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June 2061 We only have 6 games left in the league before it splits in two. Javier Torres puts us closer to promotion with a double. It's confirmed as the best-ever finish for the club. Dragan Bogdanović smashes a hattrick and then sits back and wonders where his champagne is. Apparently Assists are more in important than goals. Serbia will have to wait. It's almost becoming pointless splitting the league. Top two are sorted, 3rd are 6 points clear of 4th. It also seems like I can only take national jobs that begin with a U. As much as I don't enjoy the national jobs, I have some things to tick off and it will help me find the best and brightest Uzbeks.

May 2061 There is already a sizeable-ish gap between us in the top two and the chasing pack. Pirimov inspired, we make it 5 from 5 6 from 6 with victory over Iftixor before the biggie. Qu'qon are unbeaten and 2nd - our toughest test, and we floundered massively. Dominated but were toothless. Hardly anyone was there to see it, but we progress in the Uzbek Cup. We get a Step 5 side in the Fourth Round. Bonus. Right at the end of the month, we get the good news we were looking for. Julius Garcia nabs a hat-trick and the MoTM award to formally complete North America - Trinidad and Tobago proved to be harder than it should have been. The top 2 get automatically promoted - there is nothing that worries me right now. Trinidad and Tobago

April 2061 Project Promotion starts now. Two late goals got us past Sherdor on the opening day before a stop for the cup. A 15-goal thriller! Insane. When you concede 5 you don't expect to win... Javier Torres and Mo Khan both with hattricks - the oppo were in a lower league but it's nice to score plenty. Won't mention the defence. More goals for Torres as we return to league action. No one is getting the MoTM award right now - apart from Muhammadqodir Pirimov who has it 3 times already. Mo Khan in the goals as we beat Sho'rtan, but it's that man Pirimov who is the star of the show AGAIN. Finally we are able to wrestle the MoTM award from Pirimov and into the hands of Mohiuddin Khan who bagged a treble to tick of Bangladesh A strong start in the league, but matched by Qu'qon Bangladesh

February 2061 Now we can start the car. Julius Garcia is from Trinidad and Tobago and is a decent striker for the level, he'll rotate with Javier Torres and Bangladeshi Mohiuddin Khan as we hunt promotion to the Uzbeki top table. Moreno is a Left Back/Left Winger, Bogdanovic is Serbian (another missing nation) and a winger. Hakimov a Centre Back Tons of departures. 18 in total. The only game this month, and until the league starts in April, it's the Uzbekistan Cup. 3 penalties are given and we progress past lower-graded opponents. Further additions were made: Ray Jack a Vanuatan Defensive Midfielder on a season long loan from Metallurg Bekobod Szabolcs Balga a Hungarian Defensive Midfielder from Gyöngyösi AK (Hungarian Lower League)

Not much. League has only been live for 2 years - Paxtakor have won both of the seasons. They also won it pretty much every year since 2019, apart from a random 5 season where they didn't in the 2030s National team have hovered around the top 100 nations for as far back as I can see. Currently 105th

November 2060 Quite a few top-tier Uzbek sides turned us down so we have had to settle for a fantastic Scrabble score With 1 game to go the club is safe In the first game we tick off Uzbekistan Muhammadqodir Pirimov with a double.

June 2060 One more game in North America. Ultimately one more trophy was collected. What have we done here? Won the NACL in 2058 with York United Became a Legend with York United in 2056 Entered the Dutch Hall of Fame in 2046 Brian Bell, Saeed Al-Balawi and Jorge Torrico all scored 100 goals so ticked off North and South America as well as Asia Won 14 League Titles, so moved us past the magical 20 target Won 9 Cups, so moved us past the magical 30 target Ticked off 52 nations - completing South America and leaving North America with only 1 outstanding nation It's time to resign, fly to Uzbekistan in Asia and send my CV around.

