punch

[Punch]

MAR 2042

A strange month this month as Cup Fixtures and the International break meaning we only played two League games...and we didn't win either of them.

We turned it around advancing in the Champions League, and the FA Cup.

 

Not many games to report on this month, but the defence is still strong, while our attack stumbled a little.

 

A draw to 3rd and a loss to 2nd, along with Cup commitments means we have fallen to second place.

Those Cup commitments mean we are also two games behind those teams around us, and will need to make the most of them if we want to defend our title.

 

Stats

 

Goalkeepers

 

Defence

 

Midfield

 

Forwards

 

Awards

Challinor has been killing it in the International League this season, and gets recognised for his good form.

 

Hussein has been a revalation since making the first team, and has now become the clubs first ever NxGn winner.

 

 

Prizemoney, TV Revenue, and big gates from the Cups combine to push us to a profit this month.

 

The schedule ramps up a bit for April, with 4 League games, a monster clash against Real Madrid in the Champions League, and an FA Cup semi final at Leicester.

[Sonic Youth]

This next month is going to be exciting! So many big games to look forward to seeing The Ravens win! 

[Punch]

21 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

This next month is going to be exciting! So many big games to look forward to seeing The Ravens win! 

A massive month in terms of the outcome of three different trophies.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Match Day 32 - Vs Fulham FC

 

Match Report

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With a lot of players still recovering from International duty, we had to play a fairly rotated squad against the struggling Fulham.

The visitors took a shock early lead, before young striker Fernando Browne got us back on level terms.

Fulham scored a second for us, with a calamitous own goal.

Michael Pilkington made it 3 before half time with a well taken penalty.

Just after the hour, Pilkington completed his brace, and secured the three points.

A great all round performance from a heavily rotated squad.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

We win our first make up game which takes us back to the top of the table, and qualifies us for Europe next season.

 

 

Up next...a tougher league match as we travel to Sheffield to take on the Wednesday side of town.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Race to the Title

The race for the Premier League Title is on.

We hold a game in hand, which could prove vital, as Man U and ourselves have a very similar run home.

Arsenal probably have the easiest run home, but would need some big slip ups from the top 2 to claim the title.

All three of us have played each other twice, so there are no 6 point matches left.

 

The Ravens trying to back up their maiden title, Man U trying to claim the throne back after three years in the wilderness, and The Gunners trying to throw a spanner in the works...should make for an exciting finish to the season.

 

As a footnote, Man U are out of the Champions League and FA Cup, so only have to worry about League games.

Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, but are still in the Champions League.

We have both Champions League and FA Cup matches to negotiate.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Match Day 33 - At Sheffield Wednesday FC

 

Match Report

Spoiler

The scoreline I hate the most, as we fumble our way through an uninspiring 90 minutes Hillsborough.

Both sides managed to hit the timber, but that was about as exciting as it got.

We had the better of the possession, but they had the better of the game, and we were probably lucky to get away with a point.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

We lose top spot, but do have a game in hand, while along with United, we qualify for the Champions League again next season.

The Gunners were beaten, pretty much ending their title chances, while at the other end, Sunderland are the first team relegated.

 

 

Up next...a monster trip to Spain, as we take on Real Madrid in the 1st Leg of the Champions League Quarter Final.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Quarter Final 1st Leg - At Real Madrid

 

Match Report

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Trouble!

In fairness, we held our own against the Spanish juggernaut, in front of over 80 thousand, but their finishing was just far more clinical than ours.

Two down by 20 minutes, we finally started to get back into the match in the second half, but we just couldn't get the ball in the net.

Two off the timber, and some fantastic saves by their keeper, and it just wasn't our night.

We have it all to do in the 2nd Leg in a weeks time.

 

 

Up next...before the 2nd Leg, we have a League match against Newcastle at The Isle.

Edited October 25, 2022 by Punch

[Sonic Youth]

Tough result against Real Madrid, as the stats don’t look like that result. Though the average ratings make for interesting reading.

[Punch]

6 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

Tough result against Real Madrid, as the stats don’t look like that result. Though the average ratings make for interesting reading.

We both had our chances. They took them, we didn't. Pretty much that simple.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Match Day 34 - Vs Newcastle United FC

 

Match Report

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With players still struggling from the mid-week trip to Spain, we had to heavily rotate the squad, giving chances to some of the younger kids as well.

While the scoreline only ended up 2-0, it was a near total domination from start to finish.

The job was made a lot easier when one of their players copped two yellows in three minutes, but we were already on top at that point.

Young striker Fernando Browne continued his good form when filling in for Gowdy, giving us the lead on 8 minutes.

Martin Challinor missed the chance to put us 2 up at the break, seeing his penalty saved.

Another youngster, Luca Pache sealed the points just after the hour mark.

The score could have ended up anything, but we will take the three points and move on.

 

The match seen the debut of an IoM native, who put in a good shift in the center of midfield, in the absence of Hoey and Tamara.

