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[KibworthBull]

November 2065

It's a big month. We can potentially extend our season in the ACL and win a trophy.

We travel to Saudi Arabia first up, and a must-win match, Doston G'aniev, who is having a difficult second season, came up trumps with a goal before we added a couple more in the second half. A joyous plane journey back.

A point against Paxtakor will do. We took all 3. CHAMPIONS

We still have plenty to do to catch the big boys

We partied for 2 weeks before a nothing league match.

Then another big one. Home to Al-Jazira, from the UAE. A tough, bitter pill to swallow. A defeat. We are looking good for best 2nd place but need a win in the last one to make sure.

We await what December can throw at us.

2 cup finals. One an actual cup final, the other, metaphorical.

[KibworthBull]

December 2065

What ho! A cup final and a must-win ACL tie.

The cup final against Paxtakor was played at Paxtakor, so it was not a neutral ground - it didn't effect us as we strolled to the domestic treble.

Junior Kone grabs 4 as we make light work of Tishreen and qualify for the 2nd Round of the Asian Champions League. 

Our reward is a 2 legged tie against Al-Jazira in February.

I can't wait.

 

 

[KibworthBull]

February 2066

We've been on an Uzbeki Recruitment MISSION!!

A number of reasons:

• We have terrible youth facilities and the board seems reluctant to improve - in their defence, we generally end the season in the red. So we have to steal the best of the rest. Sardor Baratov (Central Defender), Abdurahmon Tojiboev (Central Defender), Boburjon Xojibekov (Left Winger/Striker), Ilxomjon Ismatullayev (Left Winger) are all 17 years old and have fairly high potential ratings. Ismatullayev is probably the best of the bunch
• We need to fill the bench and have enough players to properly rotate things. Nodir Obidjonov (Defensive Midfield) will really challenge the existing players, Sandro Mihalic is part of the national side and becomes 2nd choice keeper, Behruz Joniqulov (Striker) is only 19 but looks like he has a goal or two in him, and Davron Ro'ziyev (Utility Midfielder) is 22 but can play in multiple positions - he's possibly the worst of the lot though.

Going out, Estonian pain in the neck Sergey Andreev has finally gone - on a free to Mettalurg, Jesse Seda has been released as I have better keepers, neither were registered at times last season so we haven't gained a FGN slot sadly. Domestic fringe Centre Back Farruh Boymatov has joined newly promoted Farg'ona, and Artur Kuznetsov was released.

On the pitch, it's our debut in the 2nd Round of the Asian Champions League and the tricky prospect of the side that topped our group - Al-Jazira from the UAE. 

A game where we stormed into a quick 2-0 lead, but then escaped with a 3-3 draw. Not one for the faint-hearted.

We were the better side in the 2nd leg but couldn't take our chances. Annoyed, but we'll learn.

We have 4 days to lick our wounds before we face off against Paxtakor in the Uzbek Super Cup.

Laziz Rahimov the difference.

 

[KibworthBull]

March 2066

The Uzbeki season takes ages to get going. Just the two games this month.

Salah Al-Habsi got us off to a great start, a treble, and we are already top - healthy goal difference too.

He gets another hattrick in game week 2 as we make the goal difference even better. 

In worrying Asian Champions League news...

Nasaf are in the Semi Finals. They are 3 wins away from forcing me out of the country.

[KibworthBull]

April 2066

Big game, straight up.

Paxtakor come to town. We lost this fixture last season. No danger of that this time. 5 different goalscorers. We are very much in form.

Complete rotation as we play a Superleague B team in the Uzbeki Cup - technically they could put out a strong side, but there first team are also playing. It shows how far we've come in the last few seasons that Doston G'aniev is now only a squad player and not the first name on my teamsheet. He gets a hattrick in his first start of the season.

Official confirmation that I've been around a while

We celebrated by nearly dropping points. Islom Rejabboyev with a double but Navbahor ran us hard.

Ilxomjon Ismatullayev is settling in nicely as back-up left winger, a couple of goals help see of Metalurg in the league.

