-Xenon-

Pitiful attempt at at a sub plot, Every now and then im gonna drop one in. The weird thing was that after I wrote it the team's form went from excellent to really disapointing which tied in really nicely with the sub plot, purely unintentional! Damaging to the league campaign though! Its really tight for qualification in CL and you'll see why in the next update

-Xenon-

It had been over a month since the sad events in Istanbul that almost destroyed our season. In that month we have failed to win any games and while I have tried to shield the players from the off the pitch incidents its had a negative effect on their play. Despite this the signs in training were good and I was beginning to see the team that beat Lyon again. We next faced strugglers Diyarbakirspor.

Diyarbakirspor vs. Fenerbahce

Back on top but for how long?
The game started brilliantly with Anelka bundling the ball over the line to make it 1-0. The rest of the game wedominated but failed to take our chances.

Final Score: Diyarbakirspor 0-1 Fenerbahce

-Xenon-

After finally grabbing a win and comfortably keeping in touch with Besiktas and Genclerbirligi above us, we next faced injury crippled Istansbulspor, the weakest of the four Istanbul based teams. We were without Luciano but Cetin Servet has been doing a sound job when we have needed to cover for him.

Istanbulspor vs. Fenerbahce

The opposition never challenged us in this professional performance from my side. We had the game wrapped up by half time with Anelka, van Hooijdonk and Tuncay (who netted for the first time this season) all found the net early on. The only incident of the second half was Ramadan Ragab being sent off for a proffesional foul on Tuncay.

Final Score: Istanbulspor 0-3 Fenerbahce

This result re-affirms our title credentials.

-Xenon-

Security was tight as we welcomed Inter to the Saracoglu, with armed police and military on standby. We knew this was a crucial game and we knew that a win would do wonders for our qualification hopes. However I was realistic and instructed the players to go for the draw which they had the potential to do. Adriano was the the danger man, or so I thought.

Fenerbahce vs. Inter

I thought we played well enough for most of the first half, retaining possesion and making Inter work. Adriano, who I had singled out to be a danger man in fact had a nothing game and it was Obafemi Martins who stole the show with two fantastic strikes either side of half time.

Final Score: Fenerbahce 0-2 Inter

It wasn't as bad as we expected when we heard the news from Lyon. lyon had beaten Liverpool leaving Group C looking like this:

Pts
Inter 9
Fenerbahce 3
Lyon 3
Liverpool 3

Inter take the driving seat but second place is anyones right now.

-Xenon-

The camp was buzzing because of our European situation, we just needed not to make too much of fools of ourselves in the San Siro and me might have a shot at the UEFA cup. Meanwhile we were enjoying a U-turn in our league form and our next challenge was at home to Konyaspor.

Fenerbahce vs. Konyaspor

We weren't expecting a major challenge and we didn't get it, despite the pre-match heckling from the Konyaspor manager. Nicolas Anelka netted either side of half time to give us a comfortable victory.

Final Score: Fenerbahce 2-0 Konyaspor

Pressure is on Genclerbirligi to keep winning if they want to stay top

-Xenon-

Next was a tricky trip to potential top 5 team Denizlispor.

Denizlispor vs. Fenerbahce

This was the first game I experimented using a 3-4-3 with Akin Serhat joinig Anelka and van Hooijdonk up front. To say the least it worked! 5-0 up at half time and we were cruising against a decent team. I poured on substitutions to keep Alex and Tuncay fit and comfortably sat out the rest of the game.

Final Score: Denizlispor 0-5 Fenerbahce

-Xenon-

The San Siro was every bit as spectacular, colourful, loud and awe-inspiring as I had dreamt. The Inter fans were out in force against our measly 1000 travelling fans sat in the upper tier. We were full of confidence after thrashing Denizlispor in our last game. Despite all the team confidence and the expectancy of the fans it would be a night to forget.

Inter vs. Fenerbahce

In fact we had a dream start, Anelka latching onto a forward ball and audaciously lobbing the ball over the stranded Toldo. That goal however would to be our downfall. The Inter players were almost offended that we had dared to take the lead in their own back yard and within 7 minutes of the initial re-start we were 3-1 down, Martins and Recoba punishing our slack defence. From then on we would constantly be on the back foot, leaking goals everywhere. Martins went on to get four, Stankovic and Adriano got two each plus Recoba's wonder strike.

Final Score: Inter 9-1 Fenerbahce

RSFC

I have found that in European Competitions, Inter are way overrated. I played them a few times and never left San Siro without a 5 or 6 goal deficit. Seems like every shot they fire somehow curls in.
So keep going think of that result as a glitch.

Tyrone the Magazine

Keep it up

-Xenon-

Sorry guys updates might start slowing down now that im back at school after easter and I dont have as much free time. Im hanging in there even though that 9-1 defeat, Tuncay wanting out of the club and not being able to sign Fred because none of my foreign players will leave got me down. But the finances are good so next season should be interesting but on with this one first, there is a league and cup double to win! Oh and I'm working on images of league tables, signings etc. None of the picture servers show them in a big enough size!

Next was a trip to the capital Ankara, to face mid table Ankaraspor who gave us a hostile reception. The team was at full full strength and while our future in Europe dwindled away, we needed to maintain our league as Genclerbirligi are yet to be beaten and have 3 games in hand due to UEFA cup commitments meaning we had to press home the psychological advantage and extend the lead at the top.

Ankaraspor vs. Fenerbahce

The game had a really cagey start and Ankaraspor were eager to impress the home fans. They got their reward on 37 minutes as Kartel Huseyin scored from the rebound of his first shot. However we were quick to respond with Tuncay scoring a tidy goal on 42 minutes. The second half was completely different from the first. We dominated and I was overcome with relief when van Hooijdonk and Anelka scored to give us the 3 points.

Final Score: Ankaraspor 1-3 Fenerbahce

We are now 4 points clear at the top but with Genclerbirligi having 3 games in hand that could change soon.