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Munich, Germany

Manni immediately noticed the change in the atmosphere of the city. Until recently it had been a fairly relaxed and easy going place to be, full of culture and a genuine credit to its people. Aesthetically nothing had changed, but the atmosphere was now highly charged and the sense of anxiety and fear was almost palpable. They had known this feeling before, but that was a very long time ago and no-one had the courage to admit that they could detect a similar sense of foreboding.

Munich was now under the administration of the NPD. They had gained their seat in the new year and that coupled with their success in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was an un-precendented victory for the right wing party. There was a long way to go before they could mount an assault on full power but in all honesty Manni knew that if the democratic route took to long, the first attempted Putsch in almost 90 years since the day Hitler started a failed revolution in a Munich beer hall, would surely bring itself about.

A rally was taking place in the main square to celebrate six months since their victory at the polls. It was a flamboyant affair, flags and crowds of political recruits marching the streets and shouting in unison. These were truly dark days, the sad thing was that they had seen this before and yet nothing is done.

Manni had been in Munich only a month and already he wanted to come home. What Wolfgang had proposed seemed utterly futile and completely foolish. Maybe a few years back, but not now. The NPD's vast funding gave them un-rivalled power in this state, they were almost untouchable, outsiders were not allowed close to their organisation. They were just too careful these days. Sitting in a Cafe overlooking the ridiculously over-exuberant display, Manni picked up his mobile phone and dialled Wolfgang's number, it was the first time he had contacted him since arriving in Germany.

"Hello?"

"It's me"

"Well what's the situation?"

"......Listen, I've done everything you asked me, I've been watching this lot for a month and I'm only going to say this once. They are too powerful for us, by a long way. I doubt even the German government has the resources to tackle this lot. They would be impossible to infiltrate, since shutting up shop in Brazil their numbers have increased tenfold and to cap it all they no longer know the dodgy people that will stick a bullet in your heart, they ARE those people. Since being here, I hear about people going missing all the time, not just any old people but political opponents. No-one is safe here, I've never known anything like it. This is way over our heads, I think it will get to the stage if the rest of Europe does nothing it will spiral out of control, they are poised to gain more seats in the next election."

There was a long pause before Wolfgang replied.

"What are your plans?"

"I've had it with Brazil and Germany, I'm going with some old friends to America, I'll probably stay out there for a while...........listen, I'm sorry I couldn't help you but its in your own interests to let this go. There is nothing more you can do, you can't stop these people."

"Watch me"

The line went dead, Manni sighed and turned off his phone. Finishing his drink he got up and set off towards the U-Bahn. As he went he remembered the Wolfgang he had initially known; cold, calculated and efficient. In his opinion, now he was just a fool with an apparant death wish.

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So I decided to pop in to a forum I've never been on before, and it ended up with me reading the entire thing (took a nice few hours :cool: ). Gripping stuff, and congrats on the achivement. I hope you continue this for a while longer.

retired_workingmom77

Thanks a lot Andre, that's quite an acheivement reading this from start to finish! Whilst I do have a fairly certain idea of when and how this will finish, it will be around for the forseeable future so I hope you continue to enjoy. And welcome to FMS!

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August 2012

After re-kindling some of our form in the short spell of matches in July, it was vital that we continued to climb the table in August. It would start with the home match against Bahia. It was a game that we were expected to win convincingly and a great first half performance led to an opening goal just before the break. A clearance from a corner fell perfectly for João Paulo, who blasted it on the volley into the back of the net. The 23 year old midfielder doesn't seem to deal in average goals, he always seems to create spectacular finishes on a regular basis. Our dominance continued into the second half but we were pegged back about 20 minutes from the end, Fabio Bala rising to head home an equaliser against the run of play. It looked for a moment as though we would have to settle for a draw, but Whoshington came to the rescue four minutes from time, neatly firing home from 12 yards to earn us a valuable 2-1 win.

