Happy Thursday! Here’s Matt…

My second season in charge of an all South American Toon Army is not going well.

Brann knocked us out of the Uefa Cup and we whimpered out of the League Cup against Wolves. Our league form is crap. The only bright spark is our FA Cup run. Probably the only thing keeping me in a job right now.

Can Maradona, Romario and Solano end this second season on a high or will we be going Loco

First bit of business, get rid of some deadwood. Grande has not been so Grande for us. Bye Ariana.

This gives me a cool half a million to spend on an Argentine or Brazilian reinforcement, but before I can delve into the transfer market, we’re up against Coventry and Romario only needs to get the better of Oggy once to seal 3 pts against a team in 19^th place.

It’s the reverse result against Wimbledon – we’re seriously short of cutting edge.

At the beginning of the save, I thought by this time we’d be attracting Sonny Anderson or Batigol, not trying to get a tune out of a 37 year old Maradona. How the turn table turns.

Satisfied is probably a bit on the generous side.

I blow a quarter of my Arianna Grande money on this youthful legend from PSV. Hopefully he’s the good version.

He’s straight in for our FA Quarter Final showdown with Burnely as flu has ravaged our squad.

Diego starts up top, but is decidedly underwhelming, so bring on the recovering Geordio at half time. Diego disappears in a strop and no one can get hold of him after the final whistle….

We await our fate in the semi-finals, at least we dodged Man Utd. For now.

This is frustrating. Bet he scores against us in the semi-final. Would just about sum up this save!

Against Wednesday, Big Jose scores his first penalty past the goal filling Pressman and this inspires the lads to a decent win, thankfully.

Not ideal.

Our next league game after the international break is a warm up for our FA cup semi-final. We can’t use our man advantage to our, er, advantage but we do keep Batigol quiet, so that’s something at least.

Batistuta isn’t so shy in our FA cup rematch but that’s only after a quick fire salvo inside the first ten minutes. Diego wraps up the tie in the second half and Freddy Shepherd is ‘very pleased’.

It’s Man Utd, unsurprisingly, in the final, but that’s a problem for May. For now, we need to try and finish as strongly as possible.

Frustrating. I think I need to tweak the tactics again

The change in formation back to 2-3-1-2-2 seems to have worked well. Glenn Madeiros with the decider late on.

A fully changed squad almost take the bragging rights away to Sunderland, only to fall to sucker punch at the death.

Ruben to the rescue against 17^th place Bolton. I’ll take that.

The Man Utd game was the first of 4 games in 7 days to finish off the season, so it’s pleasing when a shuffled pack overcome Chelsea.

United secure a second successive title with two games to go, which if my calculations are correct, will see us in the Cup Winners Cup regardless of what happens at Wembley. Let that not dull our quest though.

Leeds are a different proposition however and it knocks our chances to finish 4^th when we fall behind. Olivero comes on for the disappointing Geordio but it’s to no avail.

Geordio takes my criticism to heart and goes on to knock in 4 against Arsenal in the final league game.

It’s not quite enough to sneak past Leicester in 4^th, but I’ll take it.

Our defense is not good, but after that horrendous middle part of the season, I’m just glad Freddy hasn’t shipped me out.

Perhaps I can make my position a little more secure by bringing home some silverware?

Geordio puts us in front before we’re quickly pegged back. The ost entertaining man in football nudges Man United in front but Geordio is having none of it and quickly equalizes. Neither side can find a winner so we’ll have to do it all again on Wednesday.

Four days later we start even brighter and Dorta is straight out of the traps and 20 minutes later Geordio strikes again to make it 7 goals in his last 3 games. Scholes reduces the gap but we hang on and theirs even time to bring Diego and Nobby on for a run about.

Winners at Wembley. Chili is man of the match and Simeone and Beckham even stay on the pitch. I’m not sure why Fergie brought on Butt and Pallister when chasing a goal, but there you go.

Freddy is happy again! He’s even said I can spend some of the prize money on reinforcements in the summer!

Given whats gone before, the ratings are a shocker. Diaz and Biaca were on loan all season making Ramirez our true best player.

Goal wise we struggled. Credit to Geordio, he missed 3 months through injury. Not sure we can rely on an aging Sosa much longer.

We’re no where in the end of season awards, unsurprisingly.

Diego has had enough of it all and intends to pick up his burgeoning pop career.

Carlos has no such wishes, but he does want more regular football, so he’s off to Wales to find it. Best of luck Big V.

Percy the Peruvian is also off. Not the greatest player but he kept Nobby company. He’ll have to polish his own trumpet now.

Well, that wraps up season 2 nicely. I’m off to try and buy another striker and sort the defence out. Adios until next week!