We can all do a huge sigh of relief. Nasaf are out. We can continue our journey.

But it does show that a side we can beat can go this far.

We saw the month out with another win.

6 from 6 in the league. 21 straight wins.

This is all the foreplay for the next ACL though

[KibworthBull]

May 2066

There was a time when we and Surxon were in the same league and it was a competitive game. It's not anymore. We miss a penalty but still score 7 without reply.

We are the best in the league and the results are showing it, another game, and 6 scored this time, Doston G'aniev with a hat-trick. 

Mash'al are having a very good season by their standards. We are able to put 5 past them, but they scored twice.

We've now won 24 games in a row - which is a new league record.

In other news, Assane Koffi makes the ACL Team of the Year.

Progression in a Uzbek Cup, we make hard work of it, but eventually go through 2-0.

Qu'qon came up with us a few years back, and actually beat us to the title. They have been a bit of a yo-yo side since, but sat in 3rd place before this one and missed a penalty before Junior Koné found the net twice in the 2nd half.

Plenty of times we've gotten to half time 4 or 5 up and then declared, in the final match of the month, we didn't declare. Amar Omerovic gets a couple of goals and an assist to bag our 147th nation. Bosnia is in the bag. The thoughts of 5 goal Kelvin Tembo are unclear

Bosnia

 

[KibworthBull]

June 2066

A World Cup in a year ending in 66. We've seen it before. And it's hosted in England.

There is nothing for us there, but we do have representation. Assane Koffi is in the Ivory Coast squad.

It's just one game—Nasaf away, a routine victory.

It's also the transfer window opening, so it's 1 out and 1 in.

Theirry Fokou has been given a fantastic opportunity in the Middle East. He's out of contract in December and wasn't going to stay, so it brings in a couple of K's and also saves us £2k per week in wages.

Also moving on, is Assane Koffi, another who had the bright lights of the Middle East shined in his eyes. £825k for someone we signed on a free 2 years ago. That'll help the bank balance.

It actually puts us back into the black - for a few weeks.

 

[KibworthBull]

July 2066

The only incoming is a Romanian Striker - Alin Moldovan - and he is thrown in at the deep end for his debut in the Uzbek Cup. He scores but is pipped to the MoTM award by our Omani Striker.

Amar Omerovic has moved to Paxtakor - it frees up a foreign slot but it does mean we only have 1 left back in the club. 

Moldovan scores on his league debut in "our worst result of the season" - a 1-0 win.

Just before the transfer deadline closed we snuck in Ovie Umar from Lokomotiv Toshkent, who can play in either full-back role. He made his debut against his former club.

The league is almost sown up.

[KibworthBull]

August 2066

Away to 4th, and then Away to 2nd. 

About as tough as it gets in Uzbekistan. 

We go full strength for both.

Bunyodkor are the first team to take points off us. A 0-0 draw.

A massive response in Paxtakor - Kelvin Tembo getting two and we move 10 points clear of the defeated side.

My assistant manager from the last 7 years has decided to move to the No.1 seat at Lokomotiv Toshkent. His first game is against us in the cup. You couldn't write it...

We give him nothing, and he now knows what it's like in the hot seat.

The ACL draw has also been announced. All winnable, and all loseable.

In the final game of the month, Salah Al-Habsi comes off the bench and saves our blushes.

8 games remain this season

 

 

 

[KibworthBull]

September 2066

Asian Champions League time... and our No.1 keeper is out injured for at least the first one, maybe the 2nd.

Romanian Moldovan gets a double against Neftchi but not gets the MoTM award which is a travesty.

It's a victory that secures out spot in ACL 2067.

Our trip to Iran saw 7 goals and a debut for Qatari Jassim Al-Shammari. We are off and running.

The physio is quite busy right now

Yangiyer are on the wrong end of a pasting. Moldovan gets a hat-trick, as does our left back Baxrom Meliboyev but it's Junior Kone that gets the reward for 2 assists. I love the algorithm.

It puts us onto 99 goals. We have 5 games to score the 100th.