 

 

Spoiler

An important result as with Man U inactive today, we go top, and keep the pressure on them.

 

 

Up next...we have it all to do in the 2nd Leg of our Champions League Quarter Final, as Real Madrid come to The Isle with a 2-0 lead.

Edited October 26, 2022 by Punch

[Sonic Youth]

Good win, keeps the league form going.

Good luck against Real Madrid!

[Punch]

3 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

Good win, keeps the league form going.

Good luck against Real Madrid!

We are going to need some luck I think.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Quarter Final 2nd Leg - Vs Real Madrid

 

Match Report

Spoiler

A stunning result as we overturn a 0-2 1st Leg deficit to shock the Spanish giants, and book a place in the Semi Final.

We needed to make a positive start, and it was Craig Hoston, who had been on a long goal scoring drought, who rocked the visitors and give us a chance.

Ten minutes later, Hoston secured his brace and leveled up the tie...Game on.

The next hour was a brutal back and forward, with few chances, and a lot of work for the Ref, who handed out 10 yellow cards along the way.

Two all heading into injury time, and just as it looked like we are headed for extra time, come the hour, come the man.

Gary Gowdy intercepted a pass and beat two defenders on his way to the edge of the area, where he chipped the advancing keeper to put us ahead for the first time in 180 minutes.

At the time of the biggest moment in our clubs history, our biggest player steps up to deliver.

 

An unexpected payday as we were not supposed to get through this round.

 

 

Semi Final Draw

Spoiler

Another tough draw as we get Italian giants Inter Milan, who have won two of the last three Champions League titles.

 

We met at the same stage two years ago, and went down on away goals.

Another tough battle coming up.

 

 

Up next...another monster clash as we travel to Leicester for the FA Cup Semi Final.

[Sonic Youth]

Great result against Real Madrid! Gary Gowdy popping up to break their hearts 

[Punch]

3 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

Great result against Real Madrid! Gary Gowdy popping up to break their hearts 

It's almost like they tried to park the bus for 90 minutes...but then when we leveled, they kept doing it.

Maybe they were hoping to win in penalties

[Sonic Youth]

4 hours ago, Punch said:

It's almost like they tried to park the bus for 90 minutes...but then when we leveled, they kept doing it.

Maybe they were hoping to win in penalties

Your reputation proceeds you, and is more attacking than Real Madrid’s? 

[Punch]

1 hour ago, Sonic Youth said:

Your reputation proceeds you, and is more attacking than Real Madrid’s? 

Haha the only form of defence, is attack

[Punch]

APR 2042 - FA Cup Semi Final - At Leicester City FC

 

Match Report

Spoiler

Always a tough assignment against The Foxes at King Power, and so it proved again, with an epic battle, ending in a penalty shoot out.

Both sides went at it in the opening stages, but it was the host who got on the board first, taking the lead on 21 minutes.

We had to chase the game, and while we created chances, we really struggled to put them away, as Leicester's defence held firm.

On 70 minutes, Luca Pache found space to thread a ball through the needle onto the foot of Craig Hoston who drove home the equaliser.

Neither side could find a winner in regulation, so we went to extra time.

The tough encounter continued with neither side giving an inch, although Leicester came the closest, smashed a long range shot against the bar with Hodgson wrong footed. That would be as close as either side got though, and we went to penalties.

Our boys kept their cool, smashing home all 5 chances, and it was John Hodgson again who came up massive to save the hosts 3rd shot.

Even though one of our own scored against us, Luke Rudd scoring their 4th attempt, it was left to Isle of Man native, Stewart Kearney to calmly slot home and book our place at Wembley.

 

 

 

Final Draw

Spoiler

We face West Ham in a repeat of the Final from 2 years ago.

This will be our 6th FA Cup Final, so far resulting in three wins, and two losses.

 

It would take some serious courage to bet against us, as we have a seriously impressive record against The Hammers, losing only once in 17 meetings.

 

 

Up next...back to League action as we travel to Elland Road to take on Leeds.

Edited October 27, 2022 by Punch

[Punch]

APR 2042

 

While we were battling in the FA Cup, there was a massive moment in the context of the League battle.

 

Man U were stunned by Sheffield Wednesday, who have been in good form recently.

 

If we were to win our make up match, it would put us 5 points clear, with 3 games to play, and surely put one hand on the Trophy.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Match Day 35 - At Leeds United FC

 

Match Report

Spoiler

A dominant performance as we roll over the top of Leeds.

Fernando Browne got us the early lead, and from there we just kept pressuring them.

It took us a while to get the second goal, but it was worth the wait as a great sequence of passes found there way to Craig Hoston who made no mistake.

The job was made easier when the hosts had a player dismissed, but we were well in control by then.

Simon Johnson completed the scoring with a nice volley in injury time to put the cherry on top of a solid performance.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

Winning our make up match sends us 5 points clear with 3 games to play.

