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April 2070 A giant intake of breath. This month could be huge. Fernando Castillo grabs a hat-trick as we destroy the bottom of the table side, before an unfair Uzbeki Cup tie - away to another Super League side - we normally get dross early doors. A very flat game, but we edge it and progress. Neftchi away in the league, just before the big one. We play a completely rotated squad. All the goals in the 2nd half but we get them all. Sardor Baratov getting us started. Milad Kashkash gets 2 and we have a 3 goal lead to take back to Saudi Arabia. Annoyingly we missed a penalty. More rotation for the pesky league game between the legs. Why!!! We score 6 in the first half and manage the 2nd without incident. Fernando Castillo with more goals. All we needed to do in Saudi, was not screw it up. And we don't. Nicely managed and we have our 2nd Asian Champions League final. It's two legs and we are away in South Korea first At the end of the month, we concede our first league goal of the campaign, Abou Mané takes it personally and hits 4. Navbahor are the surprise package so far.

March 2070 I feel ill. We must win the first leg. And we do. Abou Mane (2) and Kamron Nurmatov give us an incredible 3-goal advantage. Whilst we await the 2nd leg, we've signed a young Right Back/Centre Half from Paxtakor, Nodir Shamsiddinov - he's quite highly rated - remember the mentality. Just go for it. We were 2-0 down at half time in Saudi, but Jacques Ndo scored twice and we are into the Semi Final. Paxtakor lose so there is no Uzbeki Semi There's also been a dramatic improvement in the TV money again In the league, Fernando Castillo is off the mark as we defeat Surxon, and in his swan-song season, Kelvin Tembo scores a couple and we make it two from two for the month. Tembo will miss the rest of the ACL campaign with injury, but he's done his job to get us there.

February 2070 A new decade and a new mentality. Just flipping go for it. We've spent some cash. £85,000 has been spent on Defensive Midfielder Jabulani Marumo who will give us good depth in that area, Uruguyian Striker Fernando Castillo has arrived for free but is on a good wage, he should score plenty domestically and I am hoping he can nick a few in the Asian Champions League, with Tembo leaving at the end of this season, we'll need someone to replace him. Mirjalol Rashidov is probably the best Uzbeki to come through the save, he's been the main centre-back at Paxtakor for the past 5 seasons but is still only 22. He's cost £50,000 straight up, but potentially nearly £250k. 18-year-old Spaniard Juan Gaitán has come in on a free loan from Atletico Madrid. He's rubbish but might get a game or two in the cup and hopefully, he can tick off that nation. Moving on are: As you can see, we are not trying to balance the budgets. We've also spent nearly £1m on improving the training and youth facilities, both should be complete by the end of the campaign. We gave Sharjah an away goal which sticks in the claw a touch, but a double from Sarvar Rejabboyev means we take a 3-1 lead to the UAE. An unbelievably bad start meant at half-time we were out but, we managed to score twice in the 2nd half and we progress. Jhonnys Campuzano gets two, as does Rejabboyev. Our bloody nemesis awaits us in the Quarters. Victory (lol) potentially gives us a Uzbeki derby in the Semi, if Paxtakor can also get through. We get some early goals and are able to claim another Uzbeki Cup winner - first goals for Marumo and Gatian.

December 2069 The last month of the decade, a decade that started in Sint Maarten and ends in Uzbekistan. I would like to say goodbye to Uzbekistan and Asia by the end of the 2070s. A man can dream. Talking of dreams, or nightmares. Nasaf do us in the cup final. We dominate, they win. We haven't won it now for 3 years. It doesn't really matter as we have become a legend, and are basically just focusing on the Champions League but it would be nice to win. Kelvin Tembo ensures we finish 2069 with a win.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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