Our next game was a tricky away match with Vitoria, one of the most inconsistent teams in the league. Some days they could play spellbinding football and on others they would play dismally against relegation strugglers. Today they were in a fiery mood and tested us from the earliest opportunities. However it was Wellington that found the breakthrough, he was allowed into too much space and he is so clinical in one-on-one situations and he finished brilliantly to give us an early lead. But then the tables were turned. Youngster Jorge was given a first start on the right wing in place of the injured Juan Guillermo Pinzon. But it was a day to remember as he was sent off after 20 minutes for a alleged elbow to the face of Moreno. Vitoria really worked the extra space well and were soon rewarded with an equaliser, William heading in directly from a corner. In the second half Vitoria managed to take the lead, Alecsandro pouncing on a re-bound to fire it in for 2-1 to the home side. Suddenly we found ourselves trying to salvage a point from the game as we poured forward for an equaliser. It thankfully came but barely ten minutes before full time, once again Wellington saved the day as he jinked past one defender before firing it home for 2-2, a splendid strike that earned us a draw.

That game was followed by a comfortable 2-0 victory against Americano. The relegation strugglers put up little resistance as Whoshington and Viana were on hand to seal three points. Atletico Mineiro were the next visitors to our ground and it would prove the hardest contest of the month so far. That said, we played superbly in the first half and a goal each from Whoshington and Wellington gave us a healthy lead. In the second half Mineiro came close to grabbing a goal when Mozart had his penalty saved by Barbosa. They finally did get a goal through Andre but it was far too late and we claimed another three points.

Our next three fixtures were the most difficult of the season and the fact that they were one after the other did not help matters. Flamengo, Internacional and Corinthians had so far turned out to be our main title rivals. Flamengo in particular were looking for revenge from their defeat in the Copa Libertadores final. We suffered an early set-back as Henrique was dismissed from the field very early on. But despite this we managed to take the lead through a wonder goal from Moises. But Flamengo were stringing together some awesome football and it wasn’t long before they were level, Elias with an audacious lob of the keeper. They were soon in front, Bruno Veiga firing home seconds before the break. They added to their lead almost straight from kick off as Vinicius Pacheco scored a fabulous free kick. We hit back late on through Juliano but Junior wrapped up an impressive display, sealing a 4-2 win for Flamengo.

After that result we could ill afford any other slip ups against our other title rivals. Thankfully we managed a crucial 1-0 victory against Internacional, the only goal coming from right back Para in a tense affair. We followed that up with an even more impressive victory against Corinthians. Our side were returning to the blistering form they had ended 2011 with and it showed against a strong Timão side. Pinzon and Wellington the scorers in a great 2-0 win.

The slight blip against Flamengo hadn’t damaged our ascent up the table too badly. We were now in second place just two points behind Flamengo and a point ahead of Internacional. With plenty of time left in the league, it would be an interesting season this year.

Results
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> ************************************************** ************************************************** ****************************************Bahia 2-1 H TV First Division João Paulo, WhoshingtonVitoria 2-2 A First Division Wellington(2)Americano 2-0 H TV First Division Viana, WhoshingtonAtletico Mineiro 2-1 H First Division Wellington, WhoshingtonFlamengo 2-4 A TV First Division Moises, JulianoInternacional 1-0 A TV First Division ParaCorinthians 2-0 H First Division Pinzon, Wellington**************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** </pre>

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Wolfgang was running out of ideas. To stage a plan on such an audacious scope of this was near impossible, he had to find a suitable reason for getting near these people. It was proving frustrating as although he was talented at devising ingenious plans, he had limited resources and pretty much no-one to get advice from. Sat at his desk, he poured himself another whiskey, the fiery liquid was giving him a headache rather than clearing his mind.

The NPD were now a massive organisation and what could he, one man, do to stop them? At this precise moment it seemed that there was absolutely nothing in his power that he could do to finally exact his revenge. But then again as he thought about it, it wasn't about personal revenge anymore. It went further than that. Maybe he could just let it all go? It was unlikely that they would ever return to Brazilian shores again, at least not in a very long time and almost certainly not in Wolfgang's lifetime.

