Blyth Spartans - 2012-13 League 2
Media Prediction: 24th
Finished: 14th
Players In: 9 for 72k
Players Out: 10 for 15k
Poor form early on saw us seemingly live up to expectations of relegation. Thankfully about half the league also suffered from the same affliction which allowed us sneak into a safe mid-table position with a good number of games to spare.
The team has also taken on a island feel with 6 players on the books international representatives for various Caribbean nations. (All signed from UK based clubs – we can now scout the whole region.)
Onwards and upwards? Sideways? Downwards?
FA Cup : 2nd Round vs. Scunthorpe. Winners: Chelsea
League Cup : 1st Round vs. Tranmere. Winners: Wigan (retained)
Johnstone’s Paint Tin : 1st Round North vs. Doncaster. Winners: Hartlepool
League 2
Champions: Brentford
Promoted: Oldham, Rushden, Accrington
Relegated: Hereford, Gillingham
Premiership
Champions: Arsenal (retained x6)
Relegated: Preston, Leicester, Man Utd (HA! A certain Portuguese winger now wants a new challenge. Getting your team out of the Championship would be a new challenge, I would think. )
Europe
UCL: Barcelona (retained)
UEFA Cup: Tottenham