More joy from Kone, or J Ko as no-one calls him, with a double in the ACL

Everything is nice and rosy right now

[KibworthBull]

October 2066

Back on it. More domestic glory awaits.

Kelvin Tembo gets a double as we see of Mash'al, and results go our way to secure the title.

The ACL is the big focus. We have a massive chance to take control of the group. We have 6 points and so do Al-Wehda. A 2-0 win sees our Qatari Jassim Al-Shammari get the MoTM award, he just needs a goal now and that's a nation in the bag.

Heavy rotation in the league against Qu'qon - they score a 94th minute goal to sneak a draw.

Our focus is on Paxtakor in the Uzbek Semi Final 4 days later.

Tembo is the man on target again as we have another final to look forward to.

[KibworthBull]

November  2066

We need to improve our goal difference by 7 to reach 100 - which for 26 games is insane. We get to play the side bottom of the table so we might do it in that game - we scored 12 against them earlier in the season.

Victory over Al-Wahda sees us 6 point clear with 2 games left, and a plus 11 goal difference ahead of 2nd place. We can almost book our 2nd round tickets I think.

Salah Al-Habsi gets a double against the bottom side to move us to +96.

We only improve the GD by one at home to Nasaf but Alin Moldovan does tick off our 148th nation. Romania is done.

Boburjon Xojibekov is a 17 year old striker with quite a bit of potential, he got 2 in the ACL as we qualified for the 2nd phase with a game to spare. 

Typically we end on +99 for the season. Doston G'anev getting a treble. We do however finish unbeaten

Romania

[KibworthBull]

December 2066

Bunyodkor have got themselves into the Cup Final and they held their own for the first half hour, them our quality shone through. Kelvin Tembo always seems to score doubles. 31 in 29 this season, 126 goals for the club now in 132 games. The 3rd top scorer of the save.

The final game of the season is our final ACL Group game. We are going for 6 out of 6.

We can't get it, but we are at least unbeaten.

We go to Al-Arabi in the 2nd Round - they can be found in Qatar.

But that's in 2067.

 

[KibworthBull]

February 2067

There is very little to report after a domestic treble last season.

We've signed a 24 year old Chinese Right Winger called Jiang Kejie, all he needs to do is get the Man of the Match award in the 3 months he is here.

Outgoings, Right Back Shavkat Akramov has gone to Nasaf, Anvar Hasanov will be Qizillqum's keeper next year, Centre Back Abdurahmon Tojiboev will be featuring for Navbahor's 2nd string, and Striker Behruz Joniqulov will be doing similar for Bunyodkor's 2nd string.

On the pitch, we resume our ACL journey.

Al-Arabi Sports Club from Qatar, their nickname is the Dream Team. It's a defensive nightmare.

Score 4, concede 4. As you were, all back to ours.

Dilyaver Toshboyev doesn't score many. Just his 2nd in 69 games is enough to get us into the Quarter-Finals.

Saudi side Al-Ittihad Club Jeddah await in the QF's. If we get through that, we have Qatari Semi-Final opponents.

Finally for this month, the domestic curtain raiser. Paxtakor in the Uzbeki Super Cup.

National Centre Back Sardor Baratov grabs the second, Kelvin Tembo gets the first. Our first trophy of the season.

 

[KibworthBull]

March 2067

The Quarter Final stage. First time we've gotten this far in Asia. We are unlikely to progress as we play the mighty Saudi side Al-Ittihad.

At one point we led 3-0 and could taste the Semi - it went to 3-2 but Shaxboz Ikromov scored in stoppage time to give us a 2-goal cushion. 

Both our main strikers will miss the return leg.

A cagey return leg was settled with a couple of goals in the 2nd half. We have a Semi

We end the month we the start of our league campaign.

Kelvin Tembo does what he does, and we are off and running.

4 minutes into the 2nd game of the season, Jassim Al-Shammari ticked off nation #149 - with a goal to secure Qatar.

Qatar

 

[KibworthBull]

April 2067

Now and then we come across a huge month.

This is just that.

Paxtakor in the league is the amuse-bouche. A professional performance and we win.

