Ever since getting back into Football Manager properly back in 2020, my interest in tactics and on field styles of play - especially from the mid 90s and 2000s era of both the Seria A and the Premier League - has always gravitated towards rudimentary style of football that have overachieved. These tend to be … Continue reading Operation Suffoco: A New Save for Football Manager 2024
Saturday 18th May 2007 Dear Diary With our 1-0 win over QPR at Loftus Road, Rotherham have put themselves on the brink of history. The lads are two games away from confirming their place in Europe for the first time in history. And for the first time in history, Rotherham are about to create history … Continue reading Rotherham Revolution, Season 7 | Part 12 | The Race for Europe: it’s Squeaky Bum Time Down in Rotherham
Tuesday 1st January 2006 Dear Diary, It’s a January 1st. We’re still sitting third in the table, with only Arsenal and Manchester United above us. Disheartening losses at home to Liverpool (4-2) and Chelsea (3-1) make me wonder if our bubble has burst. I don't think it has, but we have to be realistic and … Continue reading Rotherham Revolution, Season 7 | Part 10 | Mid-Season Analysis, Transfer Targets and an Over Performing Rotherham
Monday 29th January 2005 Dear Diary, Even our need to trim the squad was evident, the transfer window was a little quieter than I thought it might be this time of year. Michael Smith, a player who’s served us well over the last couple of years since his permanent move from Manchester United, left for … Continue reading Rotherham Revolution, Season 6 | Part 4 | January Transfer Window – 2004/05 Season
Tuesday 5th September, 2004 The 4-2 aggregate defeat to Manchester City in the First Division play-offs the season before last was tough to take. We were 2-0 up from the first leg, but didn’t turn up and shat the bed for the return leg. Can you shit the bed and not turn up? Or must … Continue reading Rotherham Revolution, Season 6 | Part 2 | Worst Week Ever. Only Shola Ameobi Can Make it Better