May 2060 The last league football in North America starts now. In another universe Ronan Willems would be the sort of player Sint Maarten clubs build around - sadly in this one, he has had to wait a long time for regular football. He's got 7 in 8 starts now. Another win, this time over 758 Boys mean we are 6 points behind the leader. The downside is there are only 3 games left, and we play 1st and 2nd in the final two games. Hotspurs drew with SXM Crew (1st and 2nd) so victory over Reggae Boys would be very interesting - also my 1,400th game. Senna Beekhuis with a double, puts us 2nd. Hotspurs next. Ronan Willems with another double. The gap is a point! Could we? If Hotspurs win, then it doesn't matter what we do against SXM Crew. They won. We lost. We finish 3rd.

April 2060 11 attempts to get Montserrat AND Turks and Caicos Islands a man of the match award. Simple. This is our squad of no-hopers and rubbish. 1st game, 1st one ticked off. Zach Riccio, who is probably one of the best exports out of Montserrat scores just after half-time and puts in a sold enough defensive performance to get the champagne. It comes down to 1 Lewis Burgin smashes two goals to put us into a Cup Final and he gets the MoTM - he's from Turks and Caicos!!! Mission done, in just 2 games! Now we can relax for the rest of the time here - and see if we can add 2 trophies to the haul. A 2-2 draw at SXM Crew is a good result, but probably not enough if we want to catch the leaders. Senna Beekhuis is one of many locals who are peeved at the lack of first team action this season - he makes his point with 2 quick goals in another win. We have 9 points to try and turn around in the last month. We travel to Hotspurs as well - a must-win. Montserrat Turks and Caicos

March 2060 This is not an enjoyable way of playing the game. I want this season to end as soon as possible, then I can move to Asia and play it properly. It's now three straight defeats and three straight no MoTM awards. A last second equaliser for 758 Boys robbed us of a win AND probably a nation to tick off. We have one more chance this month. Reggae Lions are bottom of the table. A minimum of 10, a maximum of 11 games left in Sint Maarten. Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands are both in play. Clifton Ake is actually a decent looking player in comparison to the squad - not that his performances reflect this. He finally came good and we leave March with Belize ticked off.

February 2060 A host of players from 4 countries arrive 2nd and 1st in the table for the first two games of the month, not expecting much. Daneo Lawrence with a goal on debut, and Saint Lucia is done. We won as well. Bonus Another win, and our Turks and Caicos Islander scored the winner, but unfortunately, the Right Back (from Sint Maarten) played better. So after winning two games we should have lost, we lose two we should have won. Saint Lucia

January 2060 The swinging sixties. The last year in North America? Possibly. The next few months will decide that. Super Stars (a bit of a boast for a side in 8th) first up - seven-goal thriller. Chris Joseph gives us the win and that's Dominica done. #129 A draw next up - nothing of note to report. Elijah Brown scores twice to move the Cayman Islands to done, but we end up losing. A tale of woe in the cup, our Saint Lucian defender scores 2 penalties but doesn't get the MoTM. Occasionally we get a right pasting. A 4-0 away defeat to 758 Boys Club was case in point. Right at the end of the month, Cyril Hodge gives us our 3rd nation of the night. Saint Martin. The transfer window is about to open, so all change please, all change. Dominica Saint Martin Cayman Islands

December 2059 The only Sint Maarten player we have is the goalie. And we get off and running for the month, Angelo Martis is from Bonaire, a double and that's nation #126 A defeat, but Janiel Richards does enough to impress the sponsors, that's Antigua & Barbuda secured. 3 from 3, Timothy Young is from the US Virgin Islands, a left winger. Loves an assist does Tim. I'm struggling to fill the bench with imports so going into the CXM match we had some nationals on the bench. They are the big side on the Islands. This is a marker to see where we are. As it turns out... miles away from them I'm not here for trophies, I'm here for obscure nations. #126 - Bonaire #127 Antigua & Barbuda #128 US Virgin Islands As we enter the 2060's this is what is needed.

