retired_pmetzger1

No, England played for Wales.

retired_sandra

I was close.

KingsbayYHPE

Season 2015/2016

Finished 4th in the Premiership, equal on points with Everton but with a +4 better goal difference, so Stoke City's first ever taste of European Football will be the Champions' Cup...from 4th place

We exited the League Cup in the 4th round, Everton 1-0 victors, and the FA Cup in round 6, Leicester seeing to our chances 3-1.

I may have a backroom staff reshuffle this close season...most of them are coming to the end of their contracts.

I need my bed.

retired_sandra

Er Ian... Stoke are unbeaten in Europe. They played twice in the UEFA Cup in the early 1970s, losing to Ajax and Kaiserslautern on away goals both times.

Played 4, drawn 4, scored 4, conceded 4.

First time in the Champions League though.

KingsbayYHPE

Really? Bugger :o

retired_sandra

Yes, you have quite a record to keep up there.

KingsbayYHPE

Season 2016/2017

Jesus! They throw money at you as if it's going out of fashion in the EPL and the Champions' Cup.

EPL, we finished 4th again, qualifying for the Champions' Cup...in which we qualified for the first knockout stage, being beaten by Milan, winning 3-1 at home, losing 3-0 away.

One for Simon...we won the FA Cup!!! (League Cup best not spoken about).

We've used some of the money to buy a Spanish/Basque SC for £7.5m ( :eek: ) and picked up a Scottish AMC on a free from Monaco (don't ask...he'd been there for his entire career thus far).

I'll definitely give it another season to see if I can win the EPL for Simon, and hopefully get further in the Champions' Cup.

KingsbayYHPE

As a sidenote...

I'll tell you what...[/bigron]

We had an FC promoted from the youth academy (no, not an effin' cee) and he looks the business.

Finishing of 18, stamina and strength look not half bad already, and the AssMan's very excited about him.

I may have to stay more than a season to see how he comes along.

May give him a few games this season...we'll see.

retired_sandra

What a great update this is turning out to be. Best ever.

KingsbayYHPE

Season 2017/2018

Basta!

This season we won the EPL, won the League Cup, and won the Champions' Cup with a 2-1AET victory over Real Madrid.

There you go, Simon.

The reason I've decided to resign, though, is this:

Gate Receipts: £24m

Season Tickets: £17m

TV Revenue: £46m

Merchandising: £10m

Prize Money: £37m

Sponsorship: £8m

Match Day Income: £13m

Total: £155m

An income of £155m is obscene, gives Transfer Funds that would sink a battleship, only a fool would fail to keep on winning, and winning, and winning.

So this fool is handing in his resignation and waiting to see what happens.

I may go anti-realism and head back down the tables, I may retire and start anew in this game