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Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou Champions League Semi Final 1st Leg The first leg of the SF started woefully. Dortmund were up 2-0 after 20 minutes. A rare missed penalty from Nuti really set the alarms off for Clive. Halftime came, a hairdryer was thrown and the team was sent back out early. This seemed to have made the difference. Priso scored just before the hour to make it 2-1, before he struck once more to level the scores. 3 minutes later, Nuti made ammends for his miss in the first half to complete the turnaround in front of the yellow wall to help Geroskipou win 3-2.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou Champions League QF Going to Liverpool was a daunting task, but Geroskipou proved they were up to the challenge. Nuti scored a penalty in the first half giving a vital away goal to the Cypriot side, before the Italian doubled his and his side's tally in the 63th minute. Despite Liverpool getting the better of the chances throughout the game, Oy had a stormer, and was not beaten, meaning Geroskipou took a 2-0 lead into the second leg. The 2nd leg was still a nervy game, until the 3rd minute, when Priso struck to extend the aggregate scoreline to 3-0. After a disallowed goal for each side just a minute apart, the half-time score was 1-0. In the 71st minute, Nuti put the tie beyond all doubt, scoring his 3rd of the tie, and Geroskipou's 4th. So when Liverpool finally got into the game, it was too little too late. Dortmund were drawn in the SF. Although anything from this point on would be a bonus, as the Geroskipou players and fans were getting nosebleeds from being this far into the competition.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou March 2047 Another month almost perfect. A 5-0 win against Alki took even more pressure off the league campaign. In the cup, a rotated side drew 3-3 against Omonoia, meaning the result would be decided away from home. In the 2nd leg of the Champions League against Porto, it was almost a continuation of the 1st leg, with Geroskipou dominating and winning 4-0. The side took this form into the 2nd leg of the cup, as they dismantled Omonoia 5-1, with Priso grabbing 4 of the goals. Back in the league, Omonoia were beaten 2-0, meaning that one more win would seal the title. In the title decider against Nea Salamina, Clive was brimming with confidence as Priso continued his run of scoring, grabbing a hattrick. Nuti also scored 3, with Radojicic and Raimundo also on the scoresheet to bring the title home with the 8-0 win. Another big increase in the wage bill was coming next season. With the league win, Clive was now the most decorated manager in Cypriot football history. Youth Intake Nothing to report. Table Fixtures Liverpool were drawn in the QF of the Champions League.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou February 2047 A massive 9-1 win against Doxa somehow increased morale even more. In the final game pre-split, APOEL were defeated 4-0, with Nuti scoring another hattrick. The Champions League game was a cakewalk, even though it was away in Portugal. The only time that Porto were in the game is until their first goal. Nuti, Priso and Radojicic all hit back to give the Cypriot club the best chance to progress. The first stumble in the league came 4 days later, as Apol.Limassol were extremely lucky to hold off the onslaught to draw 1-1. Table With a 17 point lead, the title was pretty much sealed. Fixtures

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou January 2047 Routine wins in the cup against AEK Larnakas with a mixture of 2nd and 3rd stringers saw another SF on the horizon. In the league, a 2-1 win against Alki was followed up by a 5-1 demolition job of Nea Salamina and 4-0 win against Othellos, with Mavris Y46 scoring his 2nd in 3 games from the right wing. The final game of the month was a tough away trip to Apol. Limassol, and it was Casarico's late goal that sealed a 2-1 win. Table With 20 games played and won, Clive was wondering if this could be the first perfect season. Awards Nuti was a clear winner in both European Golden Boy and World U21 Footballer of the Year. Fixtures There were just 2 games before the split, both at home, and both winnable. In the Champions League, Porto were drawn in the R16.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou December 2046 Another clean sweep for Geroskipou, which included a 7-0 win against Ypsonas with a rotated side, and an 8-3 win against Aris Limassol. In the Champions League, Kobenhavn were soundly beaten 3-0 to send Geroskipou through to the R16 for the first time in 3 seasons. Tables Halfway through the season, and Geroskipou were 16 from 16, and 13 points clear at the top. Geroskipou also topped the Champions League group, with Arsenal also joining them in the R16. Fixtures