November 2059 Young Strikers? Our opponents, not a reflection on our attacking players. The irony of signing so many Caribbean players, and it's Dutchman that ticks off a nation! Marlo Bakkenes is 17 and came through the youth system, and believes he could get a Netherlands cap in the future - bless him. Plenty of goals across the nations too. Another win, but the MoTM going to an opponent - that's just rude. Super Stars they were not. Philip Rebergen is only 15 but is impressive - he's from Sint Maarten so doesn't really help me much. 3 from 3 - or 1 from 3 whichever way you look at it. #125 - Netherlands:

October 2059 We've been busy. Scouring the international squads of the 11 nations still to be completed in North America The only missing nation is Trinidad and Tobago - they are a bit too good for us. Which is okay. I can focus on them when in Asia if needed. Since arriving I have released 54 players. One game this month, and it's the Sint Maarten Cup. Flames United are in the 2nd tier and in our first 3 games for the club, they are the only side we have faced. We sneak through on penalties, Zach Riccio from Montserrat scores but no-one on our team gets the MoTM

July 2059 Let the influx begin. 10 players in from a variety of nations - if they do anything then you'll see them We've released about 30 players as well. We have to beat Flames United over 2 legs to stay in the Sint Maarten Top Flight (and yes I did think i was going into the French side of the island - Saint Martin) We dominate the home leg but are unable to crack the code and score the important goal. Cyril Hodge from Saint Martin (French side) scores the decisive goal and we keep ourselves up. We also tick off our 124th nation - Ronan Willems scored and got MoTM for Sint Maarten. The remaining nations for next season

June 2059 12 months of waiting and finally I have a job R.I.S.C. Takers FC have taken a risk. Well not really. They've had a shocker of a season and sit in the Relegation Play-Off Those games will be next month and I don't know what would happen if we were to lose them.

June 2058 I think it's time to move on. I've made some signings which feel a little bit like peeing on my friends. In has come Siriky Cornet from ASEC Mimosas - a striker that we don't in any way need, and Ibrahim Al-Jwair who is a Centre Half - we needed one so this one makes a bit more sense. But to do it I've had to unregister 2 players who have won the NACL with us, and sold a couple of squad players It's all about Saeed Al-Basawi now. 97 goals for the club. 3 more then I can go. He has 2 goals in 12 this season, so it's fair to say he is not in brilliant form. Nothing to see from the victory over Ottawa. Sweet 99... da da da... so good so good. A double against Cavalry and we are nearly there. He went off injured in the 68th minute but should be okay for the next one. 15 minutes off the bench against Edmonton - he wasn't quite ready. New boy Cornet steals the show with a hattrick away at HFX. AND just like that. In the 9th minute of the final game of the month, he pops up and makes it 2-0, goal 100 and goal 101 didn't wait too long before it arrived. 4 of this top 5 were part of the Canadian journey. Torrico and Al-Balawi were 1 club men, Bell and Salva came with me. In appearances, Craig Heard was inherited and remained the whole journey. The first player to reach 300 games for the club. I doubt I will be able to entice any of these to my next destination, but then again, that's not the point of the next club - whoever that may be. York has been my longest journey, both in games (371) and seasons (10 - 2 of them partial) Thanks for the love Abbie... 13 people follow me out the door Now it's the waiting game...

The nation of Saint Martin appears to have 0 restrictions on foreigners in the league, and it's Amateur. Sounds like the perfect combination to find the missing 14 before going to Asia.

May 2058 How do you recover from that? I'm gonna need a sit down for a while. FC Edmonton knock us down a peg with a last gasp equaliser - Saeed Al-Balawi got goal No.97 for the club. Steve Bradley gets his first league goal for the club as we beat Pacific. We've met the criteria of 2,000 minutes in 7 matches. Never done it so fast. Two draws in the month. Ah well. I'm taking my time to work out the exit strategy as there is still 14 nations to tick off (have a player play, score and get MoTM) in North America before that is considered done. Saeed Al-Balawi also needs 3 more goals to tick another thing off.

