retired_priya_77

Albion Rovers Scottish Third Division 2020/21

Board Expectation: Win promotion
Fans Expectation: Win promotion
Media Prediction: 3rd

We had a good season, despite a bad start and a good run at the end of the season meant we were top on goal difference going into the final game. The teams were so close that we needed at least a draw to even be guaranteed a playoff place.

We were facing Dumbarton and were on top for almost the whole game, but failed to score. In the 88th minute Dumbarton got a goal on the break. All the other teams in contention were drawing or losing, but we still needed a draw to finish top. After bombarding the Dumbarton gooal, we scored in injury time!!!! Unfortunately it was disallowed for offside and we were condemned to the playoffs.

Ayr United were our opponents in the semi-final. In the first leg we went a goal down early, but managed to be 2-1 ahead by half-time. In the 87th minute, Ayr got an equaliser after a great amount of pressure. However, in the 92nd minute we managed to get our third goal to make it 3-2. In the second leg we, again, went a goal down and, again, went 2-1 up. This time we managed to hold on and progressed to the final.

Stranraer, the Second Division team, were the team we faced in the final. We were dominated away in the first leg, but somwhow managed to come away with a 1-1 draw. The away goals rule meant if we didn't concede, we'd go up. Stranraer had a player sent off just before half-time and we just about managed to hang on for the 90 minutes. Promotion \o/

Third Division: 3rd, 55 pts - Playoffs
Scottish Cup: Second Round Replay 1-2 East Stirlingshire
League Cup: First Round 1-2 Hamilton Academical
League Challenge Cup: First Round 1-4 Partick Thistle

Other Winners:

English Premiership: Man Utd
FA Cup: Coventry

Scottish Premier League: Celtic (10 on the trot :eek
Scottish Cup: Hearts

Welsh Premier League: Bangor City
Welsh Cup: Bangor City

N. Irish Premier League: Portadown
Irish Cup: Distillery

Irish Premier League: Shelbourne
Senior Challenge Cup: Finn Harps

retired_priya_77

Wow...it's all shiny and new!

retired_lauriekeith

Your're flying through the seasons there.

KUTGW!!

retired_priya_77

School holidays + lots of rain = bored Mike = lots of FM playing

retired_frinkiac7

Back on track to be challenging Rangers and Celtic.

KUTGW

retired_priya_77

Albion Rovers Scottish Second Division 2021/22

Board Expectation: Stay clear of relegation
Fans Expectation: Fight bravely against relegation
Media Prediction: 10th

We started like we started our last season in the Second Division and after 10 games we still hasn't won, despite heavy strengthening of the squad during the summer. The board was starting to get annoyed and I decided to resign on 24th October.

Second Division: 10th, 0 pts (after 10 games)
Scottish Cup: Not entered when I left
League Cup: First Round 0-1 Forfar Athletic
League Challenge Cup: First Round 0-1 East Stirlingshire

Record at Albion Rovers:

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> P W D L GF GA GD PtsLeague: 240 78 53 117 331 398 -67 287Cups: 25 4 1 20 27 64 -37 13Total: 265 82 54 137 358 462 -104 300</pre>

retired_yoliboop

Terrible manager

retired_cin4me9

Congrats again on the second promotion.

Good update Mike. Dissapointed you left the Rovers, but it will be good to see where you move to.

retired_sandra

0 points after 10 games? That's about as bad as my 1 point from 11 games when Billericay sacked me in 06.

retired_priya_77

St. Albans City English Conference South 2021/22

I was offered the job at St. Albans on 1st November and I asked to delay for a week, hoping for better offers. None came and I accepted it on 9th November.

Board Expectation: Respectable league position
Fans Expectation: Respectable league position
Media Prediction: 4th

I didn't start particularly well, but just one loss in the last 13 games catapulted us from 21st to 12th.

Conference South: 12th, 56 pts
FA Cup: First Round 0-3 Brentford
FA Trophy: Third Qualifying Round 0-1 Hucknall Town

Other Winners:

English Premiership: Birmingham
FA Cup: Reading

Scottish Premier League: Rangers
Scottish Cup: Gretna

Welsh Premier League: Bangor City
Welsh Cup: Grange Quins

N. Irish Premier League: Distillery
Irish Cup: Glenavon

Irish Premier League: Shelbourne
Senior Challenge Cup: Cork City