In the Uzbeki Cup we travel to a 5th tier side - double figures is expected, despite it being our reserves. We were *****, but thankfully Boburjon Xojibekov had his shooting boots and we progressed 4-2.

Our next league fixture is another toughie - Nasaf at home. We've got much bigger fish this month, so it's rotation. Islom Rejabboyev scores early and we are always in control.

Main course time. Off to Qatar. 

Kelvin Tembo was hungry - a double - and we have a 3-goal lead into the 2nd leg.

More league action in between - heavily rotated and it results in a defeat. One that we will forget about if we win the 2nd leg.

Jiang Kejie ends a poor loan spell without ticking off China.

That man Tembo again - goals 140 and 141 for the club and we have an Asian Champions League Final to look forward to. Defeat in the final will give us £1.3m. 

Back to back league wins end the month.

Big deep breath everyone.

[KibworthBull]

May 2067

Metallurg are joint top with ourselves, but we sent our 2nd string out as 3 days later we travel to Australia.

Laziz Rahimov got us off to the perfect start and we kept the opposition at arm's length and were tidy. 

Shaxboz Ikromov put us ahead in the land of Oz, but they levelled in the 2nd half. Honours even. Dilyaver Toshboyev will miss the 2nd leg. 756 fans make the 10,000 km flight. 23 hours of flying.

The league game between the 1st and 2nd leg is won, Victor Akramov with a 95th minute winner, but zero flucks are given.

We never got going in the return leg. Melbourne take it 2-0

We've put some of the prize money towards the facilities

Mash'al-2 bear the brunt of our defeat. Double figures.

And the board put even more cash into the club facilities.

More league victories ensure we end the month comfortably at the top of the table.

Need a lie down now.

 

 

[KibworthBull]

June 2067

The morning after the night before. Back to league action.

Surxon before the international break. We only managed to win it in the last few moments. Scoring twice in the 89th and 91st minutes. 

After the break it was more victories, 5 scored against bottom of the table Mash'al, and 3 against Olmaliq

Off the pitch, Kelvin Tembo has become one of us

 

[KibworthBull]

July 2067

July means the transfer window is open and we've been busy.

Most of these will go into our U21s, but we have replaced our keeper. Current No.1 Judicaël Gnaleko has announced he wants to leave and is out of contract, so I have improved on him with Drissa Operi, a younger, better version from the same nation - Ivory Coast.

Abou Mané is using some of the funds from losing in the final. He's 22 and we've paid 50k now and the rest over time. He's a striker and will score plenty. Brian Kisitu is an Ugandan Centre Back and becomes our 8th FGN player.

Leaving the club are:

The back up keeper (Sandro), a striker that will never make it (Bekzod) and an left winger that became an arse (Ilzomjon)

In the cup against Qu'qon, Kelvin Tembo celebrates his new nationality by scoring twice in stoppage time to become the all-time leading scorer in the save with 147 goals. 

Back in the league, and it's the turn of Shaxboz Ikromov to score a double as we continue with the wins. Before a hammer blow victory over Paxtakor at the end of the month. Tembo now has 150 goals.

The league is almost sown up. 10 to play, 12 points clear.

[KibworthBull]

August 2067

Junior Kone bangs in 4 and Nasaf are stuffed, a win that moves us 14 points clear.

Bunyodkor are the only side to have beaten us domestically this year - at the time we were focusing on the ACL Final. Now we are fully focused on revenge.

Obed Mintah has moved to Sydney FC to the end of the season - we get £100k for someone out of contract.

Kone and Abou Mane batter Bunyodkor. It is a dish served cold after all.

New recruit Sarvar Rejabboyev is off and running in the Uzbek Cup - a double against lowly Buxoro in the Quarters.

We face Indian opponents in the ACL

Two more league wins mean that we go into the last 3 months of the season (8 games) needing just 1 point for the title. Asian Champions League Football for 2068/69 is secured already.

 

 

[KibworthBull]

September 2067

One victory from our 3rd successive title.

By the time Brian Kisitu headed home our 2nd, the champagne had already been popped.