April 2058 We will never have a better chance of reaching the final. We are missing 4 key players. What an odd game of football. Everything seemed to go in the goal. We have a league match against Forge in between - not the team I wanted to face first up - but we did enough to get through. Then it's all eyes on the 2nd leg. All we need is a 2-0 win. Mohammed Al-Ghamdi is soooo injury-prone. He scored twice as we crushed Kansas - take that Dorothy! We have a FINAL. Al-Ghamdi misses it. 3 league games to play before the biggie. Victory over Valour - Al-Balawi gets his 96th club goal in the 96th minute. Ottawa beat us for our first defeat in AGES. I barely care. I can't focus on anything but the final. Cavalry - 5 goals knock them off top spot and put us on it. There are no words to describe the emotion of the final. It was tense, we got plenty of bookings, then Yves Kone scored and we thought get to half time 1 up, enter Drazen Pudic with two in stoppage time. The game was won. Pachuca had nothing to give. Steve Bradley finished it in the end, he's 16. Home advantage massively helped I've gotta rename the thread now!

March 2058 Away in the first leg. Always a worry. These Mexicans are rather good at football. A 2-1 defeat is okay. We are still in the tie. Tom Perez will sit out of the 2nd leg due to suspension. We gambled on Mohammed Al-Ghamdi being fit enough to get through a game and he got the vital goal. Through on the away goals rule. Love it And we got a favourable draw in the Semi Final We beat Sporting Kansas in the Group Stage.

February 2058 Very little movement in the transfer window. We have all the foreign slots filled and the wage budget hasn't got much room. We've signed Harley Lowe who is a 16-year-old DMC from Forge - it felt like a good deal at the time but less convinced now he has signed. £50k straight up, £300k over the next 3 years. In the out tray are a number of youngsters who've gone past 21 - Jack Addison and Rafael Bento both need first team football and that's not something we can offer. We managed to avoid Mexican opposition in the NACL and host Portmore United, from Jamaica Plenty of goals and a 3 goal lead as we travel over their. Gary Lynch and Craig Heard both with two. Tom Perez scored in the first minute and we never looked back. Into the Quarters. And the Mexicans. Monterrey - we beat them in the group, but this is a different fish.

October and November 2057 There are a few Mexican sides that scare me. Monterrey is one of them. But we still smile as we welcome them to Canada. Drazen Pudić is a beautiful man. A double and we beat them to qualify for the next phase. HUGE. HUGE win An own goal sneaks us past Forge. Jon Beere-Wharton gets MoTM in goal for us. There is definitely a gap between the MLS and ourselves now. 8 goals put past Vancouver. International Call-Ups (9 of them), Suspensions (3) and Injuries (2) meant we had to field 2 keepers at HFX and no subs. Nathan Grainger got injured during the first half so we had 10 finish. Still won. An Unbeaten Season is secured, our first in Canada, and my first since 2046/47 in Puerto Rico. Our 3rd team lose to Vancouver on the night but go through overall. The first leg of the League Play-Offs negotiated. Convincing 2-0 win. An 100% record in the group stage of the NACL was secured by beating Pumas. Hopefully this means we avoid the biggest and scariest Mexicans in the next round. Our date with Forge is secured. They are the one side that worry me domestically. Defeat in the first leg against Toronto - ex lag Bonilla scores in injury time - they had 3 former players playing. My eyes were firmly on Forge and the League. It takes us to bloody extra time to kill off Forge but it's another league title in the end. Saeed Al-Balawi gets No.31 for the season. Joint third now Toronto never stood a chance... they had international call ups... we withdrew all 14 of our Canadians from the squad. 39 seasons into the challenge now Next Season should see Saeed Al-Balawi hit 100 goals for an Asian Player and that's probably the only thing that realistically could happen. Then there is the NACL - it's going to happen one day. Why not this year?

September 2057 At least the 3rd month that starts with Pacific - the pitfalls of only 8 teams in the league. Our 2nd string win 4-1 with Mitchell Cox getting the final goal and 3 assists from Right Back. One of our own doing very well. I have a new boss to impress He's cleared the debt, and we now have £190k in the bank - that'll be gone by October. We start with Pacific and end with a double Pacific. We do the job in the away leg and the youth team see us through the 2nd leg. Steve Bradley is 15 and just arrived in the intake and scores on his debut.