Wolfgang's thoughts were suddenly punctured by the shrill ring of his office telephone, snapping out of his day-dream he allowed the phone to ring a few times before picking the receiver. A deep voice resonated out of the receiver, every now and then stopping to allow Wolfgang to nod or mumble confirmation of his understanding. This was a new voice and a new and possibly dangerous acquaintance. The conversation lasted a full twenty minutes with the mystery caller doing most of the talking before finally hanging up. Wolfgang slowly replaced the receiver, his mind buzzing full of new possibilities and thoughts. He relaxed back in his chair.

Before long he picked the phone up and hit a speed dial button. A few seconds later he was through.

"Yeah it's me. Come by my office tomorrow, there are some new developments."

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September 2012

The months kept ticking away and before we knew it, we were entering the beginnings of the business end of the season, still in second place behind Flamengo. But finally we were able to take the lead in the table after our next match against Coritiba. High on confidence after wins over Inter and Corinthians, we keenly displayed our dominance once again. Pablo Correa netted a brace with Wellington also chipping in with a goal. Keirrison bagged a late consolation goal but it was far too late as we claimed an encouraging 3-1 victory. Defeat for Flamengo meant that we now topped the league.

The next game proved to be one of the toughest of the season, away to reigning champions São Paulo. The champions were gradually falling away from the title race but a win against us would certainly put the belief back into their team. They started brightly and were soon in front thanks to Fernandinho. It took a lot of effort from the players to find an equaliser and it finally came with barely 10 minutes left. A penalty taken by midfield dynamo João Paulo levelled the score and the game finished 1-1. We retained top spot but Flamengo were breathing down our necks, just a point behind.

Thankfully we got back on track in the next game and in emphatic style. Vasco were the visitors and they were treated to an utter thrashing at the hands of my strongest XI. Wellington was once again in lethal form and weighed in with two goals. Fagner Galvão added another stunning strike to his season tally, plus goals from Correa and Juan Pinzon sealed a 5-0 win that Vasco were thankfully it wasn't 7 or 8 in the end. A nice addition to our goal difference.

Nobody could have forseen what would happen in the next game as we travelled to Rio de Janeiro. Botafogo were expected to crumple under the pressure but in fact they did the opposite, scoring with hardly 3 minutes on the clock, Erandir with a cheeky back-heeled flick past Barbosa. We came so close to an equaliser and had the ball in the back of the net twice, only for off-side decisions to go against us. Then Diego Paulista got the killer goal totally against the run of play. It condemned us to a 2-0 defeat and we went back down into second.

But we responded in the best way possible against Atletico Paranaense. Somewhat unbeliveably goals from Moises, Correa and a brace from Whoshington had us 4-0 to the good at half time. From then we took our foot off the gas assuming to have a victory wrapped up. Youngster Augusto hit back with a goal but it was too tall an order for Atletico P.R. as we won 4-1. We signed off for September with a 3-1 victory against league newcomers Nautico. The plucky Recife side had snatched a shock win in the corresponding fixture but two goals from Pablo Correa and an own goal courtesy of Luciano were enough to render Rafael Moura's goal insignificant as we cruised to a comfortable win. So we ended September top by just a point and with just over two months to go, it was still a close contest with six teams in with a title shot (Us, Flamengo, Corinthians, Inter, São Paulo and Fluminense).

Results
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> ************************************************** ************************************************** ****************************************Coritiba 3-1 H TV First Division Correa(2), Wellington São Paulo 1-1 A First Division João PauloVasco 5-0 H TV First Division Galvão, Wellington(2), Correa, PinzonBotafogo 0-2 A First DivisionAtletico Paranaense 4-1 A TV First Division Whoshington(2), Moises, CorreaNautico 3-1 H TV First Division Correa(2), Luciano own goal********************************************** ************************************************** ********************************************</pre>

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Sam knocked on the door of Wolfgang's office, he was becoming thoroughly accustomed to these kind of non-football related meetings, it was what made his job so unique from other managers across the game. Not only did he have to worry about whether his team was winning week in week out, but also make sure that a far right extremists weren't about to kill him any time soon. It had been better recently, but the meetings still continued, so it never went away. Wolfgang was looking strangely pleased with himself, recently he'd been irritable and reclusive, Sam hadn't even seen him for over a week. The look of exhaustion and anxiety had not altogether disappeared, but had faded considerably.