We are now the joint 2nd best team in the nation

We are off to India for our first group game in this years ACL.

It was our main men with the goals. Kelvin Tembo and Junior Kone.

Plenty of rotation in the league, game time for the youngsters. 16-year-old Mansur Xursanov is probably the most exciting - Right Winger, a decent debut.

At the end of the month, victory over Sharjah puts us 3pts clear of the group after 2 games.

Well placed...

[KibworthBull]

October 2067

A big gap until the 20th of the month and the first game, then 3 in 7 days.

The training facilities have been upgraded. They are now considered Basic.

It took an Own Goal, but we made it 3 from 3 in the ACL.

Back to the league and it was Victor Akramov's turn to score a treble. Once a Right Winger, now a Defensive Midfielder, he still knows where the onion bag is as this was his 6th in 14 games this season.

We set up our annual cup final game against Paxtakor, with a victory over Mettalurg. 

 

[Sizeman21]

Getting closer to Paxtakor, lol!  enjoying your save bud, keep it up!

[KibworthBull]

November 2067

A deceptively busy month. 

Sharjah first up, our toughest opponent in the ACL, Kelvin Tembo smashes 4 and it looks rather easy. We have all but qualified now with that victory.

The youth facilities are now classed as basic now they've finished the work. 

In the league with finished with 3 victories, sandwiched between a visit from our Indian friends, which saw us win 5-1 and take top spot in the group.

Top v Bottom for the last league game of the season - our youth team running out 6-1 winners - potentially shows the difference in quality quite nicely.

Annoyingly we fail in the Uzbeki Cup final. 

Just the domestic double this year. 2 finals lost in 2067.

[KibworthBull]

December 2067

One game. And it means nothing.

A perfect group performance. Kelvin Tembo now has the frankly ridiculous record of 165 goals in 163 games for the club.

A chance for some redemption in the ACL

 

 

[KibworthBull]

Off Season

We have an expanded stadium. We are nearly doubling the capacity. I think I've figured out that home games will be 1,000 km away from our stadium next season.

AND 

Just call me a 4 time legend.

It brings me to 40% complete. After 50 seasons.

[KibworthBull]

February 2068

Paxtakor in the Asian Cup - they beat us domestically last year. Time to exact revenge.

But firstly some departures. We will miss Kone's goals, and Al-Habsi was able to pitch in as well, BUT if we want to win the ACL we need to improve on them. 

In the in-tray, I have found 2 FGN signings that can tick off a nation.

• Milad Kashkash is a Syrian Left Winger
• Jonathan Henshaw is a dual national Keeper - back up replacing Gnaleko
• Miroslav Nedavaška is a Czech Defensive Midfielder, on a 5 month loan
• Jacques Ndo will hopefully do a similar job to Kone on the Right hand side of Midfield.

I have room for 1 more FGN in my squad.

Officially nervous as we approach the ACL.

We conceded early, but fears have all gone. Abou Mané with a treble and a 6-1 lead for the return leg.

Defeat in the 2nd leg matters not 1 bit.

Quarter Final draw for the ACL

Super Cup victory - in extra time - and a MoTM award for Miroslav Nedavaška. Tidy.

Not a great performance in the 1st leg in the ACL QF, but Kelvin Tembo gave us victory.

We will need to be at our very best to get through, if anyone is fit enough.

 

[KibworthBull]

March 2068

All eyes on Saudi Arabia.

A slender lead.

Jacques Ndo got the only goal of a frankly rubbish match. Teenage Left Back Jasurbek Sodiqov the star man.

The Semi Final

In the opening (and only) league match in the month, Miroslav Nedavaška slams home a penalty to ensure we have our 150th nation

And, more money is being spent on the facilities

 

Czech Republic

[KibworthBull]

April 2068

A massive night. Off to Saudi Arabia and we are 180 minutes away from £1m as a minimum.

But we blow it. A 4-0 defeat and we need a miracle.

Complete rotation for Olmaliq in the league, a 4-0 win.

Needing that miracle, we won on the night, but fail to progress past the Semi Final. We take £300k away from the fixture. Feels disappointing.