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou November 2046 A 6-0 win against Doxa in the league with a rotated side set up the reverse fixture against Arsenal in the Champions League. Clive expected a tight game, but after the first goal of the game, the floodgates opened and Arsenal capitulated. By the time Full Time came, Geroskipou had won 9-0, with Nuti grabbing 7 and Priso 2. After a 4-1 win against Apol. Limassol, a 1-1 draw to send Geroskipou through in the cup, goals from Vos and Priso helped Geroskipou go 11 from 11 in the league with a tight win against APOEL. In the final game of the month, San Roman scored a hattrick against his former side to help Juventus win 4-2 in the penultimate Champions League game. Tables The gap at the top of the league was now 10 points. Fixtures Kobenhavn would be the do or die game in December.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou October 2046 October started with a big 4-1 win in the Champions League against Kobenhavn was good to keep up the 100% start to the season. Back in the league, a 3-0 win against Nea Salamina was followed up by a top of the table clash against Alki, who were also 100%. A Priso hattrick and Nuti goal helped Geroskipou win 4-1. A trip to the Emirates put a close to the stop to the 100% record. Arsenal won 3-2 in a tight game. Back in Cyprus, Othellos were beaten 6-2 before basically a 3rd string side beat Ermis 5-1 in the cup. Tables Alki were still hot on the tails of Geroskipou, with their only dropped points of the season being against Geroskipou. Despite the loss to Arsenal, Geroskipou still sat top of the group thanks to results elsewhere. Fixtures A big month in the Champions League. A win against Arsenal would almost guarantee progression through to the R16.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou September 2046 The season started hot, with a clean sweep of wins. It took 5 games in the league for another team to even score against Clive's strong defence. In the Champions League, a Priso goal and Rodriguez brace helped see off Juventus 3-2 in the opening round of fixtures. Transfers With the window about to close, Clive spent an initial £11.75m on young Austrian midfielder Burki. With any luck he was going to develop into a long term successor for Raimundo as a playmaker. Tables Alki had also made a strong start to the season, and sat on level points at the top, with Omonoia only losing to Geroskipou to start strong also. Arsenal and Kobenhavn drew 0-0 to leave Geroskipou top of the Champions League group. Fixtures

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou 2046/47 Pre-Season The usual plethora of beatings handed out to lower division sides, along with 2 seperate tours, 1 to Asia and another to Italy. The super cup was littered with 4 penalties, all converted in a 6-1 win for Geroskipou. Champions League Group Draw Geroskipou were handed one of the tougher groups, with Juventus and Arsenal both more favoured to progress. Kobenhavn was the most winnable match for Clive's side. Fixtures

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou 2046/47 Summer Transfer Window Out There was a mix of loans and permanent transfers out over the window. A number of academy players were loaned out, with the exception of Christodoulou Y43 and Dimitriou Y44 who were sold for a combined £700k. Paradisi - Borussia Monchengladbach - £7.25m (£8m) - Was now 3rd choice defensive midfielder behind Palomino and Stangnes, so £7.25m was a great price. Fredheim - FC Augsburg - £1.7m - The centre half was not progressing and was too old for the U19 team. Christodoulou Y43 - Parma - £475k (£850k) - A similar story to Fredheim. Dimitriou Y44 - Olympiakos - £225k (£500k) - A similar story to Fredheim and Christodoulou Y43. Over the window, Santos made a massive £63m bid for Raimundo, but there was still a lot of potential growth in the youngster, so Clive was hoping he would be able to sell him for more in a few seaons. In Only 6 players were bought in over the summer for a combined £27.5m. Agger - Free Transfer - Clive used the oppertunity for a free signing to bolster up the U19 side. Vuk - Cibalia - £500K (£1m) - Vuk was a player that the scouting team pointed out could be massive in the future, having been capped by the Croatia U19 team at 16 years old. Jensen - Kobenhavn - £3.8m (£5.25m) - A potentially great left back. Boumechra - FC Nantes - £5m - Clive saw him as a potential 3rd option at centre half in the future. Casarico - Racing Club - £10.5m - A bargain for a first team ready centre half. Gillebo - Valerenga - £7.5m (12.5m) - The potential world class right back price tag was a little higher than Clive would have liked, but hopefully would pay dividends in the future.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou 2045/46 Season Review The run to the Europa League SF helped see the First Division move up to 11th in the European competition rankings. Also a jump back into the top 10 coefficient table after a few seasons of CL qualifiers. On the club ranking scene, Geroskipou were now in 15th place. New HoYD After a few seasons of not getting viable talent into the squad, Clive decided enough was enough, and splashed out on Cerri, who was earning more than Clive. Money Clive's Cuttings Another high scoring season for Priso, this time with 46. Nuti however outshone his partner in his breakout season, with 48 goals from just 43 total appearances. Mulligan and Radojicic combined for a total of 37 assists from the right wing, with Arroyo getting 26 from the left. Nuti broke the record for single season goals, Arroyo equalled the single season assist record. There were also changes in the all time records. Priso broke van Looy's long standing record, finishing the season with the tally at 212. Mulligan also broke the all time assist record, ending with 96 all time assists.