 

 

Up next...Champions League Semi Final action comes to The Isle as we host Inter Milan in the 1st Leg.

[Punch]

APR 2042 - Semi Final 1st Leg - Vs FC Inter Milan

 

Match Report

Spoiler

An astonishing 1st Leg result as Craig Hoston went berserk at The Isle.

After looking like we were going to be eliminated after the 1st Leg of the Quarter Final, we now have one foot in the door of the final.

Craig Hoston was on a near 3 month run of not scoring recently, but since has found some form and now can't stop scoring.

He drove home goals, with assists from four different players, scoring twice in each half.

We now have a massive advantage heading into the 2nd Leg in a weeks time.

 

 

Up next...back to League action as we welcome high flying Forest to The Isle, who are pushing for European qualification.

[Punch]

APR 2042

A great month, dropping league points only Wednesday, before a massive come from behind win in the Champions League Quarter Final, a monster win in the Semi Final 1st Leg, and advancing to the FA Cup Final.

The treble is still alive.

 

We have been brilliant defensively, while the attack is holding it's own.

 

A 5 point lead, with three games to play.

We also have both the best attack and defence in the League.

 

Stats

 

Goalkeepers

 

Defence

 

Midfield

 

Forwards

 

Our kids took out 1st and 2nd in the Young Player of the Month.

 

Our unbeaten month lead me to the Manager of the Month award.

 

We are one of the few profitable clubs in the League.

 

A monster month coming up as we are still in contention for three titles.

Three matches left to decide the League, we meet West Ham twice in 4 days, the second of which will be for the FA Cup title, and we have a 4 goal lead in the Champions League Semi Final.

[Punch]

MAY 2042 - Match Day 36 - Vs Nottingham Forest

 

Match Report

Spoiler

A suffocating performance as we shut out The Tricky Trees, blunting their offence with only one shot on target.

Gary Gowdy converted an early penalty to allow us to control the match.

While we didn't create a huge number of chances, but our defence was huge, continually shutting down Forest chances, and getting us going back forward again.

Just after the hour, Aled Harden sealed the win, heading home a Glynn Crosby cross.

A solid win with a slightly rotated squad, saving some legs for the upcoming 2nd Leg of our Champions League Semi Final in Italy against Inter.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

Man U thumped Newcastle to keep the gap at 5 points, meaning we need to win one of our last two games to secure back to back titles.

 

 

Up next...we head to Italy to take on Inter Milan in the 2nd Leg of our Champions League Semi Final. We hold a 4-0 lead, so just need to avoid disaster to qualify for our first ever Champions League Final.

[Punch]

MAY 2042 - Semi Final 2nd Leg - At FC Inter Milan

 

Match Report

Spoiler

It wasn't pretty, but mission accomplished as we leave Italy with the win, and a place in the Champions League Final.

Carrying a big 4-0 lead from the 1st Leg, the hosts needed to chase the game but our defence held firm, and our midfield continued to break down their forward runs.

Jay Lee had a blinder both ways, and on 50 minutes sealed the result.

We're off to the big dance, and the treble is still alive.

 

The money keeps rolling in.

 

We're off to Spain for the Final

 

We also earn a place in the next edition of the World Club Championship.

 

 

Final Draw

Spoiler

After knocking out Real Madrid in the Quarter Final, we get Atletico in the Final.

The Final being in Spain will almost be a home game for them.

 

We have met in two previous knockout stages, managing to win them both, but this will be an entirely different scenario.

 

 

Up next...it's West Ham week, as we meet twice in four days, with the potential to for us to lift two Trophies. Our first meeting is an away League trip, which a win would secure the League Title, we then meet at Wembley in the FA Cup Final.

[Punch]

MAY 2042 - Match Day 37 - At West Ham United

 

Match Report

Spoiler

Mission accomplished as we secure back to back Premier League Titles.

Gary Gowdy gave us the lead on 20 minutes, before one of our IoM natives, Marco Petrosino scored the equaliser for the hosts.

From there it was all one way traffic as Gowdy secured a hat-trick, while Hoston and Tamara added goals to complete a 5-1 rout.

We wrap up the title with an exclamation mark.

 

 

Table

Spoiler

Man U were the Title favourites at the beginning of the season, but despite taking the League lead a few weeks ago, they have lost 2 of their last 3 to fall away and hand us the title.

We can now relax and enjoy the party at The Isle for our final league game of the season.

 

 

Up next...West Ham again as we head to Wembley for the FA Cup Final, and a chance to lift our second trophy in four days.

[Sonic Youth]

A hattrick by Gowdy to win the league 

Congrats 

Also on making the ECL final too!

Big couple of games to play coming up 

[Punch]

4 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

A hattrick by Gowdy to win the league 

Congrats 

Also on making the ECL final too!

Big couple of games to play coming up 

He comes up big when we need him.

It was a slow burn to start the season, but it's all coming to the boil nicely at the pointy end.