"What's got you so happy all of a sudden?"

"Take a seat and I'll tell you"

Sam walked forward and sat down in the chair, he wondered what this was all about. Wolfgang didn't waste time in explaining.

"Now, I have it from some of my 'sources' that our problem will be taken care of in the next few months."

"Right.....first of all, how? And secondly, who are these 'sources'?"

"I can't tell you who they are, but believe me they are serious and so this information is 100% reliable, believe me I have checked everything. Basically, the 'organisation' that contacted me have obtained a document that is so scandalous it will bring the NPD down for good. They will lose 99% of their voters in an instant, it will be the end of them."

"What's in the document?"

"Remember the incident last December?"

"Yeah, but we couldn't prove.......................so that document is proof of their involvement? How?"

"It is a transcript from a conversation between two senior party members, confirming involvement of the NPD. This document will be released to the world media in the next few months."

"So that's it then?"

"Yep, that's it."

Wolfgang expected Sam to be rejoicing at this news, but the manager sat in quiet and serious thought.

"Well try and be a bit more happy about it!"

"Wolfgang doesn't one thing worry you?"

"What?"

"That if they go down, they'll take us with them?"

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October 2012

Given the fact that our lead at the top of the league was only one point, it was important that we kept winning to keep up the pressure on the chasing pack. We did just that in fantastic style in our first match of October against Fluminense, who were one of the teams still in with a shout of challenging for the title. João Paulo, Juan Pinzon and Wellington were all on target, but that excludes a wonderful hat-trick from Pablo Correa. Rodrigo Tiui got the only goal for the visitors as Fluminense trooped back to Rio on the end of a 6-1 thumping.

There were plenty more goals in our next match against Cruzeiro, but unfortunately it did not lead to another three points. Moises got us off to a promising start when he converted an early penalty. But Cruzeiro soon hit back through veteran Chilean midfielder Claudio Maldonado. They went one better when João Pedro rounded Barbosa to give Raposa a 2-1 lead. Barely minutes later Maldonado, in what would be a man of the match performance, grabbed his second and suddenly we were two goals adrift at 3-1. But we weren't about to go down without a fight, we had a title to win after all. Wellington scored a crucial goal to send us in at the break 3-2 down. We managed to equalise not long after kick off when Pablo Correa tucked home a curling shot from 18 yards out. But it was all we could manage as we were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw.

We were soon back to winning ways, but it took a last minute free kick from Juliano to seal a 2-1 win against Gremio. Pedro Junior had put the visitors ahead before Wellington equalised. Juliano bending it round the wall and into the top right hand corner in stoppage time. How crucial that goal may be, remains to be seen. Juliano was once again the hero of the hour in our next game against Palmeiras. It took yet another sublime late free kick to win the game after the score was deadlocked at 1-1. João Paulo had given us a deserved lead but shkay defending allowed Quirino to slot home an equaliser. But the talented left winger was our saviour for the second time in succession as we won 2-1.

It would prove to be a third straight 2-1 victory when we welcomed Santos in our next game, but this time it was Juan Guillermo Pinzon who would rescue the three points. Whoshington had driven home the opener, but late on Luciano Sorriso had grabbed an equaliser. With just seven minutes remaining it fell to Colombian right winger to hit an audacious first time volley across the face of goal which cannoned off the upright and in. We took our run of victories to four against Bahia, but we were greatly helped by the home team having both David and Deivid sent off. Wellington and Juliano got the goals in a comfortable 2-0 win.

Results
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> ************************************************** ************************************************** ****************************************Fluminense 6-1 H First Division João Paulo, Pinzon, Wellington, Correa(3)Cruzeiro 3-3 A First Division Moises, Correa, WellingtonGremio 2-1 H TV First Division Juliano, WellingtonPalmeiras 2-1 A TV First Division Juliano, João PauloSantos 2-1 H First Division Whoshington, PinzonBahia 2-0 A First Division Juliano, Wellington**************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** </pre>

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