So I’m playing a long-running save as the manager of Derby County in the English Championship. As with most of my Football Manager efforts I don’t work through this stuff quickly, and even by my standards the current game is glacially paced – think of it as a combination of time, inclination, and getting to run it with all the thought I’d really like to put into the thing… Time that could be better spent elsewhere, obviously, but you know how it is.
As the series of blog posts – or chapters – is growing, here’s an index of each one so that you can jump in and out at will… Alternatively, if you’re really pushed for time then the Digested Read, which summarises each season in the broadest of strokes, is for you.
2019/20 Season
- Introduction
- Arrival
- Reshaping Part 1
- Reshaping Part 2
- Reshaping Part 3
- Meet the Gang
- August 2019: Terriers and Transfer Deadlines
- August 2019: Bittersweet Victory
- August 2019: Determination
- August 2019: Of Baggies and Bees
- September 2019: Our Boys Take One Hell of a Beating
- September/October 2019: Daylight Robbery
- October 2019: Points Dropped
- October 2019: Bouncing Busby Babes
- November 2019: One Out…
- November 2019: A Good Cottaging
- December 2019: The Managerial Roundabout
- December 2019: Nothing to See Here
- January 2020: Contracts and Promises
- January 2020: Hunting Midfielders
- January 2020: Deadline Day Doings
- February 2020: Three Teams Called City
- February 2020: Robbing Robins
- February 2020: Fixture Pile-Up
- March 2020: Focusing on the League
- March 2020: On Top of the World
- April 2020: A Dead Parrott
- April/May 2020: Champione…?
- May 2020: End of Term Report
- May 2020: That Was The Season That Was
2020/21 Season
- Summer 2020: The Art of the Deal
- Summer 2020: The Prodigal Son
- Summer 2020: Drinking in the Sun
- Summer 2020: Last Minute Prepping
- Meet the Gang 2020/21
- August 2020: Spurs at Home
- August 2020: Stealing Toffees
- August 2020: The Homegrown Front
- August 2020: Jatta Attacks
- September 2020: Outfoxed
- September 2020: Why Always Him?
- September 2020: Carabao Progress
- October 2020: Blunted!
- October 2020: The Great Arsenal Stadium Mystery
- October 2020: Heroes and Villains
- October 2020: More Bore Draws
- November 2020: Trouble at Mill
- November 2020: The Sack Race
- November 2020: Misery in Monochrome
- December 2020: Stung by the Bees
- December 2020: Bittersweet Victory
- December 2020: Anfield Rap
- December 2020: Post-Fergie Time
- December 2020: Points Target Reached
- January 2021: Hat-Trick Heroes
- January 2021: Blowing it to Boro
- January 2021: Life After Arsene
- January 2021: Drawing with Honour
- January 2021: A Reckoning
- February 2021: Capitulation
- February 2021: The Big Five-Oh
- February 2021: The Adam (not Joe) Show
- February 2021: A New DM?
- March 2021: A Six Pointer
- March 2021: Stinging the Bees
- March 2021: Up for the Cup
- April 2021: Stop Grealish
- April 2021: Dropped Points
- April 2021: Striking Matters
- April 2021: Semi-Final Special
- April 2021: The Quest for Sixth Place
- May 2021: Safe Hands Fabianski
- May 2021: Mouldy Cherries
- May 2021: So This Is It
- That was 2020/21: Derby County
- That was 2020/21: The Opposition
- That was 2020/21: The Squad
2021/22 Season
- Summer 2021: Rebuilding Part 1
- Summer 2021: Rebuilding Part 2
- Summer 2021: Rebuilding Part 3
- Summer 2021: Pre-Season Matters
- Meet the Gang 2021/22
- August 2021: A Difficult Start
- August 2021: Cojones
- August 2021: Funky Villans
- September 2021: Hlozek as Nemesis
- September 2021: Bitter Blues
- September 2021: Buffalo Wings
- October 2021: Very Bad, Very Good
- October 2021: Europa Nights
- October 2021: Fulham Two Times
- October/November 2021: Down and Dirty in Valencia
- November 2021: Thinking about the Future
- November 2021: Frank’s Nadir
- November 2021: More Questions than Answers
- December 2021: Winning Ways
- December 2021: Hammered
- December 2021: Manchester United are Good
- December 2021: Season’s Beatings
- January 2022: Out of the Cup
- January 2022: Bielsa’s Bucket
- January 2022: Transfer Musings
- January 2022: Everton Two Times
- February 2022: Drawing with Honour
- February 2022: Man You Part 1
- February 2022: Man You Part 2
- March 2022: The Bottom Line
- March 2022: You’re a Wizard, Harry
- March 2022: Getting the Blues
- April 2022: Late Goals
- April 2022: A 3-3 Thriller
- April 2022: Shut Out
- April/May 2022: Arsenal Three Times
- May 2022: Endgame
- May 2022: Down and Out in Rotterdam
- That was 2021/22: Derby County
- That was 2021/22: The Opposition
- That was 2021/22: The Squad
2022/23 Season
- Summer 2022: Objectives and Objectionals
- Summer 2022: Home(grown) is where the Heart is
- Summer 2022: Turkish Delight
- July 2022: His Name is Luca
- August 2022: The Lookman Dilemma
- August 2022: Transfer Market Watch
- August 2022: That Minnow Feeling
- Meet the Gang 2022/23
- September 2022: The Terror of Paris
- September 2022: 1-0 Heaven and Hell
- September 2022: Quick Silva
- October 2022: Being Tottenham’s Bogey Team
- October 2022: Danny Farke-o
- October 2022: Attritional Warfare
- October 2022: Points Please!
- November 2022: End of Part One
- November/December 2022: Dispatches from Doha
- December 2022: Welcome to Part Two
- January 2023: In with the New…
- January 2023: Squad Ruminations
- January 2023: Cups and Crocks
- January 2023: Messing with the Big Boys
- February 2023: The Missing Piece?
- February 2023: Getting the Job Done
- February 2023: (Young Guns) Go For It!
- February 2023: Defeat!
- February/March 2023: Goal Scoring Allergy
- March 2023: On Continuing
- March 2023: Out of Europe
- April 2023: A Nice Plate of Scouse
- April 2023: Another Serving of Scouse
- April 2023: Squeezing Them Out
- April 2023: Eddie’s Back
- April/May 2023: Close, So Close
- May 2023: Excelsior
- May 2023: Broken Records
- That was 2022/23: Derby County
- That was 2022/23: The Opposition
- That was 2022/23: The Squad
- This is the End