You have made some decent signings this window, but unless you have another option lined up, you should not sell your team's, and I'm guessing top scorer. Also, your squad must be crazy deep at the minute. How many players do you have in the senior squad? If you are playing 30-40 games a season, you only really need around 2 at each position and a few utility back ups tops. On my saves, even if there are 50 odd games this usually gets me through. If you trimmed the squad down, this would free up wage/transfer budgets in order for you to be able to make these moves in the market to challenge for the league. Bringing in 4 goalkeepers and 4 out and attacking central mids is just a waste of money in my opinion. Also having so many players leave and join in one window is going to damage team cohesion and make it tougher to have a quick start to the season. If you want to share screenshots of your squad with salaries, positions, expected playing time ect, there will be a few people able to have a look over. Apart from that, save is looking good so far.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou May 2046 After crashing out of Europe, Geroskipou looked out of sorts. They were 1-0 down against Apol. Limassol until the 90th minute, when Nuti scored the equaliser and then with the last kick of the game, Priso scored the winner to maintain the unbeaten league campaign into the final game of the season. The first of two consecutive games against APOEL came in the cup, where after going 3 up before half time, Geroskipou held back a rampant APOEL attack to win 3-2. For the final game of the season, it was a domestic unbeaten season on the line, but lady luck was not on Geroskipou's side, as they lost 2-1 thanks to a tight offside against Nuti and some poor goalkeeping from Oy. Final Table With a +100 goal difference, it was clear that Geroskipou had a complete stranglehold on the league.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou Europa League Semi Final 2nd Leg With the 2 away goals carried over from the first leg at Old Trafford, Clive was quietly optimistic about his side's chances going into the 2nd leg. But when United scored first, those hopes were extinguished. Priso levelled the scores up 8 minutes later to make it 1-1 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate, but then everything fell apart. United scored 3 more goals in the first half alone to put the tie beyond reach at 4-1 on the night and 8-3 on aggregate. The second half was a frantic affair, with Geroskipou needing 6 goals to progress, and despite the dominance, they were not able to register another goal to send them crashing out of Europe at the final hurdle.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou April 2046 Inbetween the EL QF 1st leg, a rotated side went out to face Omonoia at GSP, and came away with both 3 points and the league title. After the 2nd leg, Nuti scored another hattrick of penalties in a 5-3 win against Alki. The first leg of the Europa League Semi-Final was a forgettable match, with Man Utd dominating until the 84th minute, when Larsson and Mulligan scored consilation but important away goals to take into the home leg. In the final game of the month, it was Omonoia on the recieving end of a loss once again, this time 3-1. Table Fixtures