Back in the league, Milad Kashkash scores and gets MoTM to tick off Syria. We make it 3 from 3.

We cash in on some % of future transfers - Kone and Al-Habsi - this brings in just shy of £900k - this money has gone into improving the youth facilities.

Laziz Rahimov gets our Uzbeki Cup campaign off to a strong start - a treble in a 6-1 smashing of a lower league side.

The month ends with the Paxtakor battle - both of us 100% so far.

Kelvin Tembo scores but it ends 1-1. Nasaf go top - they are 4 from 4.

Not the month I wanted.

Syria

[corinthiano]

Shame about the ACL, you are getting very close though!

[KibworthBull]

May 2068

Away to Nasaf - massive game this early in the season.

A big big victory. 

Talking of big victories, 9 of the best against the bottom of the league, Istiqlol Farg'ona - last time we hosted them in the league we put 13 past them.

Macedonian Full Back Denis Beqaj scores his first for the club in the cup game, Jhonnys also made his debut in that one.

Here's Jhonnys... the first wonderkid in Uzbekistan.

Slightly ahead

[KibworthBull]

15 minutes ago, corinthiano said:

Shame about the ACL, you are getting very close though!

After getting to the final last year, I was convinced this was our year.

 

[KibworthBull]

June 2068

The international break makes this a short month. In terms of matches, it's still 30 odd days.

5 goals past Neftchi, but points dropped at Bunyodkor.

We said goodbye to Miroslav Nedavaška at the end of his loan.

My 1,700th game was also the 1st for my opponent - 2 days after he left his role as my U21 manager.

A Jacques Ndo masterclass and we hit 7.

Paxtakor are making us work for it this year

[KibworthBull]

July 2069

We meet Bunyodkor in the cup this time, wanting to revenge the draw last month.

We are not happy.

Shaxboz Ikromov has decided to move to Saudi - we get £1k for him, plus 30% of the next deal, hopefully, this will be a fairly decent amount we can cash in on in a few months. Kamron Nurmatov comes in from Paxtakor as a direct replacement.

Kelvin Tembo hits a hat-trick as we beat Surxon.

It feels like there is a title race this year.

[KristianT]

Just caught up with this and absolutely enjoying it.

[KibworthBull]

August 2068

New boy Kamron Nurmatov is settling in nicely. Two goals against Qu'qon as we were 7-0 up at Half Time.

It was the late, late, late show at Olmaliq - three goals in the last 10 minutes to turn a 2-2 draw into a 5-2 win. Abou Mané with a brace.

Kelvin Tembo (because it's law that I have to mention his exploits at least once a month) gets a double to help beat Navbahor. 

The draw has been made for the ACL - we should win the group, but nothing is certain.

We make it 4 wins from 4 thanks to a solid first half display.

Paxtakor managed to lose 2 games this month. We have an 8pt gap.

 

 

[KibworthBull]

September 2068

It starts big. Away to Paxtakor.

Jassim Al-Shammari scores twice and we bring the league into the double figures.

We drop points at home to Nasaf - they score late on - but we are still in a good place as we break for the ACL.

Victory over Al-Salmiya, before we travel to the team at the bottom of the table, we leave it late,  but Mansur Xursanov starts us off and we win.

After a late one, the Lokomotiv Toshkent was one for the early risers. 3 in the first 8 minutes and another 3 points were secured.

9 points clear with 18 left on the table

 

 

[KibworthBull]

October 2068

4 games in October - 2 of them in the Champions League.

We absolutely balls up the game in Saudi, Al-Qadsiah score 4 and we only get 3. Not a good formula.

A name not really mentioned this season is Laziz Rahimov, he gets a treble to secure victory away at Metallurg B. 

Right Winger Mansur Xursanov is developing as a good back up option, he took his chance at Neftchi, and it means we have qualified for the Champions League again. One more win will give us the title.

We massively needed a win in the ACL, and two goals from Sarvar Rejabboyev set us up nicely. He completed his hattrick and we bring home the points. 

A solo Kelvin Tembo goal is enough. 

