Good hello to you. It’s Sunday so as is occasionally the way, it’s time for some Cowdenfun. The SPL table has a familiar look about the top two and we are in contention to make it two 3rd place finishes in a row, truly the stuff of dreams. Still, we are the leagues top scorers and we’re not here to mess about. Except in the Old Firm games…

I mentioned in the last episode, one of my great strategies here is to buy players who can improve – a far cry from the previous strategy of buy old has beens for the lols and hope they can hack it in the SPL. Granted, that strategy has got us to where we are but I want more. MORE. So here’s Terry Cooke.

Stirling are not a tough opponent in the 3rd round of the Scottish FA Cup. It isn’t a vintage performance but a wins a win.

Oh HELLO. One of the two teams we can’t beat are out. God bless Motherwell.

Aberdeen away in round 4. They’re propping up the table so I’m confident. Celtic away to 4th placed too.

Maybe pinning our hopes on Dundee Utd is not the way to go. They concede five to little old us inside 40 minutes. We’re sensational.

After the Lord Mayor’s show? Stenhousemuir are difficult to break down but George Weah’s regen can break down any defence.

Arjan De Zeeuw leaves. Not a big deal but it is £5k a week off the wage bill.

Another famous 1-0 win, this time at Raith Rovers. Bound heads the winner, a hero to us all.

Cup time and Aberdeen are every bit as poor as the form book suggests. Terry Cooke serves up the icing on the cake.

Celtic saw off Dundee Utd and now go to Hibs. Airdrie for us shouldn’t be a problem.

First though we’re off to Celtic in the league. They’ve loaned Michael Owen to partner Batigol, honestly it’s a madness. We go 4-0 down with our only keeper sent off. Bound plays rush keeper in the second half and we actually get two back. It feels like a win.

Our routine draw with Hearts does nothing for anybody.

This was annoying. 3-1 up with 9 minutes to go and we only draw. I hope that doesn’t cost us.

I took a screenshot of the ratings for some reason. Possibly to highlight the randomness of the Partick 11.

Lovely Terry Cooke sees us past Airdrie. We’re made to sweat in the second half but we advance.

We had a 1 in 3 chance of getting Celtic so you can guess who we got.

We take out our anger on Hibs. Take that, Hibs.

Aberdeen are pretty much relegated so us adding another nail to the coffin is fairly matterless.

Look at the scorers for Rangers. Yes, this is a bad defeat. But you try stopping Henry, Denilson and Rui Costa.

A bad week gets worse with transfer deadline day. Terry Cooke departs for Blackburn.

You think that’s bad? Lozano will now miss 6 weeks.

The story here is that I loaned Kevin Nicholls from Chelsea. He protected the back 2 with aplomb. Doncaster decided to buy him which was a shame but seeing as I am now flush with Terry Cooke cash I’ll activate his big club release clause.

I’ve also loaned this guy.

And signed an old favourite loanee who has been good for us before.

That’s us set for the run-in and as you can see, it’s going really well. We limp to a draw here.

And a hopeless loss at Tannadice.

So we’re in great form for the Cup semi final. Amazingly Rod Wallace gives us the lead and we are so close to the impossible dream only for Batistuta to equalise. The rules say, it’s a replay.

All of two days later we face off again. We’re 3-0 down after 45 minutes and the dream is dead. Or is it? Batistuta gets into a debate about Lord Palmerstone and lashes out at Igor Stimac. With the giants down to 10, Rod Wallace senses blood and scores immediately. Weah Junior gets another and we start to believe. Half an hour later, with time running out, Dale toe pokes home an equaliser to force extra time. 30 extra minutes against 10 men…

Six minutes later and Celtic lead again. For goodness sake. Weah Junior says enough of this and it goes 4-4. Let’s have a shootout.

Godfrey saves from Owen! Weah Junior puts it wide.

Poejo blazes over! Lovely Bjorn scores.

Leandro and Wallace score

De La Quintinie scores, Barmby is saved. Back on terms.

Everybody then scores for three penalties each and it’s all getting a bit wild.

Korsten MISSES. Gislason MISSES. That was it. That was our chance.

Godfrey SAVES from Freestone. Godfrey SCORES. WE’RE THROUGH.

The display is wrecked but it’s nothing compared to the scenes in the Cowdenbeath end.

We’re loving life now. Raith Rovers are battered.

A rehearsal for the FA Cup final sees us come from behind to win 3-1.

Celtic visit looking for revenge and lead after just two minutes. Weah junior levels but the joy lasts 3 minutes (make your own jokes) when Gislason is sent off. Vitor the angry right back is then sent off for Celtic and Weah Junior slots the penalty. That’s as good as it gets though, Celtic come from behind to win. Whatever.

We finish the season with a defeat to Partick Thistle, who are really quite annoying. I look forward to a summer of trying to pillage their players.

Third by a distance though and just the 30 points behind Celtic. Outscored them though. Aberdeen’s goals conceded and points is actually possibly the worst I have ever seen.

Anyway, the main event is here. These 11 brave men will attempt to bring home the FA Cup to Cowdenbeath.

One man decided where the cup was going. George Weah achieved plenty in his career but nothing compares to scoring four (and missing a penalty) in a Scottish Cup final demolition. The cup is ours.

Drink it in.

A few pieces of admin before we finish for the season. I’ve bought this left back. He shares my birthday (7 years older) but he has a lot of potential.

Here’s the squad as we end the season.

No awards for us.

Choccy calls it a day.

As does Darren Bradley.

But that’s that. Another season in the books and we can now look forward to our Cup Winners Cup campaign. The cheque book is running low though…

See you next week.