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou Europa League Quarter Final First Leg The first leg was a very even affair, with both sides having ample oppertunity to win the game. It was Leipzig who looked better in the early stages of the game, and they opened the scoring in the 26th minute and were holding out until 5 minutes before time, when Nuti swooped in with the equaliser. Despite a red card for Radojicic just a minute later, it was too little too late for either side, and the game finished 1-1. Second Leg The second leg was just as tight as an affair, the difference being that in the first leg both keepers were in top form, in the second leg, they may as well as not shown up, as there were a combined 8 goals off just 19 shots on target, compared to the 2 goals from the same number of efforts on target the week previously. The opening 10 minutes were like a ping pong match, with Mulligan opening the scoring before Geroskipou were quickly pegged back and shortly after back in front thanks to a Nuti goal. Leipzig then scored 2 without reply before the end of the first half to take a lead into the final 45 minutes of the tie. In the 49th minute, Priso scored to put the score at 3-3 (4-4 agg) before another twist in the game occured when Leipzig scored their 4th. It was Nuti scoring late on, as in the first leg to send Geroskipou through 4-4 (5-5) on away goals for the second round on the bounce. Semi Final Draw Manchester United were the best team left in the competition, but Clive knew that they would have to test themselves against them at some point in the magical run they were on.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou March 2046 A 2-0 win against Alki in the first round of the cup was enough to send Geroskipou through to another Final, as in the return leg, a rotated side managed to draw 2-2 thanks to a Larsson brace. In the Europa League, it was Priso the ultimate hero, as a 2-2 draw at home in the first leg was followed up by a dramatic 3-3 draw at the Tottenham Stadium, with Priso bagging in the 90th and 91st minute to send Geroskipou through to the QF thanks to an unlikey away goals lead over the two legs. In the league, it was plain sailing however, as APOEL were beaten 4-1 and Nea Salamina 3-0, inbetween a friendly with Juventus as part of the San Roman deal. News Clive had now surpassed 1,100 games for Geroskipou. And despite winning European Golden Boy and U21 World Footballer of the Year, Nuti somehow was snubbed for the NxGen award. Table With a 10 point gap and only 5 games to play, another title looked to be heading to Geroskipou Fixtures With the league all but wrapped up for another season, all eyes would be on the Europa League QF against RB Leipzig.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou 2046 Youth Intake Another youth intake, and Clive was disapointed yet again. Only 4 players were signed out of the academy, and only 1 looked like they would be able to make the grade in the first team. Mavris Y46 Michail Y46 Harris Y46 Mitrovic Y46

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou February 2046 Another nearly perfect month. Anorthosi were comfortably beaten 4-0 to open the month off before Geroskipou were beaten 16-0 in a tune up game before the Europa League 1st leg. The tune up game was a perfect set up, as Lyon came to town, and were blown off the pitch 5-0, effectively rendering the 2nd leg useless. Back in the league, a rotated side beat Nea Salamina 4-0, with Nieto getting on the scoresheet with a brace from corners. The 2nd leg against Lyon went according to plan, as a 3-1 win on the night confirmed progression through to the next round. In the next game, Nuti scored a hattrick of penalties along with 2 from open play as Alki were beaten 7-0. The final game of the month was a disapointing 1-1 draw against Apol. Limassol. Table Fixtures A big month lay in store in March. Alki were drawn in the SF of the cup, which would intertwine with the Europa League ties against Tottenham. With only APOEL and Nea Salamina in the league, there was a chance for Omonoia to slip up and slip further away from the top.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou January 2046 Transfers Out A few transfers out occured over the window. Graham, the panic buy from a few seasons prior was sold to Alki for a massive loss at just £1.2m. Hrdlicka was also sold on the cheap (£250k) to Alki. Czapa was sold to Leeds for a big profit, and £9m for a 3rd choice left back is not a deal Clive wanted to turn his nose up to. The biggest sale in the window was San Roman. He was now firmly second string to Nuti, and Clive was not wanting to have his highest earner sitting on the bench for most of the season. When Juventus came in for an initial £10m (+£2.75m add ons) as well as a 50% profit clause, Clive took the oppertunity. His market value shot up to £35m and the sell out was £13m, so Geroskipou would have made doubled their money on him. In Reyes came in after a deal was agreed prior. Larsson was seen as a direct replacement for San Roman, and for a fraction of the price. Results Another clean sweep results wise. Geroskipou breezed past Omonoia in the cup with a 4-1 away win (6-3 agg), before beating Nea Salamina 6-1 in the return to league action. Consecutive 4-1 wins against AEL and Alki soon followed before a 3-0 win against Apol.Limassol rounded January out. Priso was on a hot streak in the league, after scoring 10 goals in 4 games. Table Still a comfortable gap at the top. Fixtures The Europa League 1st KO Round would be against French high fliers Lyon.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou December 2045 December was another almost perfect month, both results and table wise. A big 7-0 win against Ypsonas with the rotation side gave Geroskipou the momentum going into the PSV game in the Champions League. This was more than enough, as 4 goals from Nuti and a single from Priso gave Geroskipou a 5-3 win in Holland. With the scores from the other game coming in, Clive was in shock when he saw that Villarreal beat Inter 1-0 in their game, sending Geroskipou crashing out once again and falling into the Europa League. With the disapointment of Europe over, it was back to dominance in the league, with Achna, Othellos and Aris Limassol all being downed 2-0, 3-1 and 5-0 respectively. In the QF of the cup, Omonoia once again managed to hold Geroskipou to a 2-2 draw, before a last gasp winner from Rodriguez against APOEL saw Geroskipou end the month 5 from 5 in the league. News A few big achievements occured during the month. First, Clive had managed his 1,100 game during the PSV matchup. Priso was named African footballer of the Year yet again. And Nuti was named both European Golden Boy... ...and U21 World Footballer of the Year. Table With 17 games played, Geroskipou were top by 8 points, and a total of 74 goals with just over half the season completed. Fixtures

