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Remainder of the 2023/24 Season We had some tough opening fixtures but overall we have to be really pleased with turnaround. Youth Intake Awards

I've got to hit the ground running to ensure we keep the gap over the relegation spots. On first look, this is my first & second XI: The overall aim is to win the Premier League, but survival is our first milestone.

We can add two promoted sides into the potential mix too:

My next target is to win the Premier league with a team that has never won it before. These are the eligible teams currently in the division: Time to wait and see what job opportunities arise.

What a squad! I set out to clinch Man City's first UCL title and we managed to grab the premier league title to boot. But now on to a new challenge...

Champions League Final 1' 30 seconds in and Ederson rushes out to just about slam the ball clear before Lukaku is on to it. 4' Haaland & Gundogan both have decent half chances, created by one another, but comfortably saved by the 'keeper. 15' HAALAND!!!! Ederson with a hopeful punt upfield and Haaland uses his strength to hold off two defenders, rounds the keeper and slots it home. 27' Quick feet from Mahrez in the box and he's tripped. Penalty! Haaland? NO! It's saved. 38' Haaland picks out De Bruyne on the edge of the box and he screws the ball just wide! Are we going to live to regret these big missed opportunities to double our lead? HT We've been on top, but we only have the one goal lead to show for it. We need another big 45 minutes. 56' Ruben Dias has come close from a Mahrez corner a couple of times now and he's getting closer. The latest effort rippled the top of the net on its way over. 67' Haaland nicks it, battles to keep and gets his shot away but an outstretched leg from the goalkeeper sends it wide. Another big chance goes begging. 85' Haaland finally gets his second! Gundogan with the lovely thread through. We've got one hand firmly on the trophy now! 86' That's the closest they've come to scoring! Straight from kick off is put through and smashes the ball into the side netting at Ederson's near post. 90+1' The icing on the cake: a Haaland hattrick and that penalty miss in the first half seems like a distant memory now. Lovely play down the left hand side to put it on a plate for Haaland in the six yard box for a tap in. The celebrations are well and truly under way now!!! FT

Final Matchday 1' Haaland misses a glorious chance to take the lead within the first 30s. 10' Mahrez receives the ball out wide as we recycle the ball from a cleared corner. With our defenders all still up from the back, he cuts inside and opts to shoot from the corner of the box, catching the keeper out at his near post with a missile! 1-0. 17' Phillips with an incisive through ball to meet Foden's cut inside & he makes no mistake, slotting the ball into the back of the net. 2-0 and we are in control. 23' Almiron & Joelinton combine to create space in behind for Isak, he picks out the bottom corner with ease and our lead is halved. 2-1 game on. 27' Isak is threaded through again, gets his shot away and the deftest of touches from Ederson diverts the ball onto the post and out for a corner. We're living dangerously and need to improve. 33' De Bruyne with a freekick floated in and Dias flicks it past the oncoming keeper! 3-1 can we keep our two-goal cushion this time? 35' The answer is no! Isak again. He had way to much time on the ball in the box to turn and pick his spot for 3-2. HT Aaaand breathe.. it's all been happening here, but not much has happened so far in the Liverpool game which is goalless at the break. We're in pole position with 45 to go, but that could change very quickly if we don't do our job. 53' Liverpool have scored and are right on our tails again. 63' Liverpool have got a second. 68' Pope makes a hash of a rushed clearance allowing Bernardo Silva to intercept with a header down to Foden on the edge of the box. He gets it out of his feet and uses power to punch the ball past the 'keeper for 4-2. 85' Ederson is forced into a couple of saves. One's he should be making, but we are extremely grateful our 2-goal lead is being kept in tact. FT WE ARE CHAMPIONS!!!

After an emphatic 3-0 win against Brentford it all comes down to the last matchday. We're in command. We have to match Liverpool's result. We're ahead on GD & GF and we beat them home & away in the league this season. We have 7th place Newcastle, they have 15th place Bournemouth.

Following the league: We matched Liverpool's loss in the merseyside derby with an agonising 95th minute penalty loss in the Manchester derby. We have two games to play, Liverpool only one. We could easily end on the same record here in what is an unbelievably tight end to the season. Liverpool's fixtures Our fixtures Where that leaves things

What a way to get to the final!!! That was outrageous. We were battering on the door non-stop and it took an extra time double from unlikely hero John Stones to book our place against Inter in the final.

We didn't turn up in the UCL SF away leg until the 80th minute and now we have a huge task back at the Etihad.

Apr 2023 After blitzing it through the last few months, April was a huge reality check. We lost 4 games in quick succession including 3 in a row!? The league losses (& draw) mean we lose our advantage over Liverpool, we only just made it through to the UCL semis and the last loss saw Liverpool knock us out of a second cup competition this season..... so guess who we've been draw against in the UCL semi final. The injuries keep coming

Pedro had a relatively cheap release clause & will join us for next season as backup to Haaland.

Mar 2023 A perfect month! I'm happy with our CL draw. Inter are currently 11 points off top spot, sitting 3rd in Serie A. I imagine the FA Cup SF will be a tougher game.

Youth Intake Rather unremarkable in the end.

Feb 2023 We dropped 4 points in two tough games and only scraped past bottom-of-the-league Nottingham Forest. We still have an advantage over Liverpool having played 2 games less than them, but we could have been out in the clear! We do have one foot in the UCL quarter finals after a convincing dismantling of Porto. We're approaching the business end of the season with Tottenham, Chelsea and Newcastle all languishing in mid-table whilst Wolves occupy a top 6 spot and West Ham continue to defy the odds up in 3rd.

After failed attempts at buying Justin Timber & Gvardiol due to their huuuge asking prices, I settled on bringing in a player who knows the premier league and can provide a solid replacement for Walker whilst he's out for a much cheaper fee than we were expecting to spend on either of the other two. I also am happy to have tied up Gundogan's contract for another 2 seasons with the club.

Jan 2023 A pretty significant win against Chelsea set us up for a perfect month! The win at Liverpool was arguably even more important as it allowed us to leapfrog them back into pole position in the league (with a game in hand!)

Another significant defensive injury

Team of Enfieldians 2027/28 Another tough season of not quite being enough in tier 9! The new signings didn't quite live up to their initial promise. Next season I am going to bring in a bit more squad depth, adapt the tactic and go again. 5th time lucky?

Dec 2022 Haaland proved he was human against Liverpool. Arsenal got lucky against us, which drops us down to 2nd. The board have been pretty generous as we look to bring in higher quality squad depth. Another injury to Walker highlights the importance of bringing in new additions! Awards Haaland, Haaland, Haaland. We've had our youth intake preview too. It's extremely defensive! I guess those are the positions I'm hoping to strengthen so I'm happy.

International Enfieldians I had a look at players born in Enfield who play their football overseas. & those who have gained International caps.

Other Enfield Clubs It was a pretty bad season overall for Enfield clubs. Both Enfield Town & Enfield FC sacked their manager's at some point this season. Which led to.. & as much as I would love to take this role. I feel I have unfinished business at Enfield Borough still. Enfield Town bounced back with their new manager steering well clear of relegation by the end of the season. Cockfosters had a great season, making the playoffs. Unfortunately they went out in the semis. Enfield FC managed to recover to finish mid-table.