Champions.

[KibworthBull]

November 2068

We start things off with a massive ACL game - home to our current nemesis - a Saudi team.

Goals either side of half time from Ugandan Brian Kisitu and the free scoring Kelvin Tembo gave us the advantage which we kept. A massive result.

In the league, hattricks for both Kamron Nurmatov and Abou Mane give us victory over relegation-threatened Yangiyer.

It seems to be the month for trebles - Milad Kashkash gets one in the victory over Surxon.

Sarvar Rejabboyev's turn in the ACL - as we hit 9 in Kuwait.

 

[KibworthBull]

December 2068

Very little to play for this month, we've won the league so the final league game of the season is a dead-rubber. We just need 2 goals for 100 so that's the only thing to go at.

It's my 300th game in Uzbekistan.

Kelvin Tembo gets a treble, but it's Abou Mane that scores the 100th of the campaign. We get 5.

In the Asian Champions League we need a point to secure top spot. We had a 5-0 lead after 25 minutes, so to only win by 2 is frustrating but a win is a win.

We've moved back home for the game

Saudi opponents in February in the 2nd round.

It won't be easy. They've won it 12 times.

 

[KibworthBull]

February 2069

Back on it.

We've got an Asian Champions League to try and win.

The squad has been reshaped a little bit - we've moved on a couple of alright foreign players - alright foreign players won't win you the ACL - very good ones will. We just need to find some and convince them that Uzbekistan is a good idea.

Brian Kisitu has moved to Red Bull Salzburg - he was on £4k a week and wasn't anywhere near good enough for that salary. He's been replaced by Youssi Samaké. Youssi comes from Paxtakor and is an Uzbeki international - originally from Mali.

Joining him from Paxtakor is Evgeny Filatov a left winger that will be a very solid option on that side of the pitch - replacing Jassim Al-Shammari who has been released. Boburjon Xojibekov has moved to Nasaf.

We get down to business when Al-Hilal comes to town. They are extremely rich as you would expect. 

We lead three times yet don't manage to win the tie, meaning we have to get the win away from home. Always next year lads.

No Kelvin Tembo or Jacques Ndo due to injury, but somehow we get through - by the barest of margins.

Laziz Rahimov the hero.

Oh great. It's the side that stuffed us in the Semi Finals last year...

Former Wonderkid Jhonnys Campuzano scores the winner as we defeat Paxtakor for our Uzbeki Super Cup triumph.

Just before the transfer window closes we find our 8th Foreigner for the season.

Brayam Pino from Colombia - he can play RB, but will be employed more as a DM.

 

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March 2069

If we are to stand any chance of progressing in the ACL we must win the home leg against Al-Ittihad.

2 late goals managed to turn a defeat into a win but they did score twice. Abou Mané our hero on the night.

Tis wasn't to be - away in Saudi Arabia is too difficult for us right now. 

A 7 goal thriller in the opening match of the league campaign - Laziz Rahimov with a hat-trick

We end the month by going to Paxtakor and winning. Kelvin Tembo moving onto 199 goals for the club.

 

 

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April 2069

The cycle continues. Let's qualify for another ACL and go again.

A high-scoring victory over Dinamo Samarqand kicks us off before a break for some Uzbek Cup action - we've missed out on this 2 years running so we need to remind everyone that we are the dog's wotsits. 

Mexnat are hit for six, but the biggest news is Denis Beqaj from Macedonia, scores and gets MoTM to tick off our 152nd nation.

A more sedate victory next up in the league - travelling to Navbahor and returning with 2 unanswered goals.

Against Mettalurg, we were cruising to a 2-0 win, but 1 goal back became 2 as former GOALKEEPER Sergey Andreev scored a 95th minute equaliser!

Kelvin Tembo moves past 200 goals for the club in the final game of the month.

We sit in 2nd currently. A date with Nasaf is scheduled for the end of the next month.

Macedonia

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May 2069

The big game is at the end of the month when Nasaf visit us, currently they are 5 from 5 and top of the table. We sit 2nd.