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou November 2045 Domestically, another dominant month, but only in the games that didn't matter. A 5-1 win against Apol. Limassol thanks to a Radojicic hattrick and Nuti double kicked off the month in style. This was then followed by a 6-1 win against Pegeia in the cup, with Priso grabbing 4 in the last game before the international break. In the domestic game that mattered, Geroskipou were held to a 2-2 draw against Omonoia, despite being 2-0 up before half time. In the Champions League, the spiral continued, as a trip to Villarreal resulted in 0 points and a 4-0 battering. As a consolation, a rotated side beat Anorthosi 6-1 in the league, with San Roman scoring a hattrick. Tables Omonoia were slowly slipping away as Geroskipou were now 6 clear at the top. Geroskipou were somehow not out of the Champions League, if they could beat PSV on the final day and Inter avoided defeat against Villarreal, a berth in the R16 was on the cards. Fixtures All eyes would be on the PSV game early in the month, with the biggest game apart from that being APOEL in the league at the back end of the month.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou October 2045 October was a mixed bag for Geroskipou, a big 5-1 win against Nea Salamina started the month off in good sted, before in the Champions League, a big 4-1 loss to Inter bought the side crashing back down to earth. The disappointment was short lived, as a rotated side battered AEL 6-1 in the league to extend the winning run to 8 for the season, and then a 3rd string side beat 2nd Division Pegeia 2-1 in the cup. The rotational squad was then sent out to play Alki in the league, but the winning run would stop at 8 as Alki held the visitors to a 1-1 draw, before a fully rested first team went out and beat Inter 3-2 in a tight game, with Nuti and Priso both scoring before the half hour mark to put Geroskipou 3-0 up before a fightback from the Italians. Tables Omonoia were hanging onto Geroskipou's coat tails in the league, waiting for Geroskipou to slip up to try and close the gap at the top. In the Champions League, PSV were sitting in 2nd with a game in hand over Geroskipou, and the remaining 2 games would be crucial for qualification. Fixtures Omonoia in the league and Villarreal in Europe would be the headline games in November, both were must wins in their respective competitions.

Clive English - Back to the motherland - APOP Geroskipou September 2045 Domestically, Geroskipou started the season as they ended the last one, and in dominant fashion. A 5-2 win against Omonoia was followed up by a win by the same scoreline against Ypsonas. A full strength squad was sent out against Villarreal, but despite dominanting, could only muster up a 1-1 draw. Back in the league, a 7-0 win against Achna was followed up by a 6-1 and 5-1 win against Othellos and Aris Limassol respectively before another Champions League game. Again, despite dominating the game, Geroskipou could not break the deadlock, and drew 0-0 against PSV. In the final game of the month, APOEL were beaten 3-0 in front of a full house in Geroskipou. With the winning run in the league, 2 First Division records were broken in the span of 1 month. Tables 6 from 6 was more than enough to fend off challengers from the top of the league. Despite the slow start, Geroskipou were somehow in the qualification spots in the group, although they were the only team not to play Inter Milan yet, and had played 2/3 of their home games, leaving a tricky set of away fixtures left. Fixtures After the international break, there would be even more fixture congestion, with 6 games in 3 weeks, notably, Inter Milan home and away in the Champions League.