Surxon are the first in the month and we rather run away with it, 8 of the best, doubles for the stars - Abou Mane, Jacques Ndo, and Kelvin Tembo.

More goals, this time 6, against the side at the bottom of the table, Tembo with 3 more.

Nasaf lost to Paxtakor so we went top.

Some brief distraction with the Uzbeki Cup - more goals and progression against lower graded opponents.

In the biggie, Kelvin scored early and we never looked back.

A perfect month.

We lead by 4 points.

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June 2069

The transfer window will soon be open and the Saudi scouts are circling. We are nearly £2m in debt so I may not be able to resist. 5 players are now unsettled after we get offers that would barely cover the cost of sending the agent over to Uzbekistan. Pisses me off that they don't offer whats fair, yet I have to pay what's fair in return. 

International breaks mean that this is a bell curve month - something at the start, something at the end and nothing in between.

We have 3 players in the African Cup of Nations

Sarvar Rejabboyev continues to show why he is the best Uzbeki Striker we've seen with a double against Olmaliq, and then the winner against Bunyodkor.

17 year old Shuhrat Usmonov scores his first league goals to ensure we stay top and unbeaten.

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July 2069

The board have pumped in £750k in cash to help the coffers - we are still nearly £2m in the red. Send help. Send anything.

We get £11k for winning in the cup. 

If the new bloke can clear the debt, it would be appreciated

Despite the financial worries off the pitch, on it we are still able to win. Beating Paxtakor will mean the title.

It's 7 clear with 12 to go

We reach the end of the window and we have the majority of our squad still.

Umar had a release clause that was met.

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August 2069

We are still fighting, and still hoping for a financial miracle.

It's Lokomotiv Toshkent first up, Laziz Rahimov on target and we come away with a 2-0 win.

Abou Mané scores twice to see off Samarqand.

Nasaf drop points as we beat Navbahor to move 6 points clear at the top. 

Despite a Saudi team being in the ACL group stages, we should be near the top of this group

Mane ensures progress in the cup, always worry when we play the same team twice in different cup competitions days apart. 

We leave it very late to see off Metallurg, 2 goals in last quarter of the game. 

Nasaf drop more points.

Part of me would be happy to be replaced and go to Paxtakor or somewhere.

We end the month with a perfect sea of green

The league is nearly wrapped up

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September 2069

A couple of money saving loans have taken place. Kilidje has an optional transfer fee at the end of December. Neither will make much of a difference to the £2.3m debt but it shows willing I think.

I have a new boss who has pumped nearly £3m into the club. We are now in the black. For about 2 months...

Abou Mané is having a bit of an Indian summer, 5 goals against Indian side Kerala.

In the league, more defeats for Nasaf, as we beat Surxon comfortably.

We've moved onto the cusp of the title.

1 point from 5 games is required

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October 2069

Lots going on.

5 games across 3 competitions.

Asian Champions League, Al-Rayyan away, we dominate but have to settle for a 0-0 draw. 

Doubles for Kelvin Tembo and Right Back Denis Beqaj gives us the league title. That's 5 years on the spin. 6 out of 7.

We've improved both the Junior Coaching and Youth Recruitment since the takeover last month, we must be among the best in the land now, but it's not reflecting the intakes. Not even a half-decent potential option.

The international break means we can prepare for our 1st game against Saudi opponents this cycle. An incredible result. Abou Mane gets a 10 out of 10.

Nasaf in a meaningless league game. We lose our unbeaten run.

The Semi Final of the cup is how we end the month. We run away with and then find out Paxtakor lost to Nasaf. So a good day.

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November 2069

This month is all about qualification.

After 3 games we are 1 point clear at the top, with a very good goal difference. Al-Rayyan and Kerala this month. 

Abou Mane ensures we collect the three points at home to Al-Rayyan. 

The reserves ease past Olmaliq in the league, Shuhrat Usmonov impressing before victory over Bunyodkor.

The trip to India needs to see as many goals as possible. We settle for 8 and a hattrick from Jacques Ndo

Other results mean we qualify with 1 to play

We end the month and the domestic